In just one year, award-winning The Olive Grows has established itself as a lifeline for some of London�s finest artisan speciality food and drink producers and caterers.

From two London premises, in Bermondsey and Park Royal, The Olive Grows provides three HACCP certified, commercial kitchens for flexible hire to both established companies requiring extra capacity and, crucially, to small producers needing a previously unavailable stepping-stone from domestic kitchen to commercial premises.

As a result, over 20 passionate, small food producers have been able to supply such retail giants as Boots, Asda, Tesco, Waitrose, Sainsbury�s, Ocado, Harvey Nichols and Budgens; producing a vast range of high end foods, ranging from African Caribbean cakes and drinks, to Italian and Asian sauces to luxury ready meals and couture cupcakes. All of which might otherwise have been unable to make the break.

In a nurturing environment, committed to creativity and food excellence, The Olive Grows not only provides the physical facilities, launching such rising stars as stewed! and The Little Sauce Company, but also provides a supportive foodie community, where networks, experiences, business advice and information are developed and shared.

In this exciting, bustling atmosphere of possibility, dreams are followed, passions indulged,tastebuds tantalised and trends set, whether it is new recipes or entire concepts, of the My Food For You ilk, which deliver frozen, restaurant standard meals to your door.

As Marco Fontana-Ros, Chef-Patron of The Little Sauce Company explains: �The Olive Grows provide us with a professional production environment, with all the necessary equipment and quality standards, but with the added flexibility of booking only when we are in production. This means we can invest more in product development, distribution and sales. As our sales grow we can increase production easily and at no capital cost�.

And it works: an exceptional four clients, including Marco, have just hauled in six highly prized Gold Stars at the prestigious Great Taste Awards 2009, showing that the proof is most certainly in the eating.

The Olive Grows winners:

The Awards, organised by The Guild of Fine Food are the result of blind tasting by over 300 industry experts, chefs, restaurant critics and food retailers, and are acknowledged as the benchmark for speciality food and drink. It is, thus, with great pride that we congratulate our winners:

SUGARGRAIN � producers of gourmet, gluten-free cakes and hand-made confectionery,ranging from brownies to bars to biscuits. Web link: www.sugargrain.com � Elderflower Marshmallows � 2-star Gold

LITTLE SAUCE COMPANY - high quality chilled pasta and salsa sauces, using seasonal and traditional ingredients and mixed in a uniquely Marco-way. An enormous achievement for a company still in its first year of production. Web link: www.thelittlesaucecompany.co.uk � Tomato & Basil Sauce � 1-star Gold

FRESH! NATURALLY ORGANIC � makers of �damn fine organic sandwiches�, as runs their justifiable claim; and, as evidenced by the almost unachievable 3-star Gold Award, damn fine pies as well � and tarts and salads and soups. Available in Boots, Asda, Sainsbury�s, branches of Tesco and numerous independents. Web link: www.freshnaturallyorganic.co.uk � Ox Cheek, Root Vegetables & British Ale Pie � 3�star Gold

WINONA�S ORGANIC � fresh, chilled, ready-to-roll cookie doughs and slam-in-the-oven cake batters, skimping neither on taste, quality nor ingredients. And now with a range of ambient cake mixes to be launched in Ocado in September 2009. Web link: www.winonasorganic.com � Midnight Chocolate Sin Torte � 2-star Gold � Twisted Oats and Raisins Cookie Dough � 2-star Gold � Garden Cake � 1-star Gold

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Notes to editors

� The Olive Grows, founded by co-directors, Olga Astaniotis and George Poole, is a totally unique concept, offering professional, accredited kitchen facilities for flexible hire, 24/7, from as little as three and a half hours; thus keeping overheads to the minimum for small and start-up companies or providing overspill facilities for more established businesses preparing to make the leap into bigger premises. A rare and heartening example of a company symbiotically benefiting from the current economic climate, while helping others to counter it.

� The Olive Grows will celebrate its first birthday in September 2009. In this short time demand has far exceeded expectations, resulting in opening the Bermondsey premises and in the company receiving the Park Royal Partnership�s Best New Business 2008 Award and a Highly Commended New Business / Start Up Award at the Archant London 2008 Awards.

� With the emphasis on high quality, speciality products, current clients include bakers, confectioners, international food and drink producers and ready meals,as well as caterers and cookery schools. They range from start-up companies,such as Sublime Canapes and Little Sauce Company, to established, growing businesses, including The Saffron House caterers and Angela Malik�s cookery school.

� Being geographically based at the heart of London�s food production industry in Park Royal and involved with a constant flow of young and growing companies means that Olga Astaniotis and George Poole are perfectly placed for spotting,gauging and commenting on trends within the food industry. The entry of African Caribbean foods into the mainstream, for example, or the increased demand for healthy, high quality convenience food, even including detox and weight loss programmes delivered to your door, in the instance of The Olive Grows client Nosh Detox.

Press enquiries Lisa Jones : 07968 963456 / lisa@dandelionpr.co.uk Vicky Emin : 07956 216610 / vicky@dandelion pr.co.uk Weblink : www.theolivegrows.co.uk