please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . october 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message carapelli firenze s.p.a. type private industry food founded 1893 headquarters tavarnelle val di pesa italy products vegetable oils website www.carapelli.com carapelli full name is carapelli firenze spa is an italian food company based in tavarnelle val di pesa which is a small town in the province of florence most famous for its extra virgin olive oil . the company was started as a home business in 1893 by cesira and costantino carapelli . other members of the carapelli family joined the business and the company rapidly grew in size and popularity to become the most modernised food company in italy by the 1940s . citation needed today carapelli is the leading italian extra virgin olive oil company and 30 % of its production is exported in europe and america . in 2009 carapelli filed and lost a lawsuit against a german journalist for publishing proof of bad quality and false labelling of carapelli olive oils . 1 in 2010 when carapelli s extra virgin olive oil the olive oils identified as mislabeled as extra virgin in a study by researchers at university of california davis . 2 in 2015 carapelli were once again investigated by the italian authorities and found guilty of passing off lower quality oil as extra virgin olive oil . 3 references edit carapelli scandal journalist andreas m rz acquitted . yoopress.com . 18 august 2009 . retrieved december 15 2012 . tests indicate that imported extra virgin olive oil often fails international and usda standards pdf . uc davis olive center . july 2010 . italian olive oil scandal seven top brands sold fake extra virgin . the telegraph . 11 november 2015 . external links edit official website this food and or confectionery corporation or company related article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e this italian corporation or company article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title carapelli & oldid 723454800 categories food and drink companies of italycompanies established in 1893italian brands1893 establishments in italycompanies based in tuscanyfood company stubsitalian company stubshidden categories articles needing additional references from october 2013all articles needing additional referencesall articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from october 2013all stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages fran aisitaliano edit links this page was last modified on 3 june 2016 at 04 24 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view