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The journey starts in the company’s historic premises at Sant’Elia a Pianisi over 80 years ago, passing through Dixon and Edison in the United States. Through the years, Colavita has kept and nurtured its twin objectives of quality and protecting the environment.  The company started life in 1938 in a town in Molise, where Giovanni and Felice Colavita founded the company which still bears the family name. Today, the historic company premises are still located in Sant’Elia a Pianisi, where it all started. During these 80 years, Colavita has become well-known and well-loved outside Italy. The decision was made to...

The all-female cycling team supported by Colavita is one of the longest-running teams in the US. Colavita has always believed in the importance of a healthy and active lifestyle, where nutrition and wellbeing – and mind and body – are inextricably linked. Sport is, of course, a key element of an ideal, healthy lifestyle. Colavita loves sport – for the physical and health benefits, but also for the key values and life lessons that we can draw from it. Sport teaches us to share, to accept our defeats and setbacks gracefully, and to be strong both in competition and in...

Colavita is the new official sponsor of top tennis player Martina Trevisan, a celebrated champion who shares our values. Team Colavita is the official sponsor of Martina Trevisan, athlete from Florence born in 1993. Genuine and approachable, Martina is a champion both on the court, and for the ideals held by the Colavita family brand.Together with her passion for sport, Martina understands the importance of a healthy diet and lifestyle to support her work. Martina is strikingly talented: she reached the quarter-finals at the French Open, finishing in the top 10 tennis players in her category in the history of...

Our olive harvest and olive oil varieties - from the grove to your table. From olive selection to pressing, all stages of the production process are followed carefully so the final product maintains the precious characteristics of Colavita’s Extra Virgin Olive Oil. This is the correct process to obtain an excellent condiment suitable for every dish, encapsulating all the goodness of the earth. Italy is one of the countries with the most olive varieties in the world – there are over 500 types. Olive oil production is concentrated in the Mediterranean basin, in particular Spain and Italy, which make up...