What grew over two centuries as a family heritage of pressing locally sourced olives from the northern hilly Beino landscape took on a full modernistic vocation in 2004, giving rise to Olive Trade and it's coveted Zejd brand.
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Olive oil is not only a flagship culinary staple of the Mediterranean, but an emblem of the region, deeply woven in its historical landscape, cultural fabric, spiritual tapestry and economic framework, from ancient times to the modern-day,
In the olive oil world, where the terms “Cold Pressed” and “Cold Extracted” stand out as markers of high quality and superior taste, these remain quite abstract concepts to consumers, failing to comprehend their real significance and relevance, and often confusing them to be one of the same.
Ever wondered what makes for extra virgin olive oil’s top quality, fragrant flavors and heath promoting properties? The secret lies in the delicate and intricate production process that preserves most of the goodness of the finest olives used to make it, and guarantees the highest quality in the final product!
Harvesting is not only a flagship moment kickstarting the olive oil making process, but it is also a fundamental activity that is defining to crop quality and yield, as well as overall production cost.
While EVOO is at peak quality and flavor profiles when freshly extracted, its nutritional values, health properties and great taste can degrade over time compromised by unfavorable environmental conditions.
Olivetrade partnered with a startup, RiginO, to implement a Proof of Concept on the end-to-end production and traceability software under development with the objective to efficiently trace any product throughout the supply chain from the shelf back to its raw material.
Olivetrade exhibited at Lebanese Diaspora Energy conference (LDE) that took place on 7th to 9th of June, 2019.
In support of the Children’s Cancer Center of Lebanon, a pioneer in the free treatment of children with cancer that relies completely on donations, Olivetrade designed a special line of gift boxes where 20% of the proceeds was remitted to the CCCL’s cause.
Barbara Massad lunched her new ” – Preserving Foods for the Lebanese Pantry – at Tawlet on saturday the 18th of November. it features the story of Youssef Fares producing high quality olive oil …A must have book!!!
Olivetrade opened its first retail shop “House of ZEJD” in Baino – Akkar, exhibiting to the local community as well as to the tourists its wide range of olive derivative products using local material resulting in a very traditional atmosphere.
Youssef Fares was featured in Aishti Magazine for the olive production in Baino, Akkar: The Golden Touch
Youssef Fares came out on top in an olive-oil competition this weekend at Beirut 14th annual Horeca hospitality and food service trade show.
