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Food and drink product innovation will focus on extending product ranges and developing entirely new products in the food and drink sector over the next two years, a Campden BRI survey revealed.
Ten thousand olive trees, including some as old as 400 years, will be moved from a UNESCO-recognized olive grove in Puglia, as work on the $40 billion Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) finally gets underway. https://www.oliveoiltimes.com/olive-oil-business/10000-olive-trees-moved-gas-pipe-puglia/55803?utm_source=Olive+Oil+Times&utm_campaign=1f4f6afe5d-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_cfd25322ac-1f4f6afe5d-213160813
A recent Spanish study found that people who consumed higher doses of a standardised olive fruit extract fared better on an arterial measurement index and in measurements of mean triglyceride. https://www.oliveoiltimes.com/olive-oil-health-news/olive-extract-might-help-fight-arterial-stiffness-study-finds/55471
Francisco Villanueva and Fernando Martín produce oil from wild olives growing on the green slopes of the Sierra de las Nieves. “Professional tasters don’t know how to describe it.” https://www.oliveoiltimes.com/olive-oil-making-and-milling/olive-oil-producer-profiles/forgotten-treasure-making-oil-wild-olives/55812?utm_source=Olive+Oil+Times&utm_campaign=1f4f6afe5d-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_cfd25322ac-1f4f6afe5d-213160813
Precision agriculture and wi-fi connections to save olive trees. This, in short, is the mission carried out by Italian food tech startup called Elaisian, founded by three young entrepreneurs in November last year. “Thanks to an agronomic algorithm,” said Damiano Angelici, Elaisian CEO, “we can give olive oil producers advice on what’s best to be…
Spanish bottling companies have been advised to request taste panel results along with the chemical analyses to ensure their products comply with standards. https://www.oliveoiltimes.com/olive-oil-business/spanish-bottlers-advised-demand-taste-tests/55684
The next round of ONZ Focus Grove Field Days has started, with Nelson and Canterbury completed. The picture above is from Canterbury, where 20 people enjoyed a great afternoon at Terrace Edge olive grove at Waipara. The remaining Field Day dates are: Friday 17th Hawke’s Bay (4pm start) Friday 24th Wairarapa (12pm for picnic lunch,…
Don’t forget that the Olives New Zealand Annual General Meeting will be held at the Carterton Events Centre tomorrow, Saturday, 18 March from 10am–12 noon. Morning tea will be available from 9.30am. Members should have received the Agenda, but this and the 2016 draft AGM minutes and the financial statements are on the members…
Hortlink is Horticulture Innovation Australia’s quarterly publication delivering a detailed overview of your levy at work. The latest edition (2017, edition 1) is out now and packed with essential, easy-to-read info for growers, including… details of new, ongoing and recently completed R&D projects for each levy industry results and resources that can be used in…
Small grants are now open to South Australian food and beverage manufacturers and processors to boost innovative projects in their business. The program aims to kick-start business innovation to improve productivity and increase competitiveness. Projects might address a technical challenge, develop a new product to meet a market demand or introduce an innovative technology to…