Our commitments

Père Olive commitments

In bringing innovative flavours from the earth to your table, we at Père Olive make firm commitments to people and the planet – for today and for tomorrow.

At Père Olive, we are intent upon offering you the true taste of olives based on a committed approach. So we are proud to present our Kalytera programme, which aims to put forward long-term solutions for growing olives in order to reduce the impact of this sector on the environment.

The programme involves players committed to this agro-ecological transition:

committed farmers wishing to improve their farming practices;
a partner supplier, PVG Food Hellas S.A, which collects the olives and carries out the initial stages in the olive preparation process;
an ELGO–DIMITRA agronomic institute, the main Greek organisation for agricultural research specialising in olive production systems.

The latter’s mission is to assist farmers by means of theoretical and practical training courses led by experts and scientists several times a year, in order to deploy and test the most responsible farming techniques. Père Olive has undertaken to fund this technical assistance and to provide financial support for the implementation of these new practices.

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With 137 employees across Europe, Père Olive is committed to providing equal opportunities for everyone who works with us.

In line with our values, we at Père Olive support our suppliers to do business ethically through our supplier code of conduct. Based on the outcome of a risk analysis, we use Sedex with our suppliers to determine where our olives should come from.

Our teams and suppliers pay close attention to respect for human rights, labour standards and the fight against fraud and corruption. We also invest in local associations to support communities in the countries where we operate.

In our fields, we reduce the impact of our production on the environment to a minimum. Every gesture counts: we even recycle our wastewater.

Reducing the quantity of plastic in our containers without impacting the quality of our products is also a priority. We were the first to use containers made of 100% recycled and recyclable plastic.

To ensure we stay true to our commitments, Père Olive has opted for Global Gap certification to drive change in our 3 main ingredients: avocados, olives and chickpeas.
We make sure that all of our ingredients come from a controlled source.

Each recipe is carefully compiled to deliver supreme taste without compromise.

By the end of 2022, all our olive recipes will be free from preservatives, joining the 14 of our recipes that are already preservative-free. In line with our product development charter, all our products are free from any controversial additives.

At Père Olive, we are passionate about offering you quality products that are closer to the Mediterranean tradition. We work closely with local artisans every day and source only from Europe where possible to limit our transport needs.

Our Mediterranean culinary specialities are true to the original manufacturing processes, serving those who seek authentic and intense experiences.

Your health is important to us – that’s why we strive to create products that are healthy and rich in flavour. We have reduced the salt content across our tapenades, with two of our innovative tapenades containing 25% reduced salt.

Père Olive offers Mediterranean specialities that are 100% vegetarian.

Our ranges are inspired by the Mediterranean diet. None of them contain any meat or fish, as these products consume more energy and natural resources.

With more and more people adopting a vegan, vegetarian or flexitarian diet, we have offered a 100% vegetarian-friendly range since 2021.