The Grocer’s New Product Award 2026: Condiments & Oils

Champion: Good Phats, Chilli Italian Extra Virgin Olive Oil

While most chilli oils begin life as plain olive oils with chilli flavours added later on through infusions, extracts or flavourings, the process behind Good Phats Chilli Oil sees fresh whole Calabrian chillies fed into the mill directly alongside Italian olives. Both are crushed simultaneously, combining the chilli directly into the oil to create a strong, premium taste in which neither ingredient overpowers the other.

As one judge put it: “They work together rather than fighting for space. A fiery chilli heat but paired with high-quality olive oil that comes through too.” They loved the oil’s “genuinely useful” packaging style: 250ml squeezy bottles that help control portions and “avoid any drips in the cupboard”.

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Gold 

• Mizkan Yuzu Ponzu Citrus Soy Sauce

Silver

• Filippo Berio Balsamic Vinegar of Modena

• Filippo Berio Squeezable Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Bronze

• Filippo Berio Squeezable Chilli Flavoured Olive Oil

• Filippo Berio Squeezable Classico Olive Oil

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