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Specialty Olive Oil Shop Comes to Dunedin
The St. Pete-based Kalamazoo Olive Company recently opened its newest location in the Independence Square Plaza.
Kalamazoo Olive Company, a gourmet grocery store that specializes in premium olive oils and vinegars, recently opened a shop on County Road 1 in Dunedin. “Olive oil is a $700 billion a year business,” owner James Ryan said. “But this is the only place around where people can get fresh, pressed oils.” Ryan's store is the second location for the St. Petersburg-based company, which originally opened in 2010 on Central Avenue. He imports olive oils from all over the world, including Italy, Chile, Argentina and Venezuela. Ryan claims his oils and vinegars are better for you because they are “unadultered," or free from additives, flavorings and secondary oils found in most store bought brands, which can sit on shelves for up to two years before…
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Christine Tsotsos
7:57 am on Tuesday, August 14, 2012
It's so important to know the real truth behind a product. The article made it sound like Mr. Ryan has an olive press in the back of the store. I think we're all aware that some companies that market EVOO do so when the product isn't really olive oil at all. That's why what B Beatrice says is important. more ›