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Proactive marketing strategies, such as cross-promotions and strategic shelving, by food manufacturers and retailers can reduce the risk of lost sales when consumers are faced with an out-of-stock product on their grocery list.
Next time you drizzle olive oil on your salad, give a thought to the larvae of the olive fly, which love olives as much as you do. Every year in Catalonia, Spain, farmers have to fight these pests so they don’t ruin the year’s crop. The customary method is to spray with insecticides, but in…
Thanks to all the small-batch processors who have contacted us with their details; they’re now on our register, which we reference to connect processors with people wanting to utilise their services. The FOE and Olivegrower team have had a number of enquiries this year from people looking for small-batch processors – both ‘home’ olive growers…
The 2015 Australian and New Zealand Olive Industry Directory (OID) celebrates 10 years in print for this “must have” industry information source. Publisher Ryan Media began compiling annual industry listings in 2006, when there were just 520 olivegrowers and olive producers listed. In its 10th edition, the print and online Olive Industry Directory features 2014…
Themed ‘Lore of the olive’, Olive Exposium 15 is a new industry event along the lines of the field days of old. Speakers including Lyndey Milan, Professor Paul Vossen, Robert Spooner-Hart and Richard Gawel will head the comprehensive program, which aims to help growers achieve higher productivity. The Olive Exposium will be held on 26-27…
Subscribers to our quarterly industry magazine, Olivegrower & Processor, can now view back issues online – great for referencing when you’re away from the grove and can’t access your hard copy. All editions from 2012-2015 have been uploaded – just log in to the Olivebiz website with your subscriber log-in details, go to Publications –…
The Danish Dairy Research Foundation funded in July a study about a popular breakfast spread, butter. However, the results of the study, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, backfired against the foundation which likely hoped it could promote the lipid more. The Washington Post reports that butter raises blood cholesterol levels, even moderate…
In India, they’re called Jaitun, and on the heels of what Agricultural Minister Prabhu Lal Saini has dubbed “encouraging results” from early yields, the olive crop has begun to draw a brighter spotlight in Rajasthan. As reported earlier this summer, a landmark collaboration between India and Israel to bring seven varieties of olive trees to…
Symbolic information on a food label can change the perception of a product – even when consumers are aware that this perception is false, write researchers.
Greek exports excluding oil products recorded remarkable growth of 18% in June, according to data published on Friday by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT). However, this rise came about before capital controls were introduced on June 28, and it is therefore likely that the picture will have changed considerably in July, as exporters are already…