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Congratulations to the Finchley OGI team who beat stiff competition to win this year's Olimpiadi della Gioventu Italiana (OGI) held at the famous Allianz Park, Hendon. The Olimpiadi Gioventu Italiana (OGI) was founded in 1978 by St.Peter's Italian Club in London to...

Explore the Regional Flavours of Italy Filippo Berio is proud to announce the launch of Filippo Berio Gran Cru “ a selection of three exceptional Italian, regional Extra Virgin Olive Oils to be discovered, explored and savoured. Like fine wine, Extra Virgin...

Olive oil is good for the bones, suggests a study from Madrid University In a two-year project, researchers found that people who consumed more olive oil had higher levels of osteocalcin. This is a protein secreted by bone-forming cells. High levels of...

Buon Anno Nuovo from everyone at Filippo Berio! The New Year is now upon us and Christmas seems like a distant memory. Having overindulged and overspent in December, January may seem particularly gloomy as a result. Rather than trying extreme diets, why...

Celebrating Christmas in Italy. The 8th of December was La Immacolata Concezione” or the Immaculate Conception - an important religious event in the Catholic calendar which is celebrated throughout Italy with parades and feasts. In Rome floral wreathsare laid in a Papal...

San Nicola Celebrating Christmas in Italy. Today is La Festa di San Nicola - the festival held in honour of St. Nicholas, the patron saint of children and famously the inspiration behind Father Christmas or "Babbo Natale" as he is known in...

We are delighted to announce that our Tomato and Ricotta Pesto has just won the “Best Mediterranean Cooking Sauce” at The Grocer New Products Awards 2013! Based on a traditional Sicilian recipe this mouth-watering pesto sauce combines the sweetness of sun dried...