According to estimates recently released by the International Olive Council (IOC), Tunisia expects to produce 180,000 tons of olive oil for the 2011/12 crop year – a 50 percent increase from the previous year. The noteworthy increase in Tunisian supply comes as international trade is also reported to be up 13 percent.
Saveurs Méditerranéennes SA is one of the Tunisian companies exporting its nation’s liquid gold. Located in the City of Kondar in the central Tunisia, a region well known by its wide lands of olive trees, Saveurs Méditerranéennes SA produces has two labels:
- Buongusto – a range of quality extra virgin olive oils
- L’oliv – a variety of flavor infused extra virgin oils