Jun. 27, 2022
Certified Origins
Certified Origins was born from the vision of two cooperatives of olive oil growers in Tuscany, in partnership with an international group of food experts. Together, they combined a decades-long passion and knowledge for high-quality extra virgin olive oil, with the desire to contribute to people’s pleasure and health through good food using sustainable and genuine ingredients.
Today the company is a truly global group composed of the best food producers, farmers and olive oil cooperatives from the Mediterranean area, a leader in private labels programs for high-quality extra virgin olive oil and traceable premium foods.
A Resilient Global Distribution Network
Certified Origins is physically present in several countries worldwide, with operations and teams in Italy, the United States, Spain, Mexico, and China. Each location offers customized services and access to an extensive distribution network of warehouses and transportation. Certified Origin’s flexible and fast delivery and inventory management services have proven to be decisive in handling the recent challenges presented by the Covid pandemic, trucking strikes, and port congestion.
To further consolidate its presence in the United States and expand the services available for the local market, Certified Origins has just announced a $25 million investment to establish its first bottling plant, soon to open, in Newport News, Virginia.
A Traceable and Carbon Neutral Olive Oil
The Certified Origins Extra Virgin Olive Oil supply chain is fully traceable and certified by third parties. It uses Oracle’s blockchain: a technological platform through which each stage of the production cycle is controlled and shared with all the players involved.
Bellucci’s Italian Extra virgin olive oil brand is among the flagships of Certified Origins’ offerings. The company produces it in Italy and distributes it exclusively abroad.
Through a collaboration with ClimatePartner, Bellucci committed to compensating carbon emissions for some of its best-selling olive oils, the Toscano PGI EVOO and the Italian Organic EVOO, while working to reduce its footprint along the supply chain, from cultivation to packaging.
The climate-friendly Bellucci lines will soon be available at various locations nationwide, including Kroger, Harris Teeter, Decicco’s, Central Market, and several other leading retailers in the USA.
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