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Chiu Wen-ta, head of Taiawn’s Ministry of Health and Welfare, tendered his resignation Friday to take responsibility for the recent recycled oil scandal that has hurt consumer confidence and many businesses.
Sales of organic food and drink in the UK have grown 1.2% over the past year – outperforming the stagnant non-organic grocery market, according to figures from market research organisation Nielsen.
Thrusting a tiny cup filled with a thick, verdant liquid into my hand, Treasure Valley Food Coalition Treasurer Susan Medlin issued a word of caution: “Be careful because all olive oil is quite peppery,” she said, tipping the contents of her cup into her mouth and swallowing. “That doesn’t have much bite but you can…
A bad harvest year in Spain and Italy, instead Greece and Tunisia celebrate record harvests. It will be a difficult campaign, not only for the quality, but also for the amount of olive oil. The global demand may exceed supply.
This year’s olive harvest in Slovenia has been threatened by olive fruit flies in numbers that have not been seen in decades, with producers expecting only a quarter of the average annual output in certain areas. They fear that the quality of oil could also be compromised.
Turkey needs both a domestic and international strategy to market its rapidly growing olive oil output, according to Cahit Çetin, the head of Tariş, one of the two leading olive and olive oil unions. “The olive oil yield this year is expected at 190,000 tons. It will exceed 300,000 tons in one or two years…
The world produced 3.164 million tons of olive oil during the 2013-14 crop year, according to the latest International Olive Council (IOC) newsletter — an increase of 32 percent over the year before. Spain, which accounted for 57% of the global output had a record year, nearly doubling its production and making up for lower…
Shanghai-based Bright Food Group has acquired a majority stake in Italy’s Salov Group, which produces the Sagra and Filippo Berio brands.
Last week, the Fontana family announced its plan to relinquish its majority stake in the company that produces Filippo Berio, among other leading olive oil brands, to Chinese super group, Bright Food. Although the family will retain a minority stake, Bright Food’s involvement signals a new era for the 95 year-old company.
During the annual workshop held by Aipol Brescia at Puegnago del Garda, a beautiful village facing the Garda Lake and the olive groves which produce an excellent extra virgin olive oil, Unaprol presented the results of an interesting scientific research about other possible uses of olives and olive oil production byproducts.