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| Castillo de Canena accepts their Spanish Food Award |
It seems to be a well-kept secret that the best olive oil in
the world comes from Spain. However, here at Culinary Collective we have the opportunity to
taste some of the best Spanish olive oil on the international market today,
confirming sip after sip that no other oils can compare in their complexity. We
pick producers who not only cultivate a superior product, but who also run
their businesses in a way that cultivates a larger idea – that of elevating the
standards within their industry. Castillo de Canena is one of those companies,
and they have just been awarded the Premio Alimentos de España por la
Internacionalización (Spanish
Food Award for Best in International Achievement).
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| Castillo de Canena "First Day" Arbequina and Picual Olive Oils |
This award is given in recognition of a company that excels in producing, supplying and
promoting quality food products among consumers overseas. We have been
importing Castillo de Canena for quite a few years, and have come to know the Vaño family, after whose own family
castle in Canena the company was named. We have seen first-hand their
commitment to growing a business with ecological and financial
sustainability while producing the highest quality product. Owner Rosa Vaño confirms
this triad of values when she says,
“The oil
market is increasingly competitive. Nevertheless, at Castillo de Canena we work
tirelessly to be one of the world’s best oils in terms of quality, innovation
and respect for the environment.”
The Vaño
family takes their commitments seriously. For environmental efficiency, they
use solar panels, strategic planting to avoid soil erosion and recycle biomass for fuel. They also aim for dexterity within their business model by
formulating well-structured export strategies with a careful selection of
target countries for export.
These are the
values that keep the Castillo de Canena flowing into our warehouses year after
year. Their arbequina and picual varieties are finally becoming well known in
the US as some of the best Spanish oils on the market today. Congratulations to
Castillo de Canena and the Vaño family, we have a feeling this award won’t be
the last!
