Manfredi Barbera & Figli is one of the most advanced olive oil companies in the world. Olive oil is produced according to the highest standards of quality. Their factories and their production are all certified by the strictest international standards. The historical headquarters is located in Palermo. In 2003, a state of the art production facility was established in Custonaci (near Trapani). A totally innovative production plant fully aligned to the company’s mission which combines testing, technological research and development with tradition. Here it operates an experimental mill with technology that is beyond compare anywhere else in the world with the capability of working simultaneously on 4 different crushers. The Oleifici Manfredi Barbera & Figli products are distributed in over 50 countries across five continents. In addition to its own flagship products, the company also produces private label olive oil thanks to a bottling capacity exceeding 3 million liters of extra virgin olive oil a month.
CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE OLIVE OIL PRODUCTION PROCESS – The olive oil production process is monitored very closely. Premiati Oleifici Barbera rigorously selects the olive tree cultivation areas and takes exceptional care of raw material processing allowing the company to produce unmatched certified olive oil from various designation of origin areas. Premiati Oleifici Barbera has identified more than ten areas in Sicily producing local olive varieties. The company verifies and monitors the cultivation through the full production cycle and it is the only olive oils Sicilian producer to produce and bottle all the following designations of origin:
• Val di Mazara PDO
• Valli Trapanesi PDO
• Valdemone PDO
• Valle del Belice PDO
• Monte Etna PDO
• Monti Iblei PDO
• Sicily PGI
PROVISION OF THE BEST OLIVES – The company leverages the CO.FI.OL. (Olive Oil Consortium established in 2011) for the supply of olives where the consortium actively promotes the expansion of organic olive farming, the Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) products and the recently established PGI Sicilian extra virgin olive oil. The goal is to develop the Sicilian Olive Oil industry by increasing awareness and recognition of Sicilian olive oil and leveraging synergies by working together with the stakeholders involved.
