We’re delighted to announce that Odysea is now the only honey in the UK that can legally be labelled as Raw!

Our award-winning honey came under fire from Trading Standards when they sought to ban the sale of Odysea honey as ‘raw’.

We’ve proudly sold our range of raw honey in the UK for more than 20 years and decided we had to defend it and our small team of producers in Greece, which meant taking the bold step to take our case to tribunal.

In February 2024, Judge Neville ruled in our favour, and our delicious honey can now carry its raw label with pride.

There has been a buzz about this historic tribunal, with press coverage in The Guardian, The Grocer, and Financial Times. You can read the judge’s full report in the link below which details his reasons for ruling in our favour, including his now famous reference to Winnie-the-Pooh.

We're proud to share our first collaboration with the Kew Royal Botanic Gardens. As a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kew Gardens is famous for its unique and diverse collections. Odysea’s dedication to biodiversity, heritage and sourcing quality ingredients is showcased in this landmark collaboration which features 13 limited edition fruit compotes, honeys, vinegars, oil and antipasti.

Kew’s iconic hand-drawn botanical art adorn each limited edition Odysea product, illustrating raw ingredients, wild butterflies and flowers. Odysea and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew are delighted to share the fruits of their collaboration and create a delicious seasonal feast.

Profits from the sale of the Odysea x Kew collection support The Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew in its mission to protect biodiversity loss, ensuring nature is valued by all.

Our new oil is produced from hand-harvested ‘Megaritiki’ olives from groves in the Peloponnese region of mainland Greece. A low acidity olive oil, rich in antioxidant polyphenols and monounsaturated fats with a distinctive flavour of dry herbs and fresh green aromas.

Early Harvest olive oil is produced from olives that are picked at the very beginning of the season when they are green and unripe (between 20th October and 5th November to be precise!) Farmers gently rustle the olive trees with traditional hand-held poles to collect the olives in nets below; the olives are sorted by hand and the oil is extracted within hours of harvesting. These traditional methods may produce less oil but we think it’s worth it as they yield an oil of exceptional flavour; rich with concentrated polyphenols and abundant health benefits.

This is Greek goodness in a bottle.

Our Kalamata extra virgin olive oil is produced with polyphenol-rich Koroneiki olives grown in the Kalamata region of Greece (not with Kalamata olives, which is a common misconception!) this region is acclaimed for the production of superior quality olive oil and has been awarded PDO status.

Kalamata is in the southernmost peninsula of mainland Greece and the area provides an ideal climate for the cultivation of olives, with mild winters, long hot summers and moderate wind.

This oil has a gentle fruity flavour and aromas of meadowsweet herbs with a lovely peppery finish making it great for all-round use and perfect for dressings and dipping.