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Chef Lionel Giraud became a Lavazza Chef Ambassador in 2016, and, since then, has taken great pleasure in exploiting all its facets. However, after two years as a Chef Ambassador, Lionel decided to infuse two most essential elements of Italian cooking — coffee and organic olive oil. If marketing is all about a point of…
Tunisia’s olive oil industry is going from strength to strength and the country’s economy depends heavily on the product’s export. Yet small, family-owned farms are struggling to modernise their operations and compete with global market players.
For centuries, the Sierra de Mariola has been regarded as a kind of natural botanical garden at the heart of the Valencian Community, in Eastern Spain. Over 1,200 species of plants, many of them endemic, grow on its slopes and aromatic and medicinal herbs are the base of herber (meaning “made of herbs”) – a…
21-Sep-2018 By Katy Askew The food industry should work to demystify nutritional guidance and the ingredients list in response to a proliferation of often contradictory, sometimes inaccurate, information in the digital space. Relevant information effectively communicated by trusted entities across the digital network … sounds like the Olive Wellness Institute and Everyday websites!
The company is seeking to meet growing demand for healthy, innovative products with exotic flavors.
26-Sep-2018 By Elaine Watson The Detox Project – which certifies products as ‘Glyphosate Residue Free’ – has been overwhelmed by industry inquiries over the past six months as food brands seek not just to get certified, but more often, to “use us as a consultancy service” to find out how the herbicide got into their…
At the National Olive Industry Conference and Trade Exhibition being held in Wagga next month, an important session on succession – and “what if?” – planning will be presented on day one by Oliver Portway, Principal of Heuzenroeders Lawyers in the Barossa. If you think that this doesn’t apply to you then think again. Succession…
Olives that are produced in Australia and sold by a producer or used by the producer in the production of other goods attract a levy. A producer of olives (the grower) is liable to pay the levy of $3.10 per tonne if it is sold by retail sale or through an intermediary. If you produce…
Hort Innovation’s Annual General Meeting will be held in Brisbane on Friday November 23, 2018. In mid-August, all levy-paying members of Hort Innovation received a hard copy letter as well as an email notification inviting them to complete an Annual Levy Return form, should they wish to obtain voting entitlements at the AGM. If you…
After generating some serious buzz with his ‘Drones in Groves’ presentations at local field days, Michael Thomsett is booked in to appear at The National Olive Industry Conference & Trade Exhibition in Wagga Wagga next month. Mr Thomsett says drones are a highly valuable monitoring tool; providing basic observations and visual aids that are a…