Con oltre 100 anni di esperienza, oggi Olio Dante S.p.A. è uno dei
principali produttori di olio di oliva nel panorama internazionale, grazie
alla sua presenza consolidata in tutti i cinque continenti. L’azienda vanta un moderno impianto di produzione a
Montesarchio (Benevento), esteso su una superficie di
50.000 metri quadrati, con:
- un completo ciclo produttivo interno: frantoio (250.000
kg di
olive/giorno), 2 raffinerie (olive e semi, 250.000
kg/giorno), 20 linee di imbottigliamento (fino a 1.000.000
lt/giorno), 3 aree di stoccaggio (200 silos);
- un Laboratorio di Controllo Qualità di alto livello;
- un sistema di gestione per la qualità, l’ambiente e la
responsabilità sociale certificato secondo gli standard
internazionali: ISO 9001, IFS Food Certificate, BRC Food
Certificate, Product Certificate (NO OGM olio di semi di
mais), Certificato di conformità standard per l’agricoltura
biologica, Kosher Certificate;
- una nuova struttura organizzativa con un azionariato
composto da tre azionisti complementari: un fondo di
investimento internazionale, Attestor Capital, che garantisce
la solidità finanziaria e l’esperienza manageriale
attraverso la sua management company, Oxy Capital; la
famiglia Mataluni, che rappresenta la continuità con la
tradizione; il Ministero delle Politiche Agricole, Alimentari
e Forestali, tramite ISMEA (Istituto di Servizi per il Mercato
Agricolo Alimentare). is one of the
main olive oil producers on the international scene, thanks to its strong
presence in a broad range of countries around the world.
1849
The story begins when Andrea Costa - the progenitor of the homonymous
Genoese family - starts to sell olive oil and textiles from Sardinia to
Liguria. In the second half of the 19th century, the Costa company
specialises in buying raw olive oil in Mediterranean countries, with the
aim of exporting it overseas.
1898
The first bottles of oil are sent to North America, Argentina and even
Australia under the Dante brand, giving the exported oil a name which
would immediately be associated with Italy. This is why the name
chosen is that of the renowned Italian poet Dante Alighieri, a classic
symbol of Italianness.
1910
Andrea Costa’s son, Giacomo, founds the “Giacomo Costa fu Andrea”
trading company with an ambitious vision in mind: bringing a little bit of
Italy into kitchens around the world. His winning mission would bring
Olio Dante to the tables of millions of consumers for over a century. As
early as then, Olio Dante becomes the star of various advertising
campaigns.
2000s
In 2008, Spanish group SOS-Cuetara buys the Italian brand from the
Anglo-Dutch multinational Unilever - which had bought it in 1985 from
the Costa family - to later resell it, in April of 2009, to the Oleifici Mataluni
in Montesarchio (Benevento, Italy), where the company is currently
established. From 2006 onwards, the company had also bought up
several other historic brands, including Topazio, OiO, Lupi and Olita. In 2013, the entire company changes its name in honour of its core
brand, becoming Olio Dante S.p.A.
2014
The ISMEA (a public financial body linked to the Ministry of Agricultural,
Food and Forestry Policies) participates in Olio Dante S.p.A.’s capital in
order to strengthen the presence of its brands across national
2016
The management company Oxy Capital, along with the Attestor Capital
fund, decides to invest in Olio Dante with a business plan focused on
increasing the saturation of the production facilities as well as internationalising
the company. The Company boasts a modern production plant in Montesarchio
(Benevento, Italy), spread across a surface
area of 50,000m², with:
- in house production process with oil mill (250,000 kg of
olives/day), n.2 refineries (olive and seed, 250,000
kg/day), 20 bottling lines (1,000,000 lt/day), storage silos
(3 areas with 200 silos);
- state-of-the-art Quality Control Laboratory;
- management system for quality, environment and social
responsibility certified by the international standards: ISO
9001, IFS Food Certificate, BRC Food Certificate, Product
Certificate (GMO free Corn Oil), Standard Compliance
Certificate for Organic Farming, Kosher Certificate;
- unique shareholding and organisation, with three complementary
shareholders:
an international investment fund, Attestor Capital, which
brings financial solidity and best management practices
via its connected management company, Oxy Capital;
the Mataluni family, representing the continuity with tradition;
the Italian Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry
Policies, via its agency ISMEA.
