From 2006 to 2018, Castella Imports of Edgewood, NY chose Douglas Schneider to paint over 120 illustrations for their redesigned Mediterranean Food packaging. New illustrations were done for their herbs and spices, oils and vinegars, as well as their many imported olives, peppers and Mediterranean foods.
In 2018, Castella Imports won an American In-House Design Award for Packaging from Graphic Design USA. The award was for their flavored oils and vinegars that featured Doug's illustrations.
This project focuses on Mediterranean foods, peppers, and olives. Some of the olive illustrations depict various olives like Kalamata, Alfonso, Gaeta, Greek Black, Manzanilla, California Sicillian, Castelvetrano, Nasplion, Moroccan Cured and Green Queen. Some of the olive medleys are Alcaparrado, Greek Meze, Mescolanza, Muffaleta, and Tapenade