David & Deanna
At Essie & Olive, we specialize in gourmet frozen pops made from whole fruit and natural ingredients picked at peak seasonal freshness, and locally sourced when available. We strongly believe in supporting our local growers and producers of high-quality ingredients. Essie & Olive, LLC was founded in Lenoir, NC by David and Deanna Talbert in the spring of 2016, and with the start of the new year 2019, the Talberts are thrilled to bring all pop production to their beloved Nashville, TN, the very place where their story began.
Essie & Olive…What’s in a name?
Essie was Deanna’s late mother and Olive was David’s late grandmother. Women who are representative of the grandmothers, mothers, aunts, and caregivers who provided wholesome and healthy food to us all as children, creating our cherished food memories – sense memories which bring us home, back to the very kitchen where wonderful smells and tastes filled our minds, hearts, and bellies with love.