Our Story: a physician-founded Greek olive oil company

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ee-po-mo-NEE · the discipline to remain under pressure until the work is complete

The word our name comes from — and the whole idea behind this company: everything worth harvesting takes time.

The Founder

A physician who got tired of the hype

Pomoni was founded by Dr. Peter Matos, D.O., MPH. The science on olive polyphenols was genuinely exciting — but the shelf didn't match it. Brands competed on who could print the biggest number, often using tests that inflate the figure rather than measure it honestly.

His reaction was simple: if we make a claim, we should be able to hand you the lab report behind it.

Dr. Matos is double board-certified by the American Board of Preventive Medicine, a Fellow of ACOEM and ACPM, and adjunct faculty at the Uniformed Services University. He served as a US Army Major and Command Surgeon at Joint Munitions Command, and he reviews every health article on this site.

About Dr. Matos
Early-harvest olives in the Greek grove where Pomoni oil is pressed
We’d rather earn a customer for life than win a numbers game that misleads the person taking our product.
The Pomoni promise
Hand holding freshly picked early-harvest Koroneiki olives
Provenance

From a single Greek grove

The best polyphenols come from olives picked early, when their compounds peak, and pressed within hours before they fade. You can't rush it and you can't fake it — that's ypomoni.

We harvest early-harvest Koroneiki olives, test every batch by HPLC, and verify with HPLC — publishing certificates you can read.

See our testing
What we promise

Four things we won't compromise

Prove it, then sell it

Every claim stands on a test you can see.

The honest number

HPLC first, always — never the inflated figure.

Quality over calories

All the polyphenols, none of the guesswork.

People first

A company built on relationships, not transactions.

The family

One brand. A growing family.

Pomoni

Our verified high-phenolic Greek olive oil.

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Phenolia

The hero supplement — olive oil extract, olive leaf & Greek Mountain Tea.

Meet Phenolia

Phenolia, Growing

A family built on the same broad-spectrum base — each designed around a different part of living well. More soon.

Start with a single, honest capsule.

Milestones

How Pomoni got here

May 2023

O-Liv LLC is formed in Iowa.

April 2024

The first olive polyphenol capsules launch, under the O-Liv name.

October 2024

First early harvest from our partner grove in Messinia, Greece.

April 2025

High-phenolic olive oil launches.

August 13, 2026

O-Liv becomes Pomoni.

August 24, 2026

Phenolia Recovery launches for athletes.