Filippo Berio is a brand of olive oils exported from Italy and made of oil from Italy, Greece, Spain and Tunisia.[1] The brand is used for virgin, extra-virgin and 'mild and light' oils, as well as wine vinegar, balsamic vinegar, pesto and olives.[2][3]
History
A merchant named Filippo Berio first sold oil under his name in Italy in 1850.
In 1899, the brand was advertised in Indicatore postale-telegrafico del Regno d'Italia (lit. 'Postal-telegraphic indicator of the Kingdom of Italy').[4] The advertisement refers to the company as Filippo Berio & Co., stating "Casa fondata nel 1856 per l'esportazione del rinomato Olio d'Oliva di Lucca" (lit. 'House founded in 1856 for the export of the renowned Olive Oil of Lucca.').