Baltimore’s longtime olive oil heavyweight Pompeian has quietly cranked things up a notch. This spring, the company opened a new high-speed production line at its Pulaski Highway headquarters after investing nearly $10 million to boost output for big-box and wholesale-club partners. The automated line is designed to speed bottling and cut lead times on large orders while keeping more of Pompeian’s operations rooted in the city. Company leaders are pitching the move as part of a longer-term effort to expand U.S. capacity and tighten local supply chains.
New line triples output speed
The new automated production line runs roughly three times faster than Pompeian’s existing lines, a significant jump that is meant to keep up with what the Baltimore Business Journal described as surging demand from wholesale clubs. According to that reporting, the upgrade is tailored for bulk and club-size bottling, the formats that large retailers have been ordering in higher volumes.
Company frames it as a growth push
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