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The 2014 Olives NZ Conference is being held in Wellington on Saturday, 22 March. The focus of the conference is marketing and sales, with keynote speakers including Richard Shirtcliffe of Tuatara Breweries and Amanda Bailey of The Olive Centre, Australia. An optional Sunday excursion to Wairarapa will encompass Juno, Olivo and Lot Eight olive groves…
The Olives New Zealand Annual General Meeting will be held at the Brentwood Hotel, Wellington on Saturday, 22 March. The final date for the receipt of remits and nominations is 14 February. Other key dates are: • 17 February – voting papers sent to all members • 17 March – final date for return receipt of voting papers…
New Zealand’s food and beverage industry has come out strongly against the possibility of a trans-continental trade agreement that does not fully abolish tariffs in the farm and food sector.
A two-day conference, part of the second annual New York International Olive Oil Competition (NYIOOC), will focus on olive oil product development, brand-building, marketing and distribution. The event is organized by industry publication Olive Oil Times, and sponsored by Fairway Market and the International Culinary Center (ICC), and will run as part of the 8-10…
The International Extra Virgin Olive Oil Agency is holding a training course at Garda Lake, Italy from March 31-April 4, 2014. The course is designed for those wanting to become olive oil tasters specialising in classification, and experts in the selection and multiple uses of olive oil. The course is conducted in English and intended…
Have you booked for the AOA’s 2014 olive oil assessment and judges training courses yet? The course schedule runs in March, with separate days covering Basic – Introduction to EVOO and Advanced – Assessment of EVOO. Completion of the advanced course and a proficiency test will enable participants to join the AOA’s list of accredited…
A last reminder of the WA Olive Council’s 2014 EVOO tasting workshops: Saturday, 15 February – Introduction to EVOO – and Sunday, 16 February – Advanced Assessment of EVOO. The workshops are open to anyone with an interest in olive oil, and those successful in completing the advanced course will be eligible to join the…
The latest edition of the Australian Food and Grocery Council-CHEP Retail Index shows year-on-year growth in retail sales at its strongest since early 2010.
“Seeing it for the first time took your breath away. You can’t imagine what it was like.” Pam Brajevic remembers the hours after the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires ripped through Barfold Olives, the grove she started with her husband George and son Jason in November 1999.
The (UK) Rural Payments Agency (RPA) has been chosen to enforce olive oil regulations around authenticity and labelling.