International News/Trends
When the winners were announced at the world’s largest olive oil competition in New York last month, the top prize in the Northern Hemisphere delicate monovarietal category was not awarded…
Read MoreA Japanese development project underway in Tunisia aims to support the development of olive oil products and promote the export of Tunisian olive oil.
Read MoreWhat country do you think is the second largest olive oil producer this year? It’s Tunisia! That’s right. While the olive crop in other countries declined, Tunisia’s crop was abundant.
Read MoreEdin Buzuku knew his olive tree was old. Now, with the help of scientists from Istanbul Forestry University, he knows how old: 1314 years. The ancient tree stands within Buzuku’s…
Read MoreFollowing the Savantes programs in New York and Minneapolis in February-March 2015, the organisation welcomed and congratulated three tasters who have been recognised as Associate Savantes. They are: Hayley Stevens…
Read MoreA Spanish consumer rights group has launched a naming and shaming Twitter campaign after it found one third of consumers surveyed has bought the wrong product due to confusing food…
Read MoreAt more than 2,500 years old the gnarled tree in our photograph is the oldest living thing serving mankind anywhere in the world. It was regarded as venerable when the…
Read MoreClaims that much of the extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) sold in US supermarket is not ‘extra virgin’ at all are hardly new. But the fact that many retail buyers…
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