The right olive depends on your customers' taste, your channel and your price point. Triple Company for Industrial Development supplies seven products, four of them olives: green, stuffed green, natural black and oxidized black. Here is how they compare and where each tends to sell. All of them are in our catalogue.
Green olives: firm, bright, versatile
Green olives are picked before they ripen, which gives a firm texture and a fresh, slightly bitter taste. We supply them whole, pitted or sliced, and as stuffed green olives filled with pepper or carrot. They suit retail jars, stuffing and antipasti — many of the dishes in olives in everyday cooking.
If your market values a crisp bite and a clean look on the shelf, green olives in glass jars are the strongest place to start.
Natural black olives: ripe and mellow
Natural black olives ripen fully on the tree before processing, turning a deep purple-black with a soft, mellow taste. Ours are made without iron gluconate or artificial colouring. They appeal to buyers who want a traditional, less processed product — a theme the article on the health benefits of olives explores.
They sell well at both retail and the deli counter.
Oxidized black olives: uniform and food-service ready
Oxidized black olives are processed to an even black colour and a mild, consistent taste — the familiar pizza-topping olive. Their uniformity and price make them a staple for food service and repacking, often sliced.
If you supply pizzerias, caterers or private-label canners, oxidized black is usually the most economical choice at volume.
Specialty and antipasti lines
Our range also includes sliced jalapeño peppers, marinated artichoke hearts and pepperoncini. Next to the olives they round out a deli or antipasto offer and lift the value of each basket.
Each has its own page in the catalogue and can be quoted alongside your olives.
Matching variety to channel
Premium grocery and deli reward large green and stuffed olives; food service puts consistency and cost first, where oxidized black and mid-caliber green do well. All seven of our products are available in private-label packaging, so one range can serve more than one channel under your own brand.
Tell us your channel mix and our team will suggest a range from the seven.
There is no single best olive, only the best fit for your market. Map each variety to its channel and price point, then taste before you commit: request a 1–5 kg sample of any variety from Triple Company.