First You Select The People, Then The Land And Finally The Olives

Today, “Manfredi Barbera & Figli SpA” stands as a forefront olive oil producer on the global stage, renowned for its exceptional products crafted and bottled in accordance with the highest standards of quality and food safety. The company’s facilities and manufacturing processes adhere to stringent international certification systems, including ISO:9001, ISO22005:2007, BRC (British Retail Consortium), and IFS (International Food Standards) certifications. Located at the historic site on Via Emerico Amari in Palermo, the company expanded its operations in 2003 with a state-of-the-art production facility nestled in the sunny and picturesque town of Custonaci, within the province of Trapani.

The Custonaci plant boasts cutting-edge production systems, including a bottling room equipped with four fully automated lines dedicated to packaging olive oil in various formats such as tins, glass, and ceramic bottles. Nitrogen is employed during this process to uphold product quality and ensure optimal preservation over time. Notably, the plant houses an experimental mill, the first of its kind globally, characterized by its revolutionary design focused on experimentation. Here, every stage of olive preparation, from selection to cleaning and crushing, occurs outdoors to maintain the pristine condition of the malaxation room, where the most delicate step unfolds.

Distinguished by its innovative approach, “Manfredi Barbera & Figli SpA” boasts unparalleled expertise in olive milling, offering four distinct systems for crushing olives: disc crushing, hammer crushing, opposing stone rollers, and pitting. Complementing these advanced facilities is a temperature-controlled warehouse housed in the third building, ensuring a constant temperature of 18°C year-round to safeguard the packaged products’ integrity.