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Will Fuller, Agency Director from FULLER will again be providing the conference with an update on the Australian Olive Association’s ‘Everyday’ consumer marketing campaign. In its second year, the ‘Everyday’ campaign aims to educate and create awareness of the value proposition for AEVOO; Healthy, Fresh and Tasty. The presentation will provide a snapshot of the content produced…
An independent Review of Performance was recently conducted into Hort Innovation and the results have been released. Hort Innovation has responded to, and accepted, all 14 recommendations delivered by the review. In December 2017, following a competitive tender process, GHD was contracted to carry out the four-yearly independent Review of Performance on the organisation. The review…
Two experts in the business of export and trade, and with an in-depth understanding of what’s on offer for the Australian olive industry in a global marketplace, will be presenting to delegates on day one of the conference in Wagga. Under the topic of ‘olive product opportunity insights, global food trends and Austrade assistance’, Senior…
The Tastebook™ sensory training initiative will be elevated to a new level with a live sensory workshop on Saturday 20 October, led by sensory scientist Dr Soumi Paul Mukhopadhyay with other key olive oil tasting experts. The workshop will be based on the same aspects of the training program in appreciating, describing and understanding how…
Fact sheets and videos featuring some of Australia’s best chefs will be launched to industry stakeholders at the 2018 AOA National Olive Industry Conference. Led by Nutrition Australia (Vic Division), ‘Olive oil food service project’ (OL16004) – a strategic levy investment in the Hort Innovation Olive Fund – aims to educate students and new starters…
Further to her keynote presentation, Linda Costa of South African business ‘OlivesInFact’ will run a workshop on Saturday 20 October. Ms Costa’s workshop will “get back to basics” and revisit the principles involved in table olive fermentation. “I believe that once these principles are fully understood, any ensuing problems are far more easily solved,” she…
Visit two of the Riverina’s most famous tourist icons on a guided bus tour specially designed for olive conference delegates. Enjoy a delicious lunch at The Millroom restaurant before going on a guided tour of the licorice and chocolate production facilities. Delegates will then travel to Coolamon Cheese for a tour of the facility and…
Dane Thomas from the South Australian Research and Development Institute’s (SARDI) Climate Applications unit will share high level insights around climate change on perennial horticulture in Australia, and how that impact could be felt in the olive industry. “Each region has strengths and challenges from climate and weather that affect their industry,” Dr Thomas said.…
Momentum is building ahead of the October 2018 AOA Conference. Each month leading up to the event, we will highlight three key-note speakers and outline their presentations. Linda Costa: Health Benefits of Table Olives Founder of South African olive enterprise ‘OlivesInFact’ Linda Costa will present on the health benefits of table olives. It’s a topic…