Last updated on June 13th, 2024
World’s Best Olive Oils 2018 has recognized Goya Foods‘ Unico Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil as being among the best olive oils worldwide. In addition, Goya Organics Extra Virgin Olive Oil has been honored with the 2018 Mario Solinas Quality Award by the International Olive Council (IOC) for “the best green medium fruitiness” in the category of Spain, ranking in the top five worldwide.
“We are extremely honored and proud of our multi award-winning line of premium quality extra virgin olive oils and the recent recognition we have received, especially during a time when the competition is intense, and consumers have many choices to select from,” said Joe Perez, Goya Foods SVP. “It is a true testament to our mission of producing single-origin premium quality olive oils while making our products accessible to consumers worldwide at an affordable cost.”
Other recent awards Goya’s Extra Virgin Olive Oil has taken home include the New York International Olive Oil Competition (NYIOOC) Gold Award 2018, the Los Angeles International Olive Oil Contest Gold Medal 2018 and Bronze Medal Award 2017, the CINVE Silver Medal 2018 in Spain, the BIOL Extra Gold Medal 2018 in Italy, the Athena International Olive Oil Competition Double Gold Medal Award 2018, and Olive Japan Gold Medal 2018 and 2017. Its Unico Extra Virgin Olive Oil has been honored with the NYIOOC Gold Award 2018, the Los Angeles IOOC Silver Medal 2018, the CINVE Gold Medal 2018 and Silver 2017 in Spain, the Leone D’Oro Finalisti Gran Menzione Award 2018 in Italy, the Athena International Olive oil Competition Gold Medal 2018 and the Sol D’ Oro 2018 Special Mention “Intense Fruit Olive Oil ” Award 2018 in Italy.
Goya’s olives are harvested in the Andalusia, Spain, region and pressed just before, or in the process of, turning color to preserve their full flavor and health properties, the company says. The oil is bottled at Goya’s factory, located in Alcala de Guadaíra, Seville. The oils are sold in supermarkets nationwide for an SRP of $5.99 to $11.99.
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