Vincent Ricchiuti of Enzo’s Table
For more than a century, the Ricchiuti Family has diligently worked the land in California’s fertile San Joaquin Valley with a goal to sustainably grow, produce, and harvest premium fruit, nuts, and more recently, estate grown award-winning ENZO Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Organic Crushed and Infused Olive Oil, Organic Balsamic Vinegar, as well as ENZO’S TABLE handcrafted Pesto, Olives, Jam, Almond Butter, Biscotti, Granola, and Biscotti Crumble.
As the fourth generation of his Italian-American farming family, Vincent Ricchiuti was naturally drawn to the family business. A native of Fresno, CA, he spent his formative years working alongside his father and grandfather in the family’s diversified agricultural business. Alongside his father, Vincent founded the family’s first estate-grown brand, ENZO Olive Oil Co. in 2011. Today, Vincent leads day-to-day business and production operations across the P.R. Farms portfolio of brands
what we chat about:
Growing up as the fourth generation of an Italian-American farming family, how did your early experiences in the family’s diversified agricultural business shape your approach to ENZO’s Table?
What makes this year’s olive harvest unique, and how do seasonal factors in the San Joaquin Valley influence the flavor profile and quality of your olive oils?
Over the past decade, California olive oil has gained more recognition. How do you see the industry evolving, and what role has ENZO Olive Oil played in putting California-grown olive oils on the map?
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Intro Segment: Loonen’s Launch 💧
Meet Loonen. The cleanest, most transparent bottled water on earth.
Turns out, most of what we drink (tap or bottled) is contaminated: PFAS in nearly half of U.S. tap water, lead in more than 55% of systems, no federal standards for microplastics, and bottled water that’s often less regulated than tap.
Here’s why Loonen is different:
Spring-sourced purified water. United spring sourcing with true purification to create clean, mineral-balanced water proven free of PFAS, microplastics, and modern toxins.
Tested + Transparent. Every batch is third party tested. Every test result is published and accessible via QR code, making transparency the standard.
Bottled in Glass. No plastic. No plastic-lined cans or cartons. Every test result is published and accessible via QR code—making transparency the standard, not the marketing.
The brand comes from Clara Sieg, a venture investor turned founder who spent years backing category-defining consumer brands and realized water, the most basic product in our lives, was still the least transparent. She built Loonen with operator David Kimmell (ex-Spindrift) to bring accountability and design integrity to the category.
Learn more in my chat with Clara!
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The Digest will be on holiday break next week! See you in January!
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Lauren (Hodgen)
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