Filippo Berio USA, Ltd.

The Filippo Berio brand has been committed to creating high-quality olive oil for 159 years. Founder Filippo Berio set forth exceptional standards of olive oil production in 1850. Over the years, Filippo worked hard to perfect his craft: he chose the finest olives and pressed them with care and attention into pure and delicious oil. Season after season, his reputation grew until his olive oils received national success, being sold and distributed throughout Italy. After more than 15 years of proving olive oil expertise, the Filippo Berio brand was registered in 1867, with the first official record of sales taking place in Filippo Berio’s hometown of Lucca, Italy. In 1896, just two years after his death, the Filippo Berio trademark was registered in the United States. By the early 1900s, Filippo Berio olive oils became Italy’s number one export brand thanks to continuous sales, awards, and recognition for its exceptional quality and flavor. Shortly after this milestone, Filippo’s daughter, Albertina Berio, and business partner Giovanni Silvestrini joined forces with other prominent olive oil and wine producers to form a cooperative association named SALOV. In 1922, as a response to ongoing demand, SALOV opened a fully equipped olive oil refinery in Viareggio, Italy. After operations were interrupted by World War II, SALOV resumed production in the 1950s with more modern olive growing techniques. International growth continued in the ’60s and ’70s thanks to studies proving the health benefits of olive oil. By 1987, SALOV established a subsidiary, Filippo Berio USA, Ltd, in New Jersey to ensure growing demands and market needs were met in North America. In the past decade, Filippo Berio has continuously upheld its promise of innovation, expanding its product range in the U.S., with the launch of specialty pasta sauces, pestos, wine vinegars, and balsamic glazes and vinegars. Consistency, rigor and quality have enabled Filippo Berio products to stand the test of time, providing customers with the same delicious olive oil today as the brand did in 1867.