International News/Trends
“The best news for the Andalusian economy in a long time,” is how one Spanish journalist summarized approval for the deal between Deoleo, global leader in sales of bottled olive…
Read MoreStanding at 543 600 tonnes, Spanish olive oil production in the first four months of 2012/13 was 62% down on the previous season, according to Spain’s Olive Oil Agency. Producer…
Read MoreSpain dribbled out less than 49,000 tons of olive oil in February, about a third of its production the same month last year and a fifth of that in the…
Read MoreA growing body of science unraveling exactly why olives are so healthy – coupled with a new wave of olive-polyphenol ingredients targeting food and beverage makers – is prompting a…
Read MoreAll olive oils are not created equal, claims one firm hoping to shake up the ultra-traditional olive oil market with a new polyphenol-packed product. But it’s not just about the…
Read MoreA large shipment of Italian olive oil detained for weeks by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was cleared when its shipper was removed from an import alert, also known…
Read MoreOlives New Zealand’s fantastic promotional DVD was released at the recent national conference to great acclaim. Celebrating the country’s premium quality EVOO and the OliveMark guarantee, the DVD is available…
Read MoreNew World producers have again failed in a bid to raise the limit for campesterol in olive oil, which they say acts as a trade barrier and discriminates against their…
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