MISSION STATEMENT
Purpose of AGROLES is to reach consumers and customer
satisfaction, while improving the value for the owners, bringing fair
conditions to suppliers and promoting staff development. We
commit ourselves to:
 | | Conduct our activity in a rural environment, promoting |
| | development of region and people.
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 | | Produce traditional food, linked to Mediterranean diet and |
| | our gastronomic culture.
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 | | Grow our crops looking after environment conservation.
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 | | Produce what consumers want.
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 | | Promote best service attitude.
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 | | Use state of the art technology to better serve our |
| | customers.
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 | | Permanently look after quality.
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 | | Continuously explore changes in society and |
| | consumption behavior to adapt our products.
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Catalan Gourmet, based in New York, specializes in the commercialization
of gourmet food from our farms in Barcelona area, Spain. This region is often
referred as "the place that produces the finest arbequina olive oil in the world".
Our mission is to provide the US customers with the opportunity to enjoy an
exceptional selection of Arbequina Extra Virgin Olive, Olives, Vinegars,
Marcona and Largueta Almonds. With Catalan Gourmet, those luxuries
can now be enjoyed each and every day.
Our tradition comes from our Roman ancestors, back 2000 years ago. We like to define Olive Oil simply as a
juice of olives. Day by day, Harvest to harvest, we strive to give the customer the best of our products which
form an essential part of the Mediterranean diet. The taste and aroma of the Mediterranian
"Mas de La Senyora", in our state in Spain. It is used to be the mill of the valley. Today, we are planning to reconstruct
it and it will be a museum.
Founded in 1982, AGROLES is a leading producer of Mediterranean gourmet products
with 25 M US$ annual sales. We produce Extra Virgin Olive Oil from Arbequina olives,
Vinegar and Almonds.
CATALAN GOURMET (AGROLES USA Inc) was founded in 2005 to provide AGROLES
with local presence in the US territory. Based in New York City, we import our products
and storage them into our partner’s facility and distribute them to our final customers.
AGROLES produces in its own farms, packages in its own factory and distributes to its
end customers. Controlling the integral process from Farm to Table, help us servicing
our customers with the personal touch they deserve and with the confidence that we
deliver exceptional quality products.
AGROLES is owned by around 5,000 farmers. AGROLES is a mid sized company
with mixed cooperative structure and is subject to external audits, certified in quality
and processes and managed under efficiency criteria. We are a moderns company
that brings solvency to owners, customers, suppliers and staff. AGROLES USA Inc
is owned 51 % by AGROLES and 49 % by US shareholders.
There is a strong link between AGROLES and the Ebre Valley in the North-East of
Span, because this is the region where our owners grow their crops. Therefore
there is a commitment between people, region and AGROLES. It consists in a
special care looking our environment and society improvement.
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