1997. The other web site is e-marmarabirlik.com which was launched in 2008 to reach consumers online. It has also published through Facebook since May 2011. Marmarabirlik sold its table olives in 205 different packaging, which are produced by natural fermentation which means untreated olives are placed directly in brine with slight surface depression and without addition of a preservative, is sold depends on size grading with 8 different names (MGA 201 – 230), (HPR 231 – 260), (SPR 261 – 290), (HSS 291 – 320), (EXT 321 – 350), (ELT 351 – 380), (LKS 381 – 410), and (MNY 411 – 460)that means the olives are size-graded by count of the number of fruits per kilogramme or hectogramme. The company sells its products under the name of Marmarabirlik, Marbir, and Unimar trade brand. The weight of packs are 125 gr, 200 gr, 250 gr, 400 gr, 480 gr, 500 gr, 800 gr, 1 kg, 2 kg, 5 kg, and 10 kg in which are made by cans, vacuum, glass, and plastics. Pasteurizations and sterilizations procedures are applied to all of the packaged olives and no preservations are used by the union. In addition, Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Riviera Olive Oil are placed on the market with 14 different packs, in wholly hygienic and a modern place. Spicy and plain olive pastes are, also, available in 175 gr. and 340 gr. jar packs and 3 kg can pack as well. Marmarabirlik sells packaged the entire production and, a total of approximately 225 different packages are used for products of green and black table olives, olive oil, and olive paste. History Marmarabirlik was established with joint of Gemlik, Mudanya, and Erdek Olive Agricultural Sales Cooperatives. A year after establishment of Marmarabirlik, Orhangazi Olive Agriculture Sale Cooperative joined the union. Then, in the 1970s and 1980s, Marmarabirlik received other olive agriculture sale cooperatives as a member of the union in the region, in order to increase production capacity. These cooperatives respectively joined the union, İznik in 1970, Edincik in 1976, Mürefte in 1986 and finally Marmara in 1988, and now, the numbers of its members are eight cooperatives. For today, Marmarabirlik has been established on a total area of 403,000 square meters with a building area 136,000 square meters and an olive storage capacity of 70,400 tons. The union also has an olive packing capacity of approximately 150 tons/day and olive oil