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The government should upgrade its advice to eat seven portions of fruit and vegetables a day from the five currently recommended, according to a new study by University College of London researchers.
Food and drink manufacturers need to embrace social media if they are to better communicate with potential consumers and drive sales of their products, according to companies that are successfully using Facebook and Twitter to engage with people.
Protection against cellular aging in a natural way: Austrian researchers biotechnologically produce a valuable antioxidant from olives that is more effective than Vitamin C. It can prevent cancer and has many positive effects on human health.
An Italian minister vowed on Monday to use his country’s upcoming presidency of the European Union to pursue a campaign by southern EU producers against Britain’s “traffic light” food labels.
For Greece, extra virgin olive oil is considered to be an agricultural product of utmost priority. The Greek state, however, does not provide the opportunity to methodically learn how to produce this high quality product, as Greek universities, technological educational institutes, schools or vocational schools do not offer a single course on its production. A…
The European Commission (EC) has proposed new laws that will shake up the way organic foods are regulated, in a bid to address what it calls ‘the shortcomings of the current system.’
Greece, one of the top olive oil producing countries in the world, is looking east for new opportunities. Olive oil producers and distributors are eyeing China’s immense market. However, they are finding that their quality products are not an easy sell. For several in the business, their recent efforts are proving to be disappointing, yet…
In June 2013, US President Obama and the European Union launched negotiations on a trade agreement intended to spur economic growth. Last week, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) released a detailed report describing the US objectives for the negotiations. Among the goals listed in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (T-TIP), was the elimination…
An evangelical church is marketing olive oil as a cure-all treatment for everything from schizophrenia to relationship problems. The Universal Church of the Kingdom of God is holding an event this Sunday, which is being pitched as “the unique opportunity for those of you in need of a miracle”.
Although Wellington’s famously rowdy Greek restaurants are no more, their food still enters our lives in a very intimate way – through the Greek olives, oil and antipasto products imported by The Olive Lady, Mary Etheridge of Lepanto.