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- PO Box 688
York
WA 6302
Australia
- +61 8 9641 2200
- +61 8 9641 2211
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York Olive Oil Company is an Olive Oil Grower and Processor located near the town of York, 96 km east of Perth in Western Australia.
The York Olive Oil Company produces fresh, award-winning, Australian Extra Virgin Olive Oil from our own press in the historic town of York, Western Australia.
As well as producing and marketing our own oil we provide services to other olive growers in the state.
The York Olive Oil Company is privately owned by three equal partners who share the same desire for top quality olive oil. We are not a managed investment scheme. Our aim is to supply the market with the freshest, highest quality Extra Virgin Olive Oil at realistically affordable prices.
Arnaud Courtin, who was born in France, started the company in 1997 by picking olives from old trees in the region, some of which date back over 150 years to when the area was first settled by Europeans. Unable to keep up with the demand for his oil, Arnaud invited Jenny Baxter and Adriano (Andy) Giacomel to join the business and the press and retail shop were opened in February 2002.
Olives in Western Australia are harvested from April to June each year and 2005 will be the fourth year our own press has been in operation. The tonnages we process each year have been increasing rapidly as more and more new generation olive groves come on stream.
Our Extra Virgin Olive Oil (we only produce the highest quality olive oil - Extra Virgin) is produced fresh each year during the months of April, May and June, and comes from the first, cold pressing of the best quality fruit.
The olive fruit is sourced from our own groves and also from individual growers throughout the state of Western Australia. The fruit is processed as quickly as possible after harvesting at our own Pieralisi continuous extraction press. The oil is blended, stored, bottled and labeled in-house so we have absolute control over what we produce and sell.
What makes our oil different from most of those found in the supermarkets is the harvesting date marked on each bottle. We don't blend old oil with new. The taste and health benefits of Extra Virgin Olive Oil deteriorate with age, so when you buy a bottle of York Olive Oil Co Extra Virgin Olive Oil we guarantee that you are not only buying the best quality oil on the market, you are also buying Australia's freshest
We operate a 500kg per hour Pieralisi continuous extraction press using the two-phase method whereby nothing (not even water) is added to the olives.
Leaves are first removed from the incoming fruit which is washed in pure rainwater and crushed. The oil is then physically separated from the resulting paste using a system of centrifuges. Nothing is added to the fruit in a mechanical process which retains the full flavour characteristics of the olives.
If you are a Western Australian olive grower we can help you in the following ways:
Processing your fruit
Adding value to your oil
Purchasing your fruit
We first entered our own Extra Virgin Olive Oil in competitions in 2001 and have won awards every year since, showing that we produce oil of a consistently high quality, year after year:
Perth Royal Show
Class 4, Silver Medal and Second in Class
Perth Royal Show
Class 3, Silver Medal and Third in Class
York Olive Festival
Gold Medal
York Olive Festival
Silver Medal
Perth Royal Show
Class 3, Bronze Medal
Australian National EVOO Show
Class 3, Bronze Medal
Perth Royal Show
Class 2, Bronze Medal
Perth Royal Show
Class 4, Bronze Medal
Perth Royal Show
Class 2, Bronze Medal
We also take great pleasure when other growers win awards with oil we have pressed from their fruit. In our first three seasons of pressing oils from our press have won a massive total of sixty three awards, including seven Gold Medals, fourteen Silver Medals, thirty five Bronze Medals, two First in Class, three Second in Class, one Third in Class and one Best of Show.
So if you are purchasing a bottle of York Olive Oil Co Extra Virgin Olive Oil you know you are buying oil of consistently proven high quality. If you are bringing your fruit to us for pressing you can rest assured that we will maximize the quality of your oil and optimize its best characteristics and fullest flavour. After all, sixty three awards in three years speak for themselves.
Our Extra Virgin Olive Oil is sold in 250ml, 500ml & 750ml bottles and also in 2, 5, 10 & 20 litre containers for larger users such as the restaurant trade, so you can purchase the oil in quantities to suit your own requirements and ensure that you are always using the freshest oil available.
Once opened it should be used as quickly as possible so be generous, splash it about and make the most of its fresh taste!
Western Australia
New South Wales
Purchasing Olive Oil Online
Our Retail Shop
If you would like to see our oil sold in your favourite outlet or are having trouble finding us locally, please let us know where you are and where you would like to see us being sold. We will see what we can do for you. Wherever you are located, if you would like to find out more about the York Olive Oil Company's Extra Virgin Olive Oil and what makes it so special, please contact Arnaud or Jenny and we will help. If you are in Perth and only want a bottle or two you can order from the Electrolley website.
If you are a retailer and would like to stock our oil please contact us. We can offer you a range of attractive point-of-sale material and incentives to boost your sales.
If you are a distributor in markets where we do not yet have a presence we'd love to hear from you. Our Perth distributor says: “We've represented YOOC since last year and the extra virgin olive oil has been very well accepted because of its quality, taste and great value for money. It's been the most successful olive oil we've represented, bar none. We are sure you (and your customers) will be just as pleased.
If you are a restauranteur, why not why not follow the example of Alain Fabregues at the famous Loose Box restaurant. York Olive Oil is the only oil he uses and his long list of awards and decorations demonstrates that he never compromises on anything. He, and a growing number of other chefs are testament to the fact that our oil makes all the difference to their cooking, and at a realistic price.