Where's Marty? Learning about the history of Pompeian Olive Oil in Baltimore
Hi Everyone!
I have been driving by this sign, and ancient olive press, on Pulaski Highway for decades. Chances are you have too. It is the world headquarters of Pompeian Olive Oil, and as we found out this morning, MORE!!
I am a curious person and have always wondered what was behind the sign.
K2, and I were simply not prepared for what we saw.
That frontage on Pulaski Highway is just the tip of a very large iceberg.
And inside there are spotless high tech laboratories, multiple production lines, plastic bottle making machinery, and hundreds of dedicated employees.
Listen to the first interview and you will be astounded by the numbers.
It's 120 years old and still growing. And in just the past 10 years by threefold.
And we are talking hundreds of million's of dollars invested here, and being made coast to coast.
Olive oil is a big business, especially in the health conscious American that works 24/7.
I always give you a website to surf to, but I really want you to look at this one.
First of all, the pictures, and videos are beautiful. But secondly, it tells a story that our live broadcast could just scratch the surface of beyond the history, and current operation the recipe section alone is huge. And here is that web addy https://pompeian.com/
Behind the sceans are beautiful conference rooms, and a tasting center, intersperced within are pieces of Pompeian Olive Oil history, and Olive Oil history in general. Some of which dates back to the B.C. era.
Then add onto all of the above Pompeians civic reach out programs and you have a large package that makes Baltimore proud everyday. What a surprise we found this morning behind that sign. Great hosts, and we thank them for doing some great TV with us this A.M.
Marty B!