Private label olive oil bottling unit

Delis, farm shops, restaurants, gift hamper companies and small brand owners who want their own labelled oil without running a bottling line.

A price per bottle or per batch covering the oil, packaging and your bottling and labelling work, with repeat orders from regular customers.

• Care with hygiene and food safety records
• Organising stock, orders and deliveries
• Selling to small food businesses
• Patient, accurate hands-on work

• Food business registration with your local council, usually needed before you start trading, so check in good time
• Labelling rules for olive oil, including category names such as extra virgin, origin wording, quantity and batch marking, so check current guidance
• Weights and measures rules for filled quantities, check with Trading Standards
• Buying only from reputable suppliers, as olive oil quality and authenticity can be an issue
• Public liability and product liability insurance, and a recall plan if something goes wrong
• Customers may want to see your food safety paperwork and traceability records

Estimates suggest startup costs are typically around £5,000 to £25,000, depending on your premises, equipment and how much bulk oil, bottles and labels you buy at the outset.

Monthly revenue is typically estimated at around £2,000 to £10,000, depending on how many customers you win, the size of your orders and the oils you supply. These are revenue estimates, before your costs.

Check food business registration with your local council, current olive oil labelling guidance (category names, origin wording, quantity and batch marking) and weights and measures rules with Trading Standards. Also check insurance and traceability records.