We’ve hit the ground running in 2025 with a visit to our butcher, Birtwistle. Birtwistle Catering Butchers have had four generations of family within the business, giving them over 100 years’ experience in the meat and farming industry. Their mission to continuously provide first class quality products with an excellent standard of service, shares many … Meat the Butcher
Olive’s annual Christmas Workshops showcased an array of festive treats again this year. The Food Innovation Chefs worked hard to deliver four days of fun and food. Attended by Olive Team Members, the goal of each day is to inspire and spread innovation for December’s food offer within our sites. Kicking off with breakfast, Rob … It’s beginning to look like an Olive Christmas
November sees Olive celebrate its 20th year, and what better way to mark the occasion than going back to the place it all began, Eaton Production in Worksop. Co-Founders, Sally-Ann, Damon and Andrew spent the day serving employees at Eaton a celebratory lunch to say a big thank you for being contract number one. The … Olive celebrates 20 year milestone
During the summer Olive’s Food Innovation Team created a “Mediterranean fusion” feast of food. Featured as part of the “Van” street food pop up, we saw rich earthy flavours from Greece fused with the vibrant influences of Spain. The concept was created and developed as a collaboration by Chef’s Pedro Vega Fuentes, originally from Spain … Summer Mediterranean fusion
The Food Innovation team recently spent time with our fish supplier in Brixham, Devon. The visit included an evening view of the trawler boats coming in to the harbour and loading wagons full of fresh catch followed by a morning session to see how that catch is processed. The team watched as an array of … Catch of the Day
Olive is delighted to have received the THREE STAR FOOD MADE GOOD SUSTAINABILITY AWARD by the Sustainable Restaurant Association. The SRA, led by its President, Raymond Blanc OBE, looks to accelerate a sustainable future for the hospitality industry. To gain accreditation, the SRA assessed key areas within Olive that impact sustainability under Sourcing, Society and Environment. … Olive awarded ‘Three Star Food Made Good Sustainability Award’
As the appetite for street food grows ever more popular, Olive have given their restaurant pop up a rebrand. The refreshed concept, now known as ‘The Van’, is stronger than ever and hitting the road on its journey to bring world flavours to every client’s workplace dining. The newly fuelled Van includes two new street … A New Era for Street Food
Olive is proud to announce the launch of their new partnership with UK coffee roasters, 200 Degrees. The launch sees Olive and 200 Degrees join forces to take workplace food and drink to the next level, as they each specialize in delivering their core product. The union was borne as both companies recognised a shared … Olive announces new coffee partnership
2024 marks Olive’s 20th year providing catering solutions for B&I clients within the UK. Following the pandemic, the company’s growth continued with turnover in 2023 up to £42.9 including £5.9m of new business. 2024 looks set to follow suit with 6 confirmed new openings, including partnerships with distribution giants Euro Car Parts and B&M Retail, … 2024 starting strong
Olive’s investment in their learning and development program has seen the volume of team member training increase by a staggering 42% in 2023. As a people focused business, they set out a clear strategy for the year that was underpinned by their human sustainability pillar. The aim, to give every team member wider access to … Learning and Development investment sees training hit an all-time high
