Company type | Privately held company |
---|---|
Industry | Food |
Founded | March 2009 |
Founder | Diamantis Pierrakos & Dino Pierrakos |
Headquarters | Manassas, Virginia |
Area served | Worldwide |
Website | https://laconiko.com/ |
Laconiko is a brand of olive oils exported from Peloponnese, Greece, which is in the region of Lakonia. The brand produces a variety of extra virgin olive oils, [1] and flavored olive oils from the Koroneiki variety of olives, balsamic vinegars, fruit vinegars, and wine vinegars . [2] They are included in the Official Index of the World’s Best Olive Oils. [3]
Vasilios Pierrakos, a third-generation olive oil farmer, continued his family's work of producing olive oil in the mid 1900s. [4] In the spring of 2009, his two sons, [5] Diamantis and Diante Pierrakos, [6] officially founded the company, Laconiko, which at the time was named “Our Family Olive Oil.” [7]
The brand only produces extra virgin olive oil, [8] which comes from their olive grove in Greece. The tasting notes include green olives, banana, and hints of almond. With an acidity of less than 0.18%, the olive oil is categorized as “extra-virgin," and has to be harvested when the olives are exactly ripe. [9] This also means that there is no refined oil, no chemical treatments, and no taste defects. [10] The brand has been recognized internationally for these attributes numerous times. In 2018, Laconiko's "Olio Nuevo" won Gold at the Athena International Olive Oil Competition in Delphi for "Best Koroneiki," [11] and the same olive oil also won Gold at NYIOOC World Olive Oil Competition in New York City. Their "Laconiko Kambos" [12] olive has been recognized at NYIOOC as well. [13] Laconiko's extra virgin olive oil has also been recognized in Canada [14] at the Canada International Olive Oil Competition [15] and in Asia at Olive Japan 2021. [16]
In addition to the regular extra virgin olive oil, Laconiko also produces over 22 types of flavored olive oil that are sold internationally. [17]
Company type | Privately held company |
---|---|
Industry | Food |
Founded | March 2009 |
Founder | Diamantis Pierrakos & Dino Pierrakos |
Headquarters | Manassas, Virginia |
Area served | Worldwide |
Website | https://laconiko.com/ |
Laconiko is a brand of olive oils exported from Peloponnese, Greece, which is in the region of Lakonia. The brand produces a variety of extra virgin olive oils, [1] and flavored olive oils from the Koroneiki variety of olives, balsamic vinegars, fruit vinegars, and wine vinegars . [2] They are included in the Official Index of the World’s Best Olive Oils. [3]
Vasilios Pierrakos, a third-generation olive oil farmer, continued his family's work of producing olive oil in the mid 1900s. [4] In the spring of 2009, his two sons, [5] Diamantis and Diante Pierrakos, [6] officially founded the company, Laconiko, which at the time was named “Our Family Olive Oil.” [7]
The brand only produces extra virgin olive oil, [8] which comes from their olive grove in Greece. The tasting notes include green olives, banana, and hints of almond. With an acidity of less than 0.18%, the olive oil is categorized as “extra-virgin," and has to be harvested when the olives are exactly ripe. [9] This also means that there is no refined oil, no chemical treatments, and no taste defects. [10] The brand has been recognized internationally for these attributes numerous times. In 2018, Laconiko's "Olio Nuevo" won Gold at the Athena International Olive Oil Competition in Delphi for "Best Koroneiki," [11] and the same olive oil also won Gold at NYIOOC World Olive Oil Competition in New York City. Their "Laconiko Kambos" [12] olive has been recognized at NYIOOC as well. [13] Laconiko's extra virgin olive oil has also been recognized in Canada [14] at the Canada International Olive Oil Competition [15] and in Asia at Olive Japan 2021. [16]
In addition to the regular extra virgin olive oil, Laconiko also produces over 22 types of flavored olive oil that are sold internationally. [17]