International News/Trends
The Olive Oil Academy is running the eighth edition of its Olive Oil Sommelier Course from 18-22 April 2016 at Lake Garda, Italy. Open to food lovers, olive oil tasters,…
Read MoreGerman consumers and sellers of olive oil have been shocked ever since an independent and highly regarded consumer protection organisation, Stiftung Warentest (SW), had a panel of expert tasters scrutinise…
Read MoreUnder the five-year (2015-2020) plan, the Punjab government would provide two million olive saplings free of cost to the farmers of Potohar region.
Read MoreThere was a spike in olive oil prices in stores in a number of western European markets last year on the back of a fall in supply, caused by factors…
Read MoreEntries are now open for the fourth JOOP (Japan Olive Oil Prize) Contest, being held in Tokyo in June 2016. Organised by the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Japan (ICCJ),…
Read MoreEuropean Members of Parliament have endorsed a plan to help the Tunisian economy in the wake of last year’s terrorists attacks by allowing 70,000 tons of duty-free olive oil imports.
Read MoreIn 1976 the wine industry changed forever when a vintage from California was judged superior to its European counterparts. The same thing might be about to happen to olive oil.
Read MoreThis story of a brilliant idea to make the olive the center of a liberal arts study, conceived by a professor from Turkey and taking root as a new Honors…
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