The second degree cooperative society Oleoestepa, main producer and marketer of extra virgin olive oil, has been recognized for the high quality of the extra virgin olive oils produced in the current campaign by the associated mills, highlighting for its prestige the awards promoted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the International Olive Council.
In the case of the associated cooperative Olivarera Sor Ángela de la Cruz de Estepa SCA, the high quality of its oil produced this season has been recognized by these entities. In the case of Food Awards of Spain, promoted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, has achieved recognition as a finalist in the category of sweet green fruity, a deposit of 51,800 kilos of a hojiblanco monovarietal marketed under the brand Oleoestepa Hojiblanca. This same tank has also been recognized for its high quality by the International Olive Council, in the category of large producer (tank of more than 15,000 liters).
The associated cooperative Nuestra Señora de la Paz de Estepa SCA has received a mention in the Food of Spain Awards 2023, in the category of light fruity, to a deposit of 29,380 kilos of extra virgin olive oil multivarietal with predominantly hojiblanca, marketed under the brand Oleoestepa Selection. It has also received the Second Mario Solinas 2023 Award, organized by the International Olive Council, in the large producer category.
The associated cooperative Olivarera Pontanense SCA has also been recognized for the high quality of its oil produced in the current campaign by both entities, receiving the recognition of finalist in the category of ripe fruity in the Food of Spain Awards 2023 and large producer in the Mario Solina Awards 2023. To these awards must be added the first prize in the contest for the quality of the oils produced in the province of Córdoba during the current campaign, promoted by the Diputación de Córdoba. The prestigious Expoliva 2023 awards have also recognized its high quality by awarding it a mention for the best deposit in the category of more than 25,000 liters. All these awards went to a deposit of 50,600 kilos of a multivarietal extra virgin olive oil with picual predominance, marketed under the brand Oleoestepa Selección.
The two cooperatives located in the municipality of Herrera, Seville, associated with the second-grade cooperative Oleoestepa, have also reaped merits in the Mario Solinas 2023 awards organized by the International Olive Council. The associated cooperative Agropecuaria de Herrera SCA has received the third prize in the category of large producer, to a deposit of 15,130 kilos of extra virgin olive oil multivarietal with predominantly hojiblanca, marketed under the brand Oleoestepa Extra Virgin Olive Oil. While the associated cooperative La Purísima de Herrera SCA, has received the recognition of finalist in the same award and in the same category (large producer) for a deposit of 52,946 kilos of extra virgin olive oil with picual predominance, packaged under the brand Oleoestepa Extra Virgin Olive Oil.
