Sparoza

SPAROZA was started in 2014 by Efi Ekmetzoglou, an Athenian whose family originated from Anatolia. She left a 20-year career as a publisher to translate her passion for herbs and spices into a new career. Seeking the finest raw materials and making her own lemon and orange zest, Efi captured the blends she had always used in her own cooking and began selling them around her Athens neighborhood of Exarcheia. Soon she opened up her small production facility for shoppers and tourists, showing a more productive, positive side of her community than what was often portrayed on the news during the area’s demonstrations over Greece’s debt crisis.

Efi selects the raw materials for SPAROZA according to strict & specific criteria: rosemary and thyme are harvested when in blossom, she makes her very own top quality citrus zest using fresh Greek lemons and oranges, every ingredient is ground according to individual specifications, so as to best preserve its culinary and nutritional value. Most importantly, SPAROZA products do not contain preservatives, additives, artificial flavors nor colorants.

SPAROZA’S products are manufactured in facilities that meet ISO/HACCP food safety regulation standards.