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All About Olives, 1384 Bay St., recently changed locations in Historic Old Town
Florence. It is the Twombly family’s second business in Florence.
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grown a lot, and that has al-
lowed me to work with al-
most all of the members of
my family at different times
over the years,” Dave said.
Building on the success-
ful model they used when
growing Central Coast Dis-
posal, the Twomblys have
become involved in two
other businesses with a dif-
ferent focus: retail sales.
“In 2011, we were looking
for an opportunity for our
daughter to run a business
and I came up with the idea
after going on vacation and
spending a fair amount of
money on olives at a small
store where we were vaca-
tioning,” Dave said. “Every
time we would go there, the
place was always busy, so I
decided to investigate the
idea.”
The Twomblys did their
due diligence, determin-
ing there was the potential
to succeed with the idea
and then went and found
a location on Bay Street in
Historic Old Town Flor-
ence. The family purchased
a limited number of items
and opened the doors to “All
about Olives” in 2011.The
store has done unexpectedly
well as the public has em-
braced the health benefits
associated with olive oil and
its by-products.
“Not only are olives and
their oils yummy, they’re
nutritious as well,” Dave
said.
Olives are full of mo-
no-saturated fats, also
known as the “good” fats
proven to lower the risk of
heart disease, high blood
pressure and stroke, accord-
ing to the store’s website.
At the time, their daugh-
ter was not enamored with
the idea of running the shop
but, unexpectedly, Lynn
was.
“Surprisingly, Lynn said,
‘I would like to try that,’
explaining it is a healthy
product and it would give
us another way to employ
our friends and family in
addition to providing a
product that is not really
available,” Dave explained.
Now, All About Olives
has been in business for
nearly 10 years, expanding
its inventory and moving
to a larger location across
from its original location
on Bay Street.
“We have completely
renovated the store, putting
in new electrical, all new
shelves and COVID safety
measures to help keep our
employees and customers
healthy,” Dave said.
Building on the success
they found in their first
retail effort, the Twomblys
decided to try one more
avenue for their entrepre-
neurial inclinations. The
two decided Old Town was
in need of a well-stocked
T-shirt store. Three years
ago, the couple opened
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Socks to a T, also on Bay
Street.
The profit made by the
family businesses is sec-
ondary in Dave mind to the
fact that he is able to pro-
vide employment for peo-
ple he knows and cares for.
“We are really lucky be-
cause all of our people
are from here, some we’ve
known their whole lives,”
he said. “It just feels great to
have so much support for
our businesses. We love our
town and we really appreci-
ate all of our customers.”
For more information,
contact:
• Central Coast Dispos-
al, 5405 Highway 101, 541-
902-7554
• All About Olives, 1384
Bay St., 541-997-3174, www.
allaboutolives.net
• Socks to a T, 1341 Bay
St. Unit F, 541-991-3220,
sockstoat@gmail.com
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