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Today, "Manfredi Barbera & Figli S.p.A." is
one of the most cutting-edge oil producers in the international arena. The
company produces excellent products, obtained and bottled following the highest
food quality, health and safety standards.
In addition to the historic facility on via
Emerico Amari in Palermo, in 2003 an exclusive production site was built in
accordance with the most modern and advanced technologies, in the province of
Trapani, between the magical hills of Agroericino, against the sunny and
charming backdrop of Custonaci. Both the facilities and the production process
are guaranteed by the most important certifications: ISO 9001, UNI11020, BRC
certificate (British Retail Consortium), IFS Certificate (International Food
standards) and Kosher Technical Consultants.
The facility is made up by three buildings:
The first serves as a storage warehouse for the
finished product. The entire facility is temperature controlled and houses
enormous silos maintained at a temperature of 18° Celsius. The oil in the tanks is stored
under nitrogen to protect the product from oxidation, with a storage capacity
of 70,000 kg.
Adjacent to the storage area is the packaging room equipped with
high-tech and innovative machinery: four completely automated lines,
each specifically dedicated to packaging oil in bottles, tins and ceramic
containers. Once again nitrogen plays a
fundamental role in maintaining the product at its peak quality while
guaranteeing its optimum conservation over time.
The second building houses an oil mill, the first of its kind
in the world. The main objective of this revolutionary machine is experimentation.
The entire preparation process related to the selection, cleaning and crushing
of the olives is performed outside in order to keep the interior facility
completely uncontaminated during the delicate kneading process.
Regarding the crushing process, no other company in the world can boast
four different olive grinding systems: a disk crusher, a hammer crusher,
opposing stone rollers and a pitter.
Finally, the third building, where the
temperature is automatically set at 18° Celsius, 365 days a year, is used as a
warehouse for finished products and packaging materials.
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