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Olive & Cocoa is a mail order catalog and e-commerce company with headquarters based in Salt Lake City, Utah. The company offers luxury gift products and pre-arranged fresh floral arrangements for a variety of occasions.

History
Olive & Cocoa was founded by husband and wife direct marketing professionals, Greg Berglund and Lisa Mangano Berglund in June 2009. Together they created their concept of gifts packaged in hand crafted wood crates that can be personalized with customizable hot iron brands. The company is privately held.

Characters
The Olive & Cocoa catalog features illustrations of two female characters on the cover and within the pages of every publication. Named after the company, “Olive” is the redhead character and “Cocoa” is the brunette character. They provide gifting and etiquette tips throughout each catalog.

Press

 * Olive & Cocoa’s Aussie Licorice Box was featured in the December 2011 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine as a favorite product selected by the team of Oprah Winfrey in the “O’s Favorite Things 2011 Holiday Gift Guide” feature.


 * Shape magazine featured Olive & Cocoa’s Mila Hat & Gloves Set gift in the “11 Fingerless Gloves You’ll Love” online feature.


 * Real Simple magazine featured Olive & Cocoa’s Giornale Leather Journal in their “16 Noteworthy Writing Journals” online feature. They also featured Olive & Cocoa’s container garden, Giselle Succulent Trough, in their “16 Gorgeous Flower Delivery Options for Mother’s Day” feature.


 * Elle magazine also featured the Olive & Cocoa Giselle Succulent Trough in their “In Bloom: The 2012 Mother’s Day Gift Guide” online feature.


 * People magazine featured the Olive & Cocoa Lulu Lamb & Blankie gift in their “15 Cool Shop-at-Home Sites for Great Kids Gear” online feature.


 * House Beautiful magazine featured Olive & Cocoa’s Lola Blush Licorice Crate in their “7 gifts for Holiday Hosts” online feature.


 * The New York Post featured Olive & Cocoa’s Ruby Sucre Sweets in their “Holiday Gifts Under $150” online feature.


 * The Apartment Therapy lifestyle blog featured Olive & Cocoa’s best-selling Dainty Champagne Flutes in their “Elegant + Special: Champagne Flutes” article.


 * USA Today featured Olive & Cocoa’s Hazel Pajamas in their “Shower Her with Gifts This Mother’s Day” online feature.


 * The Washington Post also featured Olive & Cocoa’s Dainty Champagne Flutes in their “2013 Holiday Gift Guide for the Home” online feature.


 * The Huffington Post featured Olive & Cocoa’s fresh floral arrangement, Bianca Grace, in their “20 Best Websites for Unique Gifts” article.


 * Parents magazine featured Olive & Cocoa’s Birthday Cake Tapers in their “Quick Cakes” feature.


 * Esquire magazine featured Olive & Cocoa’s Belgian Waffles & Syrup gift in their “What to Get Her for Mother’s Day” online feature.


 * Olive & Cocoa was selected as the winner of the Utah Best of State award for the Floral Design category in both 2013 and 2014.