International News/Trends
Hotel Lone, Croatia’s only member of Design Hotels, has created a special Chiavalon Olive Oil package for guests to experience and learn about one of the region’s most sought after…
Read MoreChiu Wen-ta, head of Taiawn’s Ministry of Health and Welfare, tendered his resignation Friday to take responsibility for the recent recycled oil scandal that has hurt consumer confidence and many…
Read MoreThrusting a tiny cup filled with a thick, verdant liquid into my hand, Treasure Valley Food Coalition Treasurer Susan Medlin issued a word of caution: “Be careful because all olive…
Read MoreA bad harvest year in Spain and Italy, instead Greece and Tunisia celebrate record harvests. It will be a difficult campaign, not only for the quality, but also for the…
Read MoreThis year’s olive harvest in Slovenia has been threatened by olive fruit flies in numbers that have not been seen in decades, with producers expecting only a quarter of the…
Read MoreThe world produced 3.164 million tons of olive oil during the 2013-14 crop year, according to the latest International Olive Council (IOC) newsletter — an increase of 32 percent over…
Read MoreShanghai-based Bright Food Group has acquired a majority stake in Italy’s Salov Group, which produces the Sagra and Filippo Berio brands.
Read MoreLast week, the Fontana family announced its plan to relinquish its majority stake in the company that produces Filippo Berio, among other leading olive oil brands, to Chinese super group,…
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