Industry News
To search by topic, use the 'News by category' filter. To search by month and year, use the 'News by month' filter.
Thousands of deaths from heart disease and stroke could be prevented if everybody ate a Mediterranean diet, a major study of the UK’s eating habits has shown.
India’s olive oil imports are expected to rise 20% to 13,500 tonnes this fiscal year on the back of rising demand in metros and tier II cities, a top Indian Olive Association official said.
After a lot of hard work, Spanish olive oil exports to the United States have surpassed Italian exports for the first semester. But it’s too soon to call it an ongoing trend. https://www.oliveoiltimes.com/olive-oil-business/europe/spain-tops-italy-top-olive-oil-exporter-u-s/53021
I read online – so it must be true, right? – that country western singer Billy Currington drinks a shot of virgin olive oil before his concerts to lubricate his vocal cords. Makes sense to me – until you take a look at the anatomy of vocal cords.
Spanish law prohibits the reduction of the sales price of an article to lower than its cost at the origin. For example, if bottled water is purchased at 50 cents per unit from a supplier, it may not be sold to the public at 45 cents. Although there are some exceptions to the law, the…
Spain-based olive oil producer Deoleo has made another two changes to its senior management, appointing a new CEO and creating the role of new executive chairman. Pierluigi Tosato joins Deoleo as CEO from Italy-based FMCG company The Bolton Group, where he was chief executive of the business’ food arm.
As Spanish hydroxytyrosol extract producer Genosa appoints Cambridge Commodities as its UK distributor, anecdotal evidence indicates that the interest in olive polyphenol extracts ignited five years ago by EFSA’s positive scientific opinion is far from waning.
The Mediterranean diet is well known for its variety of positive health benefits, many of those benefits attributed to the ample consumption of extra virgin olive oil (EVOO). Several studies have recognised the role EVOO plays in reducing oxidative stress, which is a key factor in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative conditions. https://www.oliveoiltimes.com/olive-oil-health-news/picholine-olive-oils-neuroprotective-effect/52851…
The program for the Olives NZ Conference 2016 makes for a jam-packed weekend of ‘must have’ information, with the Conference on Saturday, 15 October, Awards Dinner that evening, and an Organoleptic Assessment Seminar on the Sunday, run by international Head Judge Reni Hildenbrand. Titled “Increasing the Market Share for NZ EVOO”, the program acknowledges that…
A record 136 entries were received for this year’s New Zealand Extra Virgin Olive Oil Awards – 117 extra virgin and 19 flavoured olive oils. The previous best was less than 100, with this year’s high count reflecting both the bountiful harvest and the increasing quality of NZ oils. International judges Reni Hildenbrand from South…