Zeet Awarded for Organic Picual at World Competition

Producer and importer Zeet has won an award at the 2023 NYIOOC World Olive Oil Competition, the world's largest olive oil quality contest.

Another amazing award from one of the most prestigious olive oil competitions in the world. It’s always a great feeling to win at the NYIOOC.

Daly Hamdi, owner

The United Kingdom-based importer earned a Silver Award for a medium-intensity organic Picual imported from its olive growing partners in Andalusia, Spain.

"Another amazing award from one of the most prestigious olive oil competitions in the world," owner Daly Hamdi said. "It’s always a great feeling to win at the NYIOOC."

Since 2017, Zeet has won three awards at the World Competition, including a Silver Award in 2022 for a Sicily-sourced Tonda Iblea and a Gold Award in 2017.

In the 2022/23 crop year, Zeet produced 10,000 liters of extra virgin olive oil from its groves in Tunisia. Hamdi cited water, production costs and glass bottle prices as the main challenges he faced during the harvest.

The NYIOOC World Olive Oil Competition held each spring in New York, is the world's most prestigious olive oil contest. Its annual listing of award winners is considered the authoritative guide to the year’s best extra virgin olive oils.

The complete list of winners can be viewed in the Official Guide to the World's Best Olive Oils.