Ole Ole Foods was out born of the lifelong beliefs of founder Conrad Adillon and his partnership with his wife, Caroline Healey.  The story of Conrad’s love for food began long before he was born in the picturesque town of Vic in Catalonia, Spain. The year was 1936 and the Spanish Civil War had begun. Too young to fight in the war, Miquel Adillon, Conrad’s father, enlisted in the army as a cook, and while preparing rations to feed the hungry troops, honed his culinary skills.

Years later, Miquel and his bride opened Casa Marina, a grocery store in the center of Vic. Here they sold their wonderful homemade butifarras, and llongonisas – Catalan style sausages, as well as other local specialties. Throughout his childhood and teenage years, Conrad helped his parents run the family store. It was here his father taught the young Conrad the art of preparing traditional Spanish dishes and instilled in him the value of good, honest food.

In 1999, now living in the United States, the time was finally right for Conrad to make the foods of his native land the focus of a business – Ole Ole Foods – dedicated to bringing the best quality foods from Spain to the American table. Based in a 10,000 SF warehouse in Belleville, NJ, Ole Ole imports and distributes a wide variety of foods and beverages exclusively from Spain. Its customers include restaurants, retail stores and individuals throughout the US. Also, Ole Ole opens its doors to the public on the 2 nd Saturday of every month for a warehouse sale. At the sale, you are able to sample many of the delicious specialties offered by Ole Ole while shopping at below retail prices. We hope to see you there!

 

Conrad Adillon (1st from right) and his father, Miquel (3rd from right) prepare a paellafor 250 people. C1978 in the Pyrenees Mountains, Spain.