The Olive Branch Blog
Valentine’s Meal Planning
If you really want to show your loved one how much you care this Valentine’s Day, there’s no better way to do it than with a home-cooked meal. We have you covered with a fantastic 3 course meal plan. To start… Starting with the Bruchshetta with Aubergine & Basil ...
Go Green!
Olive oil is one of the few oils that contains natural antioxidants, particularly one called polyphenol. Polyphenols have natural anti-inflammatory properties which have a host of beneficial effects from healing sunburn to lowering cholesterol, blood pressure, and...
From Green to Red
It’s not long until the tomato harvest in Greece. We’ve just been visiting our farmers who grow the tomatoes we use for our Mezze products. The tomatoes seeds are planted in rows on very fertile land not far from the sea. The neat rows of green vines are now beginning...
Sweet Olive gets the thumbs up from Ottolenghi!
Do you know the story of our ‘Sweet Olive, Fig & Almond Relish’? Taking the humble Kalamata Olive to a whole new level, we were inspired to create this product back in 2012 as we were watching the Masterchef final, where finalist Andrew Kojima created a dessert...
Greek Easter & Easter in Crete
Tis the season to be jolly – Easter is to Cretans, what Christmas is to the Brits. Easter is one of the most important holidays in Greece and is the most important date in the Greek Orthodox Calendar. This year Easter according to the Orthodox calendar falls on Sunday...
Olive Branch is officially Britain’s Best Olive Oil
Fine Food Digest Best Brands 2013/4 Oil & Vinegar Category Winner Fine Food Digest is the UK’s leading trade publication for the Speciality Food sector. Each year, the retailer readers of Fine Food Digest are polled to report their best sellers in key categories...
2013 Our Year in Review
We would like to take this opportunity to wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. 2013 has been non-stop for us with plenty of new products, great taste awards and product introductions to some of Britain’s top chefs and stores – we would not have got...
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We are a Greek food company producing a range of products using classic Greek ingredients with our unique touch. We make our own olive oil on our family farm in SE Crete and we also make Chunky Olive Tapenade, Greek Mezze dips and a big range of marinated olives & antipasti. We supply fine food shops and restaurants around the UK.