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We were just looking to see what opportunities were available,” recalls Brenda.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:23.4pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;font-size:0.875rem'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#555555'>Nick always had interest in olive production, and dreamt of one day having his own farm. So, in 2010, when the Rio Largo olive estate situated on the bank of the Breede River, about 120km outside of Cape Town, came up for sale, the couple jumped at the opportunity.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:23.4pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;font-size:0.875rem'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#555555'>Having built a reputation for turning agricultural businesses around, Nick was up for the new challenge – producing olive oil. The harvest was upon him when Nick drove into the estate that first year, and after a day spent blending the different olive cultivars to a taste he enjoyed, he sent a sample to the SA Olive Industry Association as they were about to have their annual competition. To his surprise, and that of many others, Rio Largo won “double gold” that year.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:23.4pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;font-size:0.875rem'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#555555'>“I think the award really gave Nick a lot of confidence that we have really got a good product here,” explains Brenda. “I was also thrilled because I was thinking, ‘Everyone will come and buy this oil’.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><h4 style='mso-margin-top-alt:18.7pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:2.5pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:15.0pt;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;font-size:1.25rem'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Noted. How did the company grow into the business it is today?</span></b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></h4><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:23.4pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;font-size:0.875rem'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#555555'>Nick and Brenda were convinced the award would help position Rio Largo as a top olive oil, ultimately translating into a flurry of sales. But they were mistaken.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:23.4pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;font-size:0.875rem'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#555555'>“Nobody knew about the product or the farm or Nick,” says Brenda.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:23.4pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;font-size:0.875rem'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#555555'>Looking back, she has come to understand that, “Anyone can make a good product. But if you can’t sell it, you are not really there yet.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'><img border=0 width=600 height=300 id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D3AEDC.5F1842E0" alt="https://www.howwemadeitinafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Rio-Largo-600x300.jpg"></span><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=wp-caption-text style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#555555'>Rio Largo’s range of olive oils.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:23.4pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;font-size:0.875rem'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#555555'>Brenda took it upon herself to market Rio Largo’s olive oils, and to boost distribution. Over the years she has formed partnerships with various distributors, which had a significant impact on sales.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:23.4pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;font-size:0.875rem'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#555555'>Beyond South Africa, Rio Largo olive oil has found a place in homes as far afield as Libya, the US, Japan, Dubai, Germany and the Netherlands.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:23.4pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;font-size:0.875rem'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#555555'>The Wilkinsons also received strong support from South Africa’s Department of Trade and Industry. “They linked us with exhibitions across the world, including the US. We have been enabled through these platforms to export this product,” notes Brenda.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h4 style='mso-margin-top-alt:18.7pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:2.5pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:15.0pt;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;font-size:1.25rem'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>And what about the challenges of running this business?</span></b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></h4><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:23.4pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;font-size:0.875rem'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#555555'>According to Brenda, relatively few consumers know that South Africa produces good olive oils.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:23.4pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;font-size:0.875rem'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#555555'>“I have met people who really love the product, the bottle and the packaging. But when it goes on the shelf, it’s pretty lonely because most people understand that the Italians, Spanish and Greeks produce olive oil. The Tunisians are also doing a huge marketing drive to get people to understand that they are really good at producing olive oil. But it’s hard because the Europeans and the Mediterranean countries have been the big market players.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:23.4pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;font-size:0.875rem'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#555555'>She believes one way to break the mould is for South Africa olive oil producers to stand together and show the world they are a force to be reckoned with. Rio Largo is working towards this goal by collaborating with five other olive oil companies in South Africa to produce an olive oil under a new brand name.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:23.4pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;font-size:0.875rem'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#555555'>“When we started… competitors will come behind us and try to get us off the table in the restaurant or the shelf in the retail store,” says Brenda. “Now, our competitors work with us, having come to realise that the more people choose South African olive oil and we are seen as an industry, the better for all of us.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:23.4pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;font-size:0.875rem'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#555555'>She highlights three reasons for the company’s success. “The first is to always employ the best people for the job – people who know more than you do. Secondly, always measure what you are doing – keep tabs. If you can’t measure it, you can’t control it. The third is the attention to details. As an entrepreneur, if you take a shortcut, you are going to be cut off and then your reputation is at stake.”—Howwemadeitinafrica <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'><img border=0 width=600 height=300 id="_x0000_i1028" src="cid:image002.png@01D3AEDC.F0A946A0" alt=" - Description: https://www.howwemadeitinafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Rio-Largo-600x300-2.jpg"></span><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=wp-caption-text style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#555555'>Brenda and Nick Wilkinson<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:23.4pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;font-size:0.875rem'><em><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#555555'>Husband-and-wife team builds top olive oil producer.</span></em><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#555555'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:23.4pt;margin-left:0in;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#555555'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%;background:white'><i><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%;background:white'><i><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'>Invest Wisely!</span></i><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%;background:white'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'>Bulls n Bears </span></b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'> </span><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'>Telephone: <a href="tel:%2B263%204%202927658" target="_blank"><span style='color:black;text-decoration:none'>+263 4 2927658</span></a></span><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'>Cellphone: <a href="tel:%2B263%2077%20344%201674" target="_blank"><span style='color:black;text-decoration:none'>+263 77 344 1674</span></a></span><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'>Alt. 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