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Buying wholesale

Do you sell olives in tins for wholesale?

By the Levant Direct team · Published July 31, 2026

Yes — Zer Light Black Olives from Zer Group in Gaziantep, Türkiye, are our tinned olive line, available in three sizes: a half-size tin (case of 24), a full-size tin (case of 12), and a large-format 5/1 tin (case of 4). They're multi-washed light black table olives from the Aegean region, packed without additives.

This page covers the three tin sizes, why a wholesale buyer picks tin over vacuum or glass, and how tinned olives fit into a mixed olive order.

The three tin sizes

Zer Light Black Olives — tin sizes
Tin sizeCase packBest fit
Half-size tinCase of 24Standard foodservice volume, hotel and catering use
Full-size tinCase of 12Higher single-service volume kitchens
5/1 (large format)Case of 4High-volume catering and central production kitchens

Tin vs vacuum vs glass

Tins win on density and durability for a kitchen that opens a container and commits it to service the same day — no reseal needed, and tins stack efficiently in a busy walk-in. That's a different job from vacuum-packed olives, which suit single-purpose retail portions, or glass, which shows the product and reseals for a station drawing from the same jar over several services.

A working kitchen or caterer choosing between the three formats should match the container to how fast a given service actually empties it — see wholesale olives from the Levant and Anatolia for the fuller comparison across all six lines in our olive range.

Matching tin size to your kitchen's draw

The right tin size comes down to how quickly a given station or kitchen empties one, not which size looks most efficient on paper. A hotel breakfast program or a caterer running events regularly can justify the 5/1 large-format tin because it gets opened, decanted and used within a service window; a smaller restaurant kitchen adding olives to a handful of dishes a day is usually better served by the half-size or full-size tin, reordered more often, so nothing sits half-used in the walk-in.

This is the same sizing logic that applies across most of our tinned and jarred pantry lines — buy the size your actual turnover supports, and reorder on a rhythm that matches it, rather than the size that quotes best per kilogram in isolation.

Ordering tinned olives wholesale

Tinned olives combine on the same inquiry as any other olive format — sliced, whole or vacuum-packed — from the olives and pickles range. State tin size and case count, and a single written quotation follows, typically within a business day.

Once a tin is opened, keep the olives submerged in brine, portion with clean utensils, and refrigerate between services — the full routine is in handling olive brine after opening.

Related questions

What's the largest tin size available?

The 5/1 large-format tin, packed 4 to a case, is the largest currently stocked, suited to high-volume catering and central production kitchens.

Are tinned olives the same product as vacuum-packed?

No — Zer Light Black Olives (tinned) and Zer Black Olives (vacuum-packed) are related lines from the same Aegean region but packed differently for different uses. Tin suits kitchens; vacuum suits retail portions.

Can I order a mix of tin sizes on one inquiry?

Yes — combining tin sizes, or tins with other olive formats, on one inquiry is standard and consolidates into a single quotation and delivery.

How do I know which tin size fits my kitchen?

Estimate how quickly you'd realistically finish an opened tin at your current volume — a container used within a service or two supports the larger size, while slower, occasional use is better matched to the half-size tin.

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