Top Producers Emerge as World Olive Oil Competition Nears Final Results

With roughly 85 per­cent of entries ana­lyzed, the 2025 World Olive Oil Competition is already reveal­ing clear lead­ers and impres­sive per­for­mances among pro­duc­ers from around the world. The real-time data on the Olive Oil Times World Ranking site offer a com­pelling early look at how the sea­son is shap­ing up — and which pro­duc­ers are dis­tin­guish­ing them­selves on the global stage.

From Europe, Spain’s Aceites Oro Bailen Galgon 99 is again demon­strat­ing its pedi­gree with five awards this year and 45 over­all. Italy’s Oleificio Asaro dal 1916 has added five more awards in 2025, main­tain­ing its posi­tion among the top pro­duc­ers glob­ally. Portugal’s Sociedade Agrícola Ouro Vegetal has had an espe­cially impres­sive show­ing, col­lect­ing seven awards so far this sea­son.

France, Greece, and Croatia are also well rep­re­sented in the rank­ings. Oliviers & Co of France has earned five awards this year, while The Master Miller P.C. of Greece and Avistria d.o.o. of Croatia have added to their totals, show­ing the strength of Mediterranean pro­duc­ers across the board.

Topping the list of dis­trib­u­tors is Manicaretti Italian Food Importers, based in the United States, with a total of 59 awards across past com­pe­ti­tions and three already this year. The importer, known for its col­lec­tion of arti­san oils from Italy, con­tin­ues to main­tain its place at the top through con­sis­tency and qual­ity.

Also mak­ing a strong state­ment in 2025 is California Olive Ranch, which has already earned nine awards this sea­son, the most of any U.S. pro­ducer so far. With 44 total wins to date, the com­pany is cement­ing its rep­u­ta­tion as a force in the American olive oil indus­try.

Fellow American pro­duc­ers Durant Olive Mill and San Miguel Olive Farm have also had notable show­ings, with Durant pick­ing up five awards this year and San Miguel four — strong per­for­mances that reflect the con­tin­ued rise of U.S. estate pro­duc­ers.

Among U.S. pro­duc­ers, Queen Creek Olive Mill and IL Fiorello have each earned four or more awards so far in 2025, reflect­ing grow­ing momen­tum among fam­ily-run and estate-level oper­a­tions. Gold Ridge Organic Farms, Enzo Olive Oil, and Apollo Olive Oil have each won mul­ti­ple awards, show­cas­ing the diver­sity and qual­ity emerg­ing from California’s groves in par­tic­u­lar.

With 15 per­cent of entries remain­ing to be eval­u­ated, the final leader­board may still shift as addi­tional results are pub­lished. For now, this snap­shot reveals a dynamic and com­pet­i­tive year, with estab­lished lead­ers hold­ing their ground and new chal­lengers mak­ing a name for them­selves. As the final results come in, pro­duc­ers, olive oil enthu­si­asts, and food indus­try pro­fes­sion­als world­wide will be watch­ing closely.