Greece produces about 120.000 tons of table olives per year. Traditional farming and harvesting process intensifies the flavor and aroma of the Greek olive and makes it one of the best appetizers in cooking.
Gaea olives come from the finest olive groves in Greece, using time honoured, traditional farming techniques while they are harvested by hand. They are sorted immediately on site and placed in barrels, containing a brine- water solution, within 24 hours of picking.
The selective buying of olives followed by careful quality control, preservation and natural treatment guarantees the quality of olives packed at the Gaea production plant.
Gaea’s olives:
- Are 100% natural
- No preservatives are used. Gaea even substitutes citric acid by natural lemon juice.
- Geaa olives have the lowest salinity levels internationally.
- Gaea’s Stuffed Green olives are filled by hand, one at a time, with freshly cut natural ingredients such as pimento, garlic cloves and whole almonds!!
- Gaea’s offers the first olives in snack pack that are 100% natural, sun ripened and handpicked, without any use of preservatives or additives