"Pursuing quality is something we all need to do systematically, and not once or by chance."
With so many olive oil products to choose from in the retail space it can become quite overwhelming for consumers. Moving forward, Phileos wants to make the selection process easier for all. Therefore, just go ahead and buy Phileos the next time you are walking down the grocery aisle or visiting your favourite specialty store or bakery! Trust us, you'll never regret it.
Our brand is finally entering the Canadian retail market after achieving success in all other parts of the world.
Who is Phileos you ask?
Phileos is an international multi-award winning Greek Olive Oil Company that manufactures large volumes of healthy EVOO each year. This is what we do year after year because we are master millers and skilled artisans who take our craft seriously!
We are able to produce a superior olive oil by balancing flavour, aroma and healthy ingredients consistently. This is not a simple task that can be achieved by most legitimate producers found around the world on an annual harvest basis. "Pursuing quality is something we do systematically and not by chance."
The World's Best Healthy EVOO
Phileos is very proud to be recognised as one of the world's best and healthiest EVOO's as determined by scientists and researchers from the world's leading olive oil producing countries- Spain and Greece.
Multiple Gold Awards have been received by the Olympia EVOO Competition which are completely different from most olive oil competitions in the world. Other competitions’ judges “perform a sensory evaluation (organoleptic analysis) of the participating samples; they judge the taste, the aromas, the complexity, and other sensory evaluation parameters, in order to give a score” and determine the winners. However, for the Olympia Awards, “the main factor (apart from the basic analysis according to International Olive Council standards) is the level of polyphenols, meaning that they measure the healthy attributes of the samples. It is a totally different approach.
The Athena IOOC showcases and promotes all high quality extra virgin olive oils in Greece and abroad. It is the home of the Greek olive culture and its long tradition in olive oil production. The AIOOC is considered by most as one of the top 3 annual international olive oil competitions in the world and is the fastest growing. Phileos has won many Gold Awards at this competition for taste and the high phenolic content of our olive oil.
In 2017, Phileos owned world class bottler KASELL SA was awarded as one of the top 5 Olive Oil producers in the world by Spain's World best EVOO contest for healthy EVOO producers held in Malaga. It is a competition for olive oils that is based on their healthy ingredients instead of their flavour and aroma that are the focus of most competitions. The World's Best Competition is invite only and reserved for olive oil companies with a major impact on the market. It distinguishes companies who can manufacture large quantities of oil at consistently superior quality. Participants have to be able to reserve 4000kg (metric tonnes) of olive oil just for the needs of the competition. Phileos is proud of the fact that we produced "the same top quality, healthy EVOO" - a much larger quantity than many Greek companies can manage. Moreover, this is more than most so-called "estate" or "family farms" are able to produce in a given year. These same sellers of oil gain access to batches of oil from a patch work of different suppliers who then proceed to sell it under one name. Phileos does not follow this common practice as we are a "REAL" manufacturer of our "OWN" high quality olive oil who has scale. You see, we produce the volumes and control the entire process from branch to bottle. It's that simple for us and we have truly mastered the craft of high quality EVOO production. Phileos EVOO sells directly to markets from our manufacturing facilities removing all parties in between, thus protecting the quality of our olive oil and brand.
Phileos EVOO was the only international olive oil company at the World's Best EVOO to score in the top 10 for all of the three categories judged - Fatty Acid, Oleocanthal Content and Total Polyphenols. A wonderful achievement for our brand and recognition by the world's leading scientists on the healthy attributes of our olive oil.
As one of the winning olive oils in these international competitions, it has solidified the fact that Phileos Extra Virgin Olive Oil has far more polyphenols than the EFSA minimum of 5mg of hydroxtyrosol per 20mg of olive oil.
This establishes and strengthens the belief in both consumers and retailers that we are producers of healthy EVOO. "We are proud that our company is one of the only ones who can produce this quality of healthy EVOO in such a great volumes year after year” in Greece. This is noteworthy, doing “what we do every year, not changing a single thing because we do it right.
Why so much emphasis on phenols?
Numerous scientific studies suggest that oleocanthal, one of the phenols found in oil from certain varieties of olives, is an anti-inflammatory and anti-microbial agent that may help prevent or treat such illnesses as Alzheimer's, osteoarthritis, cardiovascular disease, and cancer. Another phenol found in olive oil, oleacein, is an anti-oxidant that could help the fight against heart failure, hypertension, and oxidative stress. Some studies suggest that oleic acid, one of the fatty acids found in olive oil, may help fight off cancer and autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, as well as helping wounds to heal.
These studies on olive oil might help explain why Europeans consume 10 x more EVOO than North Americans and why it is more intertwined in their food culture. Do they know something we don't? One of Phileos guiding principles is to educate the consumer on incorporating a premium high quality oil such as our own in their daily diet. Your health and body will thank you!
Phileos Contributions to the Promotion of Several Aspects Related to Olive Oil, Health and Phenolics
As a winner at the World's Best Awards we have been recognised as among the "Best Master(s) of Olive Mill/Engineering/Chemistry interested in Healthy Proven EVOO."
Phileos collaborates with professors and scientists, allowing the analysis of our high quality olive oil and sharing it with universities allowing them to gain knowledge of this "wonder of nature."
Phileos is truly Liquid Gold!