Mt. Olive Pickle Company, since 1926, has grown to be the best selling brand of pickles in the Southeast and the second-best selling brand of non-refrigerated pickles in the country. Mt. Olive s products can be found from Florida to Maine, the Midwest, and western states including Texas, Colorado, California and Hawaii. Mt. Olive packs and sells more than 80 million jars of processed and fresh packed pickles, peppers and relishes each year. The company uses 120 million pounds of cucumbers and peppers annually. The company has developed close ties at home with the community of Mount Olive, N.C. as well as a productive relationship with educational institutions in the fields of horticulture, food science and engineering. Mt. Olive Pickle Company maintains its own direct sales force that manages a network of food brokers to sell its products throughout its 44-state market area.