The invention relates to a method for table olive fermentation comprising the steps of: a. soaking the olives in brine； b. inoculating the product obtained in step a. with a yeast culture； c. incubating the product obtained in step b. in order to perform the alcoholic fermentation d. inoculating the fermented product obtained in step c. using a Lactic Acid Bacterium (LAB) culture； e. incubating the product obtained in step d. to in order to perform the lactic fermentation. Procedures for the selection of starter cultures and their use in fermentation of two cultivars of table olives are described. Some claims are directed to specific starter cultures and the uses thereof for preparing fermented table olives.
