International News/Trends
This week the California Department of Food and Agriculture announced the election of the board of directors for a new state commission established to coordinate the California’s olive oil industry’s…
Read MoreA new olive oil commission in California will regulate standards and grades for product produced in the state. Mislabeling of olive oil has stirred controversy, as importers of lower-quality oils…
Read MoreThe politically-charged takeover battle for Deoleo has ended, with the purchase of the company by a UK-based private equity firm. Concluding a months-long bidding war, Deoleo’s majority shareholders – a…
Read MoreOlive oil arouses a great deal of passion in Spain, and the news that Italians are looking to take a huge bite out of the country’s market leader Deoleo has…
Read More(Reuters) – Spanish olive oil manufacturer Deoleo said on Thursday all offers received for a 31% stake in the firm had been below Wednesday’s closing share price, 0.42 euros per…
Read MoreConsumers are baffled by ambiguous messages about healthy eating and need help to unravel the labelling conundrum, warns the UK Chartered Institute of Marketing.
Read MoreSpain’s olive oil exports continue at record levels and there’s also talk of a new record in production this season with more than 1.5 million tons already produced in the…
Read MoreFood businesses need to re-think their labels fast if they don’t want to be caught out by the new Food Information for Consumers (FIC) regulation, says RSSL.
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