Pitted Black Olives in Can 4.1 kg (Carton 3 pcs) — Ristoris

Pitted Black Olives Ristoris 4.1 kg: the Mediterranean Antipasto for High-Volume Foodservice

Ristoris pitted black olives in brine are a professional pantry essential: a 4.1 kg tinplate can (drained weight 2 kg) sold in cartons of 3, with a 240-260 pieces-per-kg calibre, tender flesh and a deep, savoury Mediterranean flavour. Already pitted, they remove the slowest step of olive prep and produce zero waste, making them ideal for pizzerias, delis, takeaways, catering kitchens and canteens that plate antipasti and top pizzas every day.

What These Black Olives Are

These are ripe black table olives preserved in brine, pitted and packed in a hermetically sealed 5/1 tin. The recipe is deliberately short and clean: olives, water, salt and the colour stabiliser ferrous gluconate (E579), which fixes the uniform glossy black typical of confectioned table olives. The product is microbiologically stable (no swelling after incubation at 37 °C) and contains none of the allergens listed in Annex II of EU Regulation 1169/2011.

The Table Olive Tradition

Table olives are one of the oldest preserved foods of the Mediterranean basin, harvested and cured across Italy, Spain and Greece for millennia. Curing in brine softens the natural bitterness of the raw drupe and develops the rounded, savoury profile that makes olives a cornerstone of the Italian antipasto and of southern recipes such as pasta alla puttanesca and Sicilian caponata. The pitted format industrialised this tradition for professional kitchens, where speed and consistency matter as much as taste.

The Producer: Ristoris

Ristoris is an Italian foodservice company based in Codogno, in the province of Lodi (Lombardy), specialised in preserved vegetables, olives, capers, grilled antipasti and sauces for the catering trade. Its catalogue spans more than twenty product lines built specifically for HoReCa, with a focus on practical bulk formats, consistent calibre and clean labels. Distribution in Switzerland is handled by LAPA.

Sensory Profile

The flesh is firm yet yielding, with a glossy uniform black skin and a clean, savoury, mildly salty taste. The 240-260 pieces-per-kg calibre gives a medium olive that holds its shape on a pizza or in a salad without disappearing. The brine is balanced at roughly 3 percent salt, so the olives season a dish without overpowering it.

Professional Uses

• Pizza topping: scatter over Neapolitan, tray or al taglio pizza in the final minutes of baking; adding them too early at 300 to 450 °C dries them out and turns them bitter.
• Salads: the backbone of a Greek salad with feta, cucumber and red onion, or of a cold rice or pasta salad for summer service.
• Pasta sauces: essential in pasta alla puttanesca with capers, anchovy and tomato, and in Sicilian-style sauces with sun-dried tomatoes and artichokes.
• Antipasti boards: serve drained and dressed with olive oil and oregano alongside artichokes, sun-dried tomatoes and cured meats.
• Focaccia and bread: fold into focaccia dough or scatter on top before baking for a Pugliese-style loaf.

Chef Tips and Common Mistakes

• Always drain before use; the residual brine can be reserved to season the same dish but does not replace extra-virgin olive oil.
• Even pitted, occasional stone fragments can remain: warn service staff to flag this risk to guests.
• Do not bake olives for long at high temperature on a pizza, or they dry and turn bitter.
• Do not freeze: freezing collapses the flesh and ruins the texture.

Technical Specifications

Net weight 4100 g, drained weight 2000 g, calibre 240-260 pieces per kg. Nutritional values per 100 g of drained product: 599 kJ / 143 kcal, fat 15.1 g (of which saturates 2.3 g), carbohydrate below 0.1 g (of which sugars below 0.1 g), protein 1.2 g, salt 2.5 g. Brine: pH 6.5, salt 3.0 percent. Shelf life 36 months from production at room temperature; after opening, refrigerate at 0-4 °C in a suitable container and consume within a short time.

Packaging and Logistics

Primary pack: tinplate can 15.4 x 24.5 cm. Carton of 3 cans, 14.3 kg, 47.5 x 16 x 25 cm. Euro pallet (120 x 80 cm): 11 cartons per layer, 5 layers, 165 cans per pallet. Dry ambient storage, no cold chain required before opening, perfect for professional stock build.

Delivery and Logistics

B2B and B2C delivery throughout Switzerland from the LAPA warehouse in Embrach (Zurich). Ambient distribution across Zurich, Winterthur, Schaffhausen, St. Gallen, Frauenfeld, Aargau, Bern and Basel. For Ticino (Lugano, Mendrisio, Chiasso), French-speaking Switzerland (Geneva, Lausanne, Fribourg), Valais (Sion, Martigny) and the Grisons (Chur, Davos), shipping within 24-48 hours via partner couriers (Swiss Post, Planzer, Galliker). Designed for restaurants, pizzerias, hotels, delicatessens, gelato shops, pastry labs, Italian grocery stores and private customers across the country.

Who It Is For

Built for professional kitchens that need a reliable, ready-to-use black olive in bulk: pizzerias, trattorias, delis, caterers, canteens and hotels. The 4.1 kg format and 36-month shelf life make it a smart stock item with an excellent cost per portion.