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OLIVIAN GROVES joined Food Expo 2026 in Greece!

This year, we had the chance to be part of Food Expo 2026 — and it was an amazing experience! For us at OLIVIAN GROVES, it was more than just an exhibition. It was a great opportunity to meet people from all over the world, share our story, and introduce our Extra Virgin Olive Oil...

Silver at the 2026 NYIOOC World Olive Oil Competition

Olivian Groves’ HERMIONE Single Estate Extra Virgin Olive Oil continues to earn international praise, bringing home another distinguished honour for its exceptional quality and character. HERMIONE is an extra virgin olive oil of medium intensity, produced from Manaki olives cultivated in the Peloponnese peninsula. The oil is distinguished by a clean, savory profile that evokes...

ATHENA Silver Award 2025

At the ATHENA International Olive Oil Competition 2025, HERMIONE Single Estate Extra Virgin Olive Oil was honored with a Silver Award. This recognition adds another international distinction to OLIVIAN GROVES, highlighting the consistency and quality of its award-winning extra virgin olive oil.

Bronze Award for OLIVIAN EVOO at Olympia Awards 2024–2025

OLIVIAN GROVES proudly celebrates OLIVIAN EVOO’s Bronze Award at the Olympia Olive Oil Awards 2024–2025, a competition dedicated to excellence in extra virgin olive oil. Produced from our olive groves in Peloponnese, this unique blend offers a harmoniously balanced taste and refined aroma, ideal for raw use in salads, dressings, and gourmet cuisine. The Olympia...

Silver Honor in Japan for HERMIONE

Celebrated on the global stage, HERMIONE Ultra Premium Greek Extra Virgin Olive Oil received a Silver Award at the Japan Olive Oil Prize (JOOP) 2025 in Tokyo. This distinction by the international judging panel reinforces OLIVIAN GROVES’ commitment to excellence and premium extra virgin olive oil production.

OLIVIAN EVOO Awarded Silver at Berlin GOOA 2025

OLIVIAN EVOO received the Silver Award at the Berlin GOOA 2025, adding another international distinction to the brand’s award portfolio. The recognition confirms the olive oil’s consistency in quality and sensory precision, standing out in a highly competitive global evaluation. This achievement reflects OLIVIAN GROVES’ ongoing focus on careful production and attention to detail. The...

One more International Recognition for Olivian Groves!

We are thrilled to share the news! Our OLIVIAN Extra Virgin Olive Oil has been honored with 2 stars at the 2025 Superior Taste Award by the International Taste Institute in Brussels! This prestigious recognition is a certification of quality, care, and craftsmanship that defines every bottle we produce, for our clients both in Greece...

OLIVIAN EVOO Wins Silver at London IOOC 2025

OLIVIAN GROVES proudly announces that OLIVIAN EVOO has received the Silver Award at the London International Olive Oil Competition (IOOC) 2025, one of the world’s most respected olive oil competitions. This award highlights the quality of a carefully crafted blend of Koroneiki and Manaki varieties. Produced exclusively by mechanical means and sourced from our olive...

OLIVIAN GROVES participated at the international GULFOOD in Dubai

Gratitude, Commitment and Respect to our land, our olive trees, our products and of course our people, are the values that OLIVIAN GROVES shared with too many people at GULFOOD, in Dubai. Our stand, dominated by our wonderful and fruitful olive tree, became the meeting point for hundreds of visitors at GULFOOD during the whole...

Chef ‪Dina Nikolaou is cooking with OLIVIAN EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL!

Chef Dina Nikolaou prepares a delicious autumn mediterranean dish, dominated by the aromas of OLIVIAN Extra Virgin Olive Oil, produced in our traditional olive groves in Messinia and Argolis, of the Peloponnese. Enjoy her way of cooking and be sure that the ingredients she uses enhance the taste and quality of the food.

One of the few Greek companies at Gourmet Selection, Paris

Olivian Groves is one of the few Greek companies that participated this year in Gourmet Selection in Paris. Gourmet Selection is one of the most prestigious trade shows in the delicatessen world. We are very happy that representatives of the French market appreciate a lot our premium products. Gourmet Selection was the perfect platform to...

Olivian Groves Wins Two Gold Awards at Dubai Olive Oil Competition 2024

We are proud to announce that Olivian Groves has won two Gold Awards at the Dubai Olive Oil Competition 2024 for our early harvest extra virgin olive oils. Both of our premium EVOOs, HERMIONE and HRYSOS, were awarded Gold and officially recognized as Premium Extra Virgin Olive Oils and among the best olive oils in...

HERMIONE Awarded at NYIOOC 2024

Recognized by one of the most influential panels in the olive oil world, HERMIONE Single Estate Extra Virgin Olive Oil received a Silver Award at the NYIOOC World Olive Oil Competition 2024. This distinction places OLIVIAN GROVES among the producers setting international quality standards in extra virgin olive oil.

Health Excellence at Olympia Awards 2024

OLIVIAN GROVES was distinguished at the Olympia Health & Nutrition Awards 2023–2024, where HERMIONE Single Estate Extra Virgin Olive Oil received the Bronze Standard of Excellence. This recognition highlights its high phenolic content and confirms HERMIONE as a premium extra virgin olive oil with proven nutritional value.

Double Distinction at Berlin GOOA 2024

OLIVIAN GROVES achieved another international success at the Berlin Global Olive Oil Awards 2024. The refined HERMIONE Single Estate Extra Virgin Olive Oil received a Gold Award, while HRYSOS Koroneiki PDO Kalamata was honored with a Silver Award. A strong presence among the world’s elite olive oils, highlighting consistency and quality.

Gold Medal for HERMIONE at Athena International Olive Oil Competition

We are proud to announce another distinction for our HERMIONE Extra Virgin Olive Oil which has won the GOLD MEDAL at Athena International Olive Oil Competition! The Athena IOOC is one of the top olive oil competitions in Europe and worldwide, recognizing the best in quality and flavor. We are honored to have our dedication...

We are Honored! Our HRYSOS wins Olive Kids Award GOLD MEDAL!

Great news to share! Our Extra Virgin Olive Oil HRYSOS PDO Kalamata, has been selected as the Olive Kids Choice Award winner 🏆 by the cultural movement Olio Nuovo! It is a very distinctive recognition for us, and we are proud to contribute to food education and also the empowerment of children from an early...

OLIVIAN GROVES Shines at OLIO NUOVO DAYS 2024

OLIVIAN GROVES proudly received international recognition at the OLIO NUOVO DAYS Northern Edition 2024 in Paris. The award-winning HERMIONE Monovarietal Manaki earned a Gold Medal, while HRYSOS Koroneiki PDO Kalamata was honored with a Silver Medal. A clear confirmation of the quality and excellence behind our extra virgin olive oils.

The international trade show of GULFOOD 2024

Our team returned from Dubai and the international trade show of GULFOOD, more than excited! We are happy because we brought on site a very special taste of Greece: A real beautiful natural big Olive Tree in our booth, a symbol of fruitfulness, quality and prosperity, made our presence extremely special and conveyed the message...

New prospects rising after ANUGA trade show

Our company participated in one of the most important international trade shows in food sector, ANUGA in Cologne, Germany and it was a great experience for our team! We had the chance to meet with our partners, existing and potential customers, and suppliers, extend our network and showcase our newest products apart from the Extra...

Bronze Medal for HRYSOS at the Olympia Awards for Health and Nutrition

For the third consecutive year, we are awarded as olive oil producers by the Olympia Awards for Health and Nutrition committee for the content of our olive oil in health protecting polyphenols. The olive oil analysis we perform for all our brands, every annual crop, shows our sustainable commitment in producing and trading of the...

Health Benefits of Olive Oil

Olive oil has been a staple in Mediterranean cuisine for thousands of years, and with good reason. This liquid gold is rich in healthy fats, antioxidants, and other beneficial compounds that can provide a host of health benefits. Let’s explore some of the most notable health benefits of olive oil, including its potential to improve heart health,...

OLIVIAN GROVES is proud to be among the Industry Leaders in Good Agricultural Practice!

As a major cultivator, and producer of olive fruits for olive oil extraction in Greece, OLIVIAN GROVES is following all acknowledged Good Agricultural Practices in its own olive groves in Argolida and Messinia of the Peloponnese. The Global Gap certification means promoting and assuring product quality, product safety, traceability, responsibility, optimum farm management, health safety...

Gold Quality Award for HRYSOS

We are more than happy to announce that our Extra Virgin Olive Oil PDO Kalamata “Hrysos” won a Gold Quality Award at the London International Olive Oil Quality Competition 2022. We are committed to maintaining the high quality of our extra virgin olive oils, through our hard work and our great love for what we...

Gold Quality Award for HERMIONE

We are more than happy to announce that our Ultra Premium Greek Extra Virgin Olive Oil “Hermione” won a Gold Quality Award at the London International Olive Oil Quality Competition 2022. We are committed to maintaining the high quality of our extra virgin olive oils, through our hard work and our great love for what...

Olivian Groves achieve sustainable and remarkable results

The Extra Virgin Olive Oil «HRYSOS» PDO Kalamata, comes exclusively from our Olive Groves in the land of Messini. With our extra care throughout the whole year, combining traditional cultivation techniques with all recent best practices suggested and applied from our scientists and also optimizing every step from planting to harvesting to the oil extraction...

Myths about the Holy Tree

The olive tree has been well-known since the ancient times. People in the European Mediterranean territory were the first ones to grow olive trees. The hometown of this special tree is considered to be Ancient Athens, as the first olive tree is said to have been planted at the foot of the Acropolis by Goddess...

PDO Kalamata certification by the Hellenic Agricultural Organization “Dimitra”

The extra virgin olive oil extracted from our olives of the koroneiki variety in the land of Ancient Messini, is now certified to comply to the highest standards of the renowned Protected Designation of Origin olive oil "PDO Kalamata". By maintaining the local traditional ways of cultivation and harvesting during a narrow time frame, combined...

Our first participation at FoodEXPO 2022

Τhe first participation of our Premium Extra Virgin Olive Oil at the Food Expo 2022 was successfully completed, thanks to you! We are very glad that we had the opportunity to meet you all, at our standpoint, showing how greatly you feel, tasting this precious gold product of our land in the Peloponnese. We are...

It’s time to meet Olivian Groves!

Take the opportunity to meet our company and its people, at Food Expo, the largest Food & Beverage trade show in Southeast Europe and one of the most significant of its kind internationally. Date: 12-14 March 2022 Location: Metropolitan Expo exhibition center, Hall 3 - Stand A46 We will be glad to see you there!

Why Εxtra Virgin Olive Oil is so different and unique

It is largely known that olive oil is a crucial part of the commonly known as Mediterranean diet (MED), which has been connected to overall greater life expectancy compared to other Northern EU regions and the US. Beside other components of MED, research has pointed out that beneficial health effects have been associated to a...

Today, there is no price for the gift of healthy living

Olive oil contains health-promoting bioactive components, like polyphenols. Various polyphenols contained in extra virgin olive oil help to prevent diseases related to oxidative stress, as well as they have very important anti-inflammatory properties. Oxidative stress and chronic inflammation are among the most important drivers of many diseases like heart disease, cancer, metabolic syndrome, diabetes, Alzheimer’s and...

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