The Olive Branch Blog
A Londoner in Crete at Christmas
London born Kamil Shah (co-founder of Olive Branch) comments on Christmas in Crete: At Christmas time, we often return to Crete to spend the festive period with my wife Maria’s family. It is a very significant period for us, not only for Christmas, but also since it coincides with the olive...
The importance of provenance – fighting back against the supermarkets
This recent horse meat scandal has been a game changing moment in the way we shop and how we consider the food we put into our bodies. The might of the supermarket has been ever increasing in recent years as they spread their coverage from out of town hypermarkets, to...
Are you suffering from a post-holiday food coma?
We wait 12 months for Christmas to arrive and in a flash of indulgence the festive season passes by with memories of innovative dishes, once a year ingredients (Brussel Sprouts!) and from time-to-time; some daring new tastes. Christmas 2012 saw Olive Oil Jam celebrate...
The Story behind Olive Oil Jam Ice Cream – at BBC Good Food Show London
You might have heard recently that Olive Branch has been crowned a BBC Good Food Small Producer Champion, representing the very best of artisan producers here in Britain. In recognition of our outstanding product quality and knowledge about good quality Olive Oil, we...
What makes good quality Olive Oil?
Over recent months, there has been a lot of publicity about what constitutes ‘true’ olive oil. There have been a number of incidents of poor quality oil being mislabelled as extra virgin and even one case in 2011 where the olive oil of one mass market brand found in...
We are the Champions
The BBC Good Food Show is officially crowning us as Small Producer Champions! We have been hand selected by the prestigious food show to represent the best of British small producers, at this show taking place in November. BBC Good Food Champions are small producers...
Our Review of Foodies Festival
We have recently launched Olive Oil Jam here in Britain. The product is a brand new concept which allows you to begin the day with a healthy start. Traditionally, people would often eat toast with Butter (or Margarine) and Jam, which delivers a tasty breakfast meal,...
Get In Touch
Useful Links
Connect With Us
A Little About Us
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.