ODK was started in Italy in 1992 as a family business, originally the product range was limited to powdered drinks such as hot chocolates and frappes. After looking to the United States of America and observing how the cocktail scene was booming over there in the 1990s ODK decided to diversify into the cocktail market. Interestingly, ODK’s first jaunt into this new industry was characterised by the sale of bar equipment such as cocktail shakers and pourers, rather than cocktail ingredients.