Why you should be stocking West Country Olives!
We are so proud of Hannah and our sister company West Country Olives who had their first TV appearence on James Martin’s Saturday Morning this month!
To celebrate we’ve compiled 4 reasons why you should be stocking these delicious, chef endorsed olives!
Read on to discover more!
1: They’re awardwinning
Recognition from some of the top South West award boards means so much to us!
We were thrilled to receive multiple awards for our olives from Taste of the West and Food Drink Devon as well as a Great Taste award from the Guild of Fine Food!
Here are the award-winning flavours:
Classic Blend – Gold at Taste of the West
Garlic & Chilli – Gold at Taste of the West and Food Drink Devon
Hand-Stuffed Garlic – Great Taste (Guild of Fine Food), Gold at Taste of the West and Gold at Food Drink Devon
Rosemary & Garlic – Gold at Taste of the West and Silver at Food Drink Devon
Lemon & Tarragon – Gold at Taste of the West and Silver at Food Drink Devon
South West Basil Pesto – Gold at Taste of the West and Silver at Food Drink Devon
We’ve also been shortlisted for the 2025 Food Drink Devon awards so watch this space for more details!
Read on to discover more reasons why you should be stocking West Country Olives!
2: We use the best Greek olives combined with West Country flavours
Last year we began sourcing our olives from a family farm in Halkidki in Greece. These great quality olives are then shipped to us where we combine them with delicious West Country Flavours.
Our olives come from a family farm in Halkidiki. Our MD Liam and his family went over to visit during the September 2024 harvest and really loved getting to see more of the olive growing process. The green olives are the Mammoth Halkidiki variety – the second largest variety! We also stock the Mammoth Kalamata, Moroccan Black and Nocellara olives. These are then marinated with Bell & Loxton rapeseed oil, grown here in Devon, and local ingredients. We love championing local and our pesto is vegan and nut free made by Janey at Feast Kitchen in Kingsbridge. We also use chilli flakes from South Devon Chilli Farm in our Garlic & Chilli and Hot Chilli varieties.
Read on for more reasons why you should be stocking West Country Olives!
3: We use oil but not too much
It was important to us when we began producing our own olives that the oil wouldn’t mask the flavour.
To this end we only use a small amount of Bell & Loxton rapeseed oil in each of our marinades. Enough to coat the olive and nothing more which results in all the wonderful flavour but no excess as well as retaining the integrity of our olives. It’s a win win!
If you need one more reason as to why you should be stocking West Country Olives read on!
4: Our packaging is fully recyclable!
As you can see we have come quite a way with our packaging and we’ve been working on this latest rebrand for a while now. We’re so proud that it can now be fully recycled!
Our olives have always come in vacuum packed bags which can be resealed. Our newest iteration is now also fully recyclable! We’re really happy with how it looks as well as the more sustainable packaging option. Once you’ve enjoyed your olives pop the pack in the recycling ready to be made in to something new.
Has this been enough to convince you to start stocking these West Country Olives?!
Great, now on to the details!
All flavours are available in 1kg bags ideal for deli counters as well as the 175g retail packs which are packed and ready to sell in your farm shop, newsagents or community shop. Click here to see the full range of flavours and speak to us when you next place an order to get your hands on some olives!
orders@orchardleafoods.co.uk
01392 661001
