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About Tastefully Olive Unique Offerings.
We are much more than just a condiment; olive oil is palatable and complimentary to about all cuisines. There is nothing quite as good as a fresh bottle of perfectly crafted olive oils. But lately, the olive oil market has been clouded with imposter oils, illegal practices, passing off blended olive and vegetable oils are pure olive oil, mislabeling issues, and counterfeit products, which leads many consumers to question what they’re buying and using. An avid procurer of olive oil, Tastefully Olive CEO Melissa Dillehay wasn’t quite sure if the oils she was using were truly pure olive oil, or something else.
Always an enthusiast of the finest olive oils, Melissa, a serial entrepreneur, found it disheartening when she learned of the inadequacies in the industry. High-quality and healthy olive oils that taste as natural as possible, yet are robust, are hard to find, and she knew she had yet to uncover ‘the one’ that met her standards. After years of searching, Melissa and her husband discovered a special region in Greece that grows the most beautiful and tasty olives with an exceptionally high polyphenol (a heart-healthy antioxidant) level to boot. Harvested on protected land, Tastefully Olive’s outstanding olives are handpicked within two weeks of ripening and bottled within four hours every day of picking.
"Freshness and how quickly an olive goes from the tree to bottling determines the quality of olive oil.:
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From my family to yours,
Melissa DillehayÂ
Owner of Tastefully Olive