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Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Successes and Failures Case Study: Olivari Mediterranean Olive Oil” company profile to their offering. Effective innovation is difficult to come by,…
New research published in the International Journal of Food Microbiology has paved the way for the novel use of olives as a source of probiotics in our diets. Probiotics are…
Global consumers’ intent to buy foods and beverages online has grown 44% in two years, with over a quarter (26%) planning to buy online in the next three to six…
High demand for environmentally friendly goods is providing the food industry with growing opportunities to create a new and unique supply chain system that offers advantages for everybody, according to new research.
The use of nano-filtering technology could help in the recovery and purification of bioactive ingredients such as phenolic compounds from fruit wastes, say researchers.
Which olive oil farms are thriving and which ones are diving – and why – is the focus of a new European Commission report. Covering the three main EU producers – Spain, Italy, and Greece – the “EU olive farms report” analyses trends in cost, margin and farm income in the decade to 2010. The short answer is that income has been on a more or less drastic decreasing trend everywhere except Extremadura and Sicily. Not only that but the average income of olive oil farms is significantly lower than the average for all farms.
Despite a small decline during the recession, increasing consumer demand for olive oil has kept production growing over the past five years. In the coming years, rising health consciousness will continue driving consumer demand for the industry’s products, keeping revenue on the rise. As a result, more operators will become USDA-certified to gain a competitive advantage as the number of firms rises. For these reasons, industry research firm IBISWorld has added a report on the Olive Oil Production industry to its growing industry report collection.
Top food trends will dominate European shoppers’ buying habits by the year 2020, predicts Spanish research organisation Azti-Tecnalia.
Top trends include demands for transparent and accessible information, and foods which offer a multi-sensory experience – sounds like EVOO!