The global demand for olive oil continues to grow thanks to a rise in the health and gourmet food trends, and the market is estimated at USD 15.6 billion in 2025. This also means that a growing number of olive oil importers and distributors are looking to buy new varieties of olive oil. Producers will find over 9300 active olive oil importers and distributors from 200 countries in our dedicated platform, allowing them to open new export markets and grow their business using high quality, targeted leads.

Despite a growing demand for olive oil, the estimated 20-50.000 olive oil producers from Europe still struggle to sell their products and find reliable importers that offer them the opportunity to grow.

According to recent estimates, the 9 main European countries that produce olive oil – Spain, Italy, Greece, Portugal, France, Slovenia, Croatia, Cyprus, and Malta –  have an output of around 2 million tonnes annually, representing 67–68% of the world’s olive oil production.

In the EU, although consumption remains high, it’s actually declining as a share of global demand, from over 70% in 2004/05 to ~45%. This means that there is rapid growth in non-EU & emerging markets, driven by increased awareness, culinary adoption, and expanding middle classes.

Sparked by home cooking trends and a push against processed foods—premium extra‑virgin olive oil sales rose ~15% in premium British retailers.

The good news is also that, according to recent estimates, the olive oil market will reach USD 19.8 billion by 2032–2035, growing at a CAGR of 3–6%.

Opportunities for small producers

Greece alone has close to 3000 olive mills and farms, with numbers being even larger in Spain. Despite these numbers, many of these producers haven’t managed to reach external markets, which can bring the sales income required to create a more successful business.

This is where our Olive Oil Importers Platform can help. The platform provides olive oil producers with information about over 9000 olive oil importers and distributors from 200 countries around the world. This means access to growing non-EU markets, which are showing great interest in European products.

What you can do with the platform

Once an account is created, producers gain access to all the information required to contact global importers, all in an easy-to-use system with intuitive filters. If they are looking for buyers in the U.S. for example, they simply have to use the location filter and select United States, select the type of company they want to see (importer, distributor, retailer) and click Search. The system will give them a list of companies that import olive oil. For each company, they will find general details like name, website, email, address, and financial data, but also crucial information like the names and emails of the buyers. Phone numbers are also provided in most cases.

Using this data, olive oil producers can send email campaigns introducing their company and brand or can send invites to an expo stand if they attend a fair, maximizing the potential of that investment. Other producers who are subscribed to our platform have used the information to plan trips and personal visits to certain producers or shops.

For the past 15 years, BestFoodImporters has been helping many well known olive oil brands in global expansion, but more and more smaller producers are also finding how useful this tool can be to locate new buyers.

Companies interested in the Olive Oil Importers Database can subscribe by choosing a 6 or 12 months plan, and can also choose to see a live demo of the product, tailored to their products, here.