International News/Trends

General Mills is seeking label friendly ingredients that prevent the growth of yeasts and molds in dry packaged fruit-based foods.

The European Commission (EC) should help retailers to sell non-perishable goods after the ‘best before’ date to reduce food waste. Wonder whether this will include old olive oil? – Ed.

Spain says it disagrees with European Commission forecasts that it will end 2020 with annual production at 1.68 million tons and carryover stocks of 881,000 tons.The world’s largest olive oil…

Food manufacturers looking to extend shelf life with natural antioxidants have started using blended ingredients in an effort to deal with spiralling raw material costs, according to Frost & Sullivan.

Despite expectations for more olive oil coming out of the mills compared to last year, the warm and dry weather that prevailed the time period before the harvest resulted in…

Olive oil, a staple of the Libyan diet, could be the country’s answer to future diversification from the hydrocarbon industry, which currently accounts for 95% of exports. Last week, at…

Leading US olive-oil producers are forcing a closer look at a tough global market. In a US International Trade Commission hearing recently, officials ratcheted up a year-long investigation that could…

A slight reduction in world olive oil consumption and a 20% fall in production are the current forecasts from the International Olive Council (IOC) for the 2012/13 season. According to…