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Swedish scientists are testing a prototype heating and power generating system running on residues from olive oil manufacturing. Designed to improve current processes of converting organic waste into energy, the system relies on fuel cells digesting gas separated from the olive mash to produce heat and power for a small olive oil refining facility in…
Cynthia Vickrey grew up in and around movie theatres. Her father owned a number of them around Metro Detroit. It was a time when movies like The Godfather, Dr Zhivago and Jaws were packing theaters. “I grew up behind the concession stand selling popcorn and candy all day long for many years,” Cynthia says. And…
Olive oil production in Tunisia has increased fourfold, making it the second largest producer after Spain. This is the first time Tunisia comes in second place in olive oil production figures, with this year’s yields estimated at 280,000 to 300,000 tons, a 400% increase from last year’s figure of 70,000 tons.
On January 21, the Italian minister of agriculture, Maurizio Martina, organized a meeting to take stock of the situation in the Italian olive oil sector, for which 2014 was a disastrous year. The meeting was also attended by the regional commissioners for agriculture and the main stakeholders of the Italian olive oil supply chain. One…
Olive oil tasting bars may have originated in Europe, but their presence in the U.S. has been expanding rapidly over the past several years. There are estimated to be over one thousand such specialty stores and specially-equipped tasting areas in gourmet markets across the country. Instead of directly picking a bottle off a shelf, customers…
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 Fraud Control (DGCCRF) unfolded various deceptive trade practices, while warning consumers to be more vigilant when buying olive oil. After visiting 348 establishments last year,…
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 amok, but even through all of the challenges of what some are calling the Annus Horribilis (the horrible year), a remarkable number of producers have…
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 olive oil trading between Tunisia and the EU. From now until the end of October 2015, the amount of olive oil Tunisia can export…
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 chefs of Spanish cuisine, Pedro Larumbe, Firo Vázquez de Parga and Sacha Hormaechea, carried out a live cooking show session in front of more than…
The European chip sector is being shaped by complex and premium flavor blends, innovative craft players and convenient packaging, says Innova Market Insights.