Branche d'Olivier

Branche d’Olivier continues a family and universal tradition of exchange through food, diversity and healing. Branche d’Olivier is a natural, oriental and organic supermarket owned and operated by the Haidar family. Ali Haidar’s father opened the store in 1992 and he’s grown up with the business ever since.

“My father escaped from the Iraq war to come to Canada not knowing that the business would work so well, and so he stayed,” says Ali.

Branche d’Olivier has three Montreal locations: the original is in Verdun, the second in St-Henri and the third in the Plateau, all thanks to popular demand. “It was our clients who asked us to open new locations when they left Verdun for other neighbourhoods,” says Ali.

With a broad selection of well-known natural food brands, as well as dried fruits, nuts, spices, grains, bulk beans and legumes, and oriental foodstuffs, the store is colourful, absorbing and aromatic. “People comment that they like the smell of the store,” says Ali.

The people that come to Branche d’Olivier come for the diversity of items. “Customers often come in looking for one item, like a tea for example, and they’ll end up spending half an hour in the tea section and leave with a bag full of other things.”