International News/Trends
Despite stricter European controls, the olive oil industry in France is still rife with deception and fraud. In their report released this week, France’s Directorate-General for Competition, Consumer Affairs and…
The 2014-2015 harvest year will go down in history as one of the worst for olive farms in certain regions hit hard by bad weather and a fruit fly run…
A revised regulation adopted January 30, 2015 has adjusted the monthly export quota fixed by the European Commission in order to take into account the current production year and facilitate…
The 9th Spanish Virgin Olive Oil Conference, organised by magazine Alcuza at the restaurant Pedro Larumbe, in Madrid, involved an afternoon session focused on cooking with olive oil. Three great…
The European chip sector is being shaped by complex and premium flavor blends, innovative craft players and convenient packaging, says Innova Market Insights.
After months in which olive oil bottlers and their acolytes have struggled to explain that the farm or “hand-made” olive oil (olio di oliva artigianale) is only an invention, they…
An experimental system of KTH Royal Institute of Technology to generate heat and power from waste derived after processing of olive oil has become operational in Spain. KTH’s lead researcher…
Like a forbidden fruit, the olive will be the center of attention in Italian artist’s Valerio Marini’s latest exhibition, appropriately titled “Erotic Oil.” The exhibition will take place at the…