EVOO
Considered by many to be one of the healthiest plant-based fats, extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) has gained considerable notoriety in recent years for its ability to lower heart disease…
Everyone knows that an army marches on its stomach, but it took US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to highlight the fact that diplomacy does too. California extra virgin olive…
The significance of branding and standardising in the olive oil industry has been stressed repeatedly. Branding can establish the quality of a product and build its reputation. More importantly, the…
Australian extra virgin olive oil and table olive producers were awarded with 76 medals at the 2012 Royal Melbourne Fine Food Awards. Victorian producers fared particularly well, taking home four…
More than 60 oils were entered by 27 producers for judging in this year Royal Canberra Extra Virgin Olive Oil Show, increasing exhibits by a third and doubling the number…
Entries for the 2012 New Zealand Extra Virgin Olive Oil Awards closed this week, with a total of 44 entries have been received – 16 in Commercial and 28 in…
According to the tests of the French Institut National de la Consummation, the extra virgin olive oil Monini from Umbria, Italy, shows the best sensorial and organoleptic characteristics.
Many “extra-virgin” olive oils – including big names such as Bertolli, Crisco, Fillipo Berio and Mazola – don’t taste good enough to merit that description, according to Consumer Reports. By…