About Us
Our Story
Olive oil is considered a tradition among the Belkhiria family since the end of the 19th century, originally from a Berber tribe called ‘Znata’ located in Tunisia’s coastal region named in the Romans times ‘Ruspina’, nowadays known as Monastir. Throughout the years, our experience has been built around olive cultivation and its production. After the liberalisation of the olive oil sector in Tunisia by 1994, the brand Ruspina became a market leader and synonym of prime quality. Our finest olives are collected by generous hands, cold-pressed, then delicately filtered and bottled; all under the Mediterranean sun and within our properties. We handle the whole process, starting from the growing and harvesting to the packaging, ensuring that we offer the most delicate taste and an unforgettable flavour. Ruspina is a well-balanced extra virgin olive oil renowned and distinguished by its colour, intense bouquet, and delicate taste, making it the ideal new product for your favourite plates.
Mrs Samia Salma Belkhiria
General manager
- Olive oil is our tradition, Quality is our vocation.
- ss.belkhiria@ruspina.com.tn
Who We Are ?
MEDAGRO S.A was founded after the liberalization of the olive oil sector in Tunisia and became in a short period of time, a leader in the Tunisian market and synonym of prime quality Extra-Virgin olive oil around the world. RUSPINA is well balanced extra virgin oil which distinguished by its color, intense bouquet and delicate taste which make it the ideal ingredient for salad dressing and sauces. Our selected flavored olive oil is the result of a blending of tastiest herbs and spices of our country. The selection represents the Mediterranean culinary tradition that can be used at any season in accordance with your personnel taste. RUSPINA offers also fleshy green olives, collected by generous hands under the Mediterranean sun. Our olives are bathed in a precisely dosed conditioning with a pinch of salt which brightens the flavors. RUSPINA offers also a variety of six flavors of vinegar for salads, marinades and grilling: natural or balsamic, lemon or garlic, cider or grape … Perfumes are subtly dosed that you’ll never forget.
( Chetoui + Chemlali )
( Organic + Conventional )
( Storage capacity )
( Bottle per day )
Domain 1 : AL KHAYRAT
- Location : in the North of Tunisia (50km west of Tunis).
- Area : 800 hectares, including 200 hectares allocated to the cultivation of organic olives.
- Number of olive trees: 20,000
- Organic Production: 1,000 tons of Organic olives
- Conventionnal production : 2500 tons of olives
- Organic Olives Variety of olives: Chetoui
- Clayey-limino/sand , with sunny weather, dry heavy rainfall Type.
- Features : gives a very fruity oil green color
- Olfactory sensations: sweet almond intense/artichoke
- Taste sensations: bitter and spicy depending on the degree of maturity of the olive serving salads, grilled fish nobles.
Domain 2 : EL HENCHIR
- Location : Central region of Tunisia called “SAHEL” at 160 Km from Tunis around Jemmel in the governorate of Monastir, a city called RUSPINA in the Roman era, hence the name of our olive oil. This domain is owned by the family BELKHIRIA over four centuries.
- Area : 300 hectares
- Number of olive trees : 15,000
- Production : 1050 tons of olives
- Variety of olives : Chemlali
- Clayey-limestone – sunny climate and low humidity
- Features: gives a fruity oil
- Olfactory sensations: low presence of almonds and apple
- Taste sensations: slightly bitter and slightly spicy
- Serving: green vegetables, tomatoes, meat, fish.
1000 Tons of Organic olive
3000 Tons of Conventional olive
2400 m² of covered area
20000 m² field
PRODUCTION
MEDAGRO has its own mill located in the area “MENZEL HAYET “.
It is a modern oil three-phase continuous fully stainless steel process respecting the organoleptic qualities and taste of olive oil.
BOTTLING
Bottling Line : Italian Automatic bottling line (Polaris Automazioni)
Bottle : production rate : 900-1000 Bottles/Hour
Capacity: from 250ml to 1L.
- Metallic production rate : 500-600 Tin /Hour
Capacity: from 1L to 5l.
Working flexibility
- Type : Glass and metallic etc…
- shape of bottles : cylindrical, square, etc …
CERTIFICATIONS :
ECOCERT ORGANIC CERTIFICATION
USDA ORGANIC CERTIFICATION
ISO CERTFICATION 22000
HACCP CERTIFICATION
Ground batteries with storage capacity of 9 tons to 30 tons
Cylindrical stainless steel tanks with capacity of 100 tons