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The Olive Grove, an ‘ultra-premium’ purveyor

Natalie Jaeger opened her gourmet olive oil shop in the Village at Mendota Heights in 2009, during the depths of the Great Recession. She now says that she’s glad that the Olive Grove had nowhere to go but up.

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Article by the Crystal Grobe, WCCO CBS. Updated: 5/25/2010.

Tucked away in a cute shopping center in Mendota Heights is The Olive Grove, owned by Chicago transplant, Natalie Jaeger.

The Olive Grove opened in October of last year, providing us food lovers with a reason to stock up on vinegars and olive oils.

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By Nancy Crotti. Published in the Villager, Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Robust oils & vinegars from around the world are on tap at Olive Grove

Natalie Jaeger knew it wouldn’t be easy to land a new job when her husband was transferred to St. Paul from Chicago last year. Jaeger had been managing the conversion of old buildings to condominiums in downtown Chicago. Because the real estate market had soured, she decided to play off her love of cooking and tried to get a sales job with a food distributor. With no prior food business experience, her attempts fizzled.

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