ORSI OLIVE OIL COMPANY

The Orsi Olive Oil Company was founded in 1932 by Angelo Ernesto Orsi. Zio Angelo immigrated to the United States of America in 1910. He left his family from the small village, Sant' Andrea di Compito, in Tuscany Italy with but a small amount of lire for his new life in America. Zio Angelo entered the U.S.A. through Ellis Island and made his way to the Sacramento area of California. He worked many jobs and saved enough money to eventually open his dream, "The Angelo Orsi Olive Oil Company" at one time the largest producer of Olive Oil in California. As a matter of fact, the old olive oil tins that he sold his olive oil in have become collectable antiques. Our logo and the logo you see on the tins were designed by his daughter April. She sketched the tree from an actual tree on the farm and drew in the bears from memory. We have come to fondly call them "April's Bears". The Orsi Olive Oil Tins have been displayed in magazines, Pottery Barn Catalogues and many others periodicals. They..

Primary location: Zio Angelo United States