For many people visiting from overseas, they’re always surprised to find avocado trees growing in people’s gardens!
Although avocados are originally from Mexico, we often feel that New Zealand is the adoptive nation for avocados, like somehow they “belong” here.
This love affair brings its own rewards – as a result of our fascination with this delicious fruit, we’ve found ways to get the most out of it, taste-wise and nutritionally.
That process has been taken to another level with our cold-pressed extraction method, which has now taken the rest of the world by storm.
Almost 20 years ago, a team of enterprising businessmen and scientists got together and created Olivado.
From humble beginnings up in New Zealand’s Northland in Kerikeri, the company grew quickly and is now one of the world’s largest producers of high-quality avocado oil.
By 2007 we had found that the NZ supply was not going to be enough for international demand for avocado oil so we looked further afield. This time in Nairobi, Kenya, and within six months we had over 400 small farm holdings, providing certified organic avocados.
The factory was so successful, another one followed in 2012, and today, over 2000 Fairtrade small farm holdings supply Olivado with avocados, producing over 300 metric tonnes of extra virgin avocado oil per year, which is then shipped all over the globe.
