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A Victorian producer is looking to source green Manzanilla and Hardy’s Mammoth table olives from the 2013 harvest, preferably in 250L drums, with delivery as soon as possible – ph 0419 515 947. A Queensland producer is looking for Kalamata table olives, again from the 2013 harvest and preferably in 250L drums – ph: 0428…
The AOA would like to hear from any growers that are having issues – or not – with exporting oil to China. In particular they are seeking to source information on which ports are rejecting oil and which ports are accepting oil. Anyone who can assist is asked to please urgently email this information to…
Australia’s über-powerful supermarket chains have agreed to a voluntary code of conduct with a peak food industry body, in a move that is expected to prevent the retailers from abusing market power against suppliers.
An EU draft report says olive oil, fish and organic food are subjected to fraud more than any other foods. In fact, the report says beef is less risky, despite the scandal early this year over beef tainted with horsemeat. European Parliament member Esther de Lange said Friday she is surprised meat did not make…
Olives South Australia Inc (Olives SA) will hold its 2013 Annual General Meeting on Tuesday, 26 November 2012, at BADGE, 9 Anzac Hwy Keswick, 7-9pm. The program will be of interest to all olive producers and other industry participants, and includes several informative presentations: National Olive Industry Report, by AOA CEO Lisa Rowntree, and Promoting…
2013 has proved a stellar year for olive oil producers Malcolm and Sue Lee of Tarnagulla Farm Balingup. They were awarded a gold medal and best in class for their frantoio/leccino blend at the Southwest Olive Association award dinner in Bridgetown recently. This comes on top of their kalamata/volos blend receiving the highest award at…
The standard was high and winners came from all across the state in this year’s Olives SA/Royal Adelaide Show awards, presented on 24 October. Gold medal winners included: Boutique Single Estate Grown – Big River Olives, Mypolonga for its Signore, which also received the Best of Show award with a score of 18.5, while Multi…
OPINION: Australia has seen a boom in eco-labelling: more than 50 organisations were eco-certifying products in 2010. Queensland National Senator Boswell calls it green-mail, forcing food producers to bear the cost of certification and shoppers to pay a premium, while certification organisations pocket the profit. So should we consider standardisation of food eco-labelling for Australia?…
There has been excellent media publicity from the NZ EVOO Awards and the key winners have reported a surge in enquiries for their products. Olives NZ executive officer Gayle Sheridan said feedback has been that winning medals has had a direct impact on sales, as well as raising public awareness about the availability and quality…
As part of its aim to raise consumer awareness about NZ EVOO, Olives New Zealand is undertaking a pilot promotional program using ‘shelf wobblers’. The wobblers will show the OliveMark and promote two key industry marketing messages – Guaranteed 100% Pure New Zealand Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Simply the Best. A supply of wobblers…