Great Moments in Pickle History Community Contributions Mt. Olive Pickle Co. Photo Courtesy of Kraft Historical files. When this initial plan didn't exactly work out, the young company found itself in sort of a, well, you know. Fortunately, resourcefulness prevailed, a new plan was prepared, and the company quickly began processing and packing pickles itself.
Mt. Olive is the largest independent pickle company in the United States.
Its products can be found from Florida to New Hampshire, and as far west as Texas and Oklahoma. Mt. Olive's 30 - state distribution makes it the second ranking brand of shelf stable pickles in the nation. The company's facilities in Mount Olive, North Carolina are located on nearly 90 acres of land which include over 830,000 square feet of production, office, and warehouse space. The company has over 1,000 fiberglass and plastic brine vats with storage capacity in excess of 40 million pounds of cucumbers. Each year, Mt. Olive packs and sells more than 80 million jars of processed and fresh packed pickles, relishes and peppers.