our 4 core values..
FOOD
Food
Great food starts with quality fresh ingredients, locally sourced and environmentally sustainable.
We are passionate about producing fantastic food and care deeply about what our customers think. Our Food Innovation Team has developed a programme of practical workshops called a Bite of Olive to share with our Team Members. The aim is to develop new skills, utilise fresh, seasonal, locally sourced ingredients and keep abreast of new industry developments.
PEOPLE
People
At Olive, we recognise the key ingredient in running a successful service company is to recruit and retain the finest team.
At Olive, all of our employees are “Team Members” and we strive together to fulfil and exceed our clients expectations. We treat every Team Member as an individual and through our Team Member Development Programme and 2WAY communication we ensure that every Team Member is trained, supported, appraised and above all recognised as an individual.
FINANCE
Finance
Olive operates an open book accounting system. Our systems are simple to understand and designed to ensure that our clients are entirely confident regarding costs.
Our dedicated purchasing team is focussed on sourcing the finest ingredients at the best possible price through a purchasing strategy based around local, seasonal, sustainable sourcing. We have established independent supply agreements with both distributors and producers giving us full traceability, a guarantee of quality at every stage and the ability to obtain best prices by negotiating directly with producers.
COMMUNICATION
Communication
Communication is key in every partnership and it allows us to build and maintain successful working relationships
Whether with clients, customers or Team Members, at Olive we believe in timely, effective communication. New initiatives and exciting ideas are positively promoted to our customers. Financial savings, efficiencies, sustainability issues and day-to-day matters are communicated to our clients regularly. In turn, we hold regular meetings with our catering teams to ensure consistency and understanding of our business goals.