The origin

Like oil, our store also has an origin. And that origin is linked to a family history that for decades has combined a vocation for service and a passion for olive oil.

More than five decades ago, the Central del Borne de Comidas, owned by the Ribas family, stood out for its homemade food service, especially for the olive oils it used. Oils that the family itself produced in El Bedorc (Barcelona) and Jaén.

In 1969, pursuing this passion for local fruit juices, Josep Ribas opened a small winery in Barcelona that specialized in wines and olive oils from all over Spain. Over time, the oils take on an increasingly important role in the winery and in the life of Josep's family, who, motivated by his passion and his profession, teaches his young children to taste and enjoy the best oils in the world.

Thus, in the heat of the magical moments of family intimacy, between tastings, breakfasts, meals and conversations about aromas and textures, Josep transmits and imprints on his two children a passion for olive juice that will accompany them for life.

The architect

In 2012, the eldest of these two brothers, Pep Ribas Jr., decided to delve even further into this passion and undertook a series of exploratory trips throughout the country. For two years, Pep visited oil mills and mills, testing and evaluating their products, and interviewing the greatest olive oil experts in Spain to document himself and build his dream with solid foundations.

There are those who inherit titles and material wealth. Pep inherited the fortune of a passion and a vocation, a wonderful legacy that at the end of 2013 he decided to materialize in Origen Oliva.

Pep Ribas, gourmet taster, founder and director of Origen Oliva, It is the visible face of this small but intense project. We are accompanied by a handful of people who vibrate with the same enthusiasm and passion, and more than 50 years of family history of work, tradition and effort for the same obsession: bringing to every table the best olive oils from Spain.

The dream come true

The result of all this is a project that, even in its first years of life, has already managed to become the olive oil online store reference in Europe. In part, thanks to the great work of selecting our catalogue, in which the most select and award-winning oils coexist with small unknown gems or excellent low-cost, high-quality alternatives. But also thanks to a level of service and commitment to customer satisfaction that we are obsessed with overcoming every day.