Late Bloomers
RIO LARGO
BRENDA AND NICK WILKINSON
STARTUP COSTS: ‘We had enough capital to buy the farm and the new processing plant.’
TURNOVER: ‘We’ve been profitable from day one and the business has tripled in size in nine years.’
‘How’s this for serendipity? Nick’s doctor had told him to include more olive oil in his diet at the time Rio Largo Olive Estate was on the market!’
When Nick and Brenda Wilkinson started looking for a farm to buy in 2010, it was love at first sight. And looking at the sprawling grounds, creeping vines and abundant bougainvillea growing alongside the road, it’s not hard to see the appeal of Worcester farm Rio Largo. Their olive oil has since won several prestigious awards around the world, including a Best in Class Award in New York and a Double Gold from the South African Olive association.
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