Food and Drink Awards 2023

Best Luxury Extra Virgin Olive Oil Brand 2023 – UK & Luxury Olive Oil Product of the Year 2023: Casa de l’Oli Extra Virgin Olive Oil with Fresh Garlic Casa de l’Oli is a bespoke family-run extra virgin olive oil brand that can trace its roots back to both Spain and Suffolk. The company’s olives come straight from Catalonia in Northern Spain, where they benefit immeasurably from being grown in perfect conditions, giving them the best possible taste and quality. From the farming of the olives in Spain through to the final bottling of the cold-pressed oils in the company’s native Suffolk, the team are personally involved across every stage of the process, ensuring that when the oil reaches a customer’s table, it retains maximum health benefits and possesses an intrinsically exquisite, unique taste. We speak with Sarah Smith, who tells us more about the company’s fantastic produce and loyal fan base. Casa de l’Oli firmly believes that good olive oil provides foods with a wonderful, complementary flavour, and thus selects only the best extra virgin olive oils to accompany its customers’ dishes. Thanks to Spanish connections stemming from its olive grove in Catalonia, the company has been gifted a great deal of knowledge by local Catalan people on traditional ways to successfully cultivate olive trees, and best keep all the nutrients, flavour, aroma, and the taste of the juice that is vital in the curating of premium oil. Not only does Casa de l’Oli offer an impressive selection of the finest quality extra virgin olive oils and flavoured fresh ingredient olive oils, but it also sells a range of caramelised balsamic products, stuffed olives, pâtés, and ceramic accessories, with these serving as great gifts for Christmas, birthdays, or the host of a dinner party. The company sells its products via its website, as well as through a choice selection of wholesale outlets and vendors across the UK. Moreover, the team can regularly be found attending shows up and down the country, such as The Festival of Flavours at RHS Hyde Hall in Chelmsford, and the BBC Good Food Show Live in Birmingham, where the business welcomes a host of customers, old and new. Within Casa de l’Oli, there is a keen sense of effort put into the ensuring of the quality of all oils and products, retaining the quality that its loyal customers have come to expect from the brand. However, the team does revel in the opportunity to provide regular and new patrons alike with a series of interesting new ways to enjoy olives in their diet, championing the benefits they can bring. To this end, the business has recently introduced a new product, “Stuffed Manzanilla Olives”, into its extensive range, and they have already proven to be a huge hit. This is especially true at the shows, where staff generously provide a selection of samplers free for tasting. Not only are these an incredibly healthy snack, but the nature of the product also means that it can be tinned and stored safely for much longer than the regular olives that usually come in pouches. Since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic a few years ago, Casa de l’Oli has seen a dramatic increase in the number of people looking to improve their health and wellbeing, especially regarding snacks that can help boost immunity while remaining tasty. As a brand with an emphasis on products that are steeped in health benefits, the company has been afforded a wealth of opportunities to fulfil this urge, and as Sarah explains, “it’s great to be able to show that healthy eating doesn’t need to be boring of tasteless.” Everything that the company is able to offer starts with its hardworking team of staff, and as a small family business, the team invest a lot of time and effort into making sure that the company runs smoothly. The internal culture that is fostered is one that is friendly and supportive, and everybody aboard is wholeheartedly committed to seeing the company flourish. As for recent developments within the company, the Casa de l’Oli team recently overhauled and redesigned their website from the ground up, succeeding in their goal of making it more userfriendly and appealing to prospective customers. In the near future, the company is also looking to expand the number of outlets it possesses, offering its quality products to a greater number of satisfied and healthier customers. Contact Details ( Contact: Sarah Smith Company: Casa de l’Oli Web Address: casadeloli.com

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