Bovalina

Bovalina Olive Oil Group is a family-owned business founded in 2002 by Carmine Bovalina, his son Angelo, and son-in-law Anthony. The family initially cultivated 40 olive trees-frantoio and correziola varieties-at their Penfield Gardens home in the 1960s, later expanding with an additional 1,500 trees planted in 1997. Carmine began his Australian life as a market gardener, helping his father grow tomatoes alongside the original olive trees, before establishing himself as a Merchant Salesman at the Adelaide Produce Market and running a produce packing operation from home called Bova-Pak. By 2007, Carmine left the packing business and the Adelaide Produce Market to form the Bovalina Olive Oil Group with his son and son-in-law. In 2016, Carmine stepped back from day-to-day operations, allowing Angelo and Anthony to lead the business into its next chapter. The company now oversees more than 300,000 olive trees through a share-farming model.

Bovalina processes its extra virgin olive oil on-site using modern equipment, including a state-of-the-art Alfa Laval machine, and operates a 24-hour harvest schedule to ensure freshness. The operation maintains HACCP and SQF food safety certifications.

In October 2021, Bovalina opened its on-site retail store at 492 Robert Road, Penfield Gardens, enabling the business to showcase its full range of products-including extra virgin olive oil, olives, olive dips and dukkahs-with customers. The store is open Monday to Friday until 4:30pm.