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Coventry car giant Jaguar Land Rover has teamed up with Jamie Oliver to create the ultimate kitchen on four wheels … The Naked Chef’s vehicle features everything from a slow-cooker, barbecue and ice cream maker, to olive oil dispenser. And I thought taking Australian EVOO on my long-distance pack-hikes was obsessive – Ed!
The chairman of the Southern Olive-growers Association – Olivum – told Lusa News Agency earlier this week that he had no doubts that the “xylella fastidiosa” bacteria, which causes Olive quick decline syndrome and destroys various trees and plants is going to affect Portuguese olive groves.
05-Oct-2017 By Katy Askew A “large proportion” of European shoppers are buying “healthy”, organic, vegetarian and free-from foods, new research from IRI reveals. Organic EVOO fits all of those categories: let’s hope the trend is reflected in Australia and NZ too.
Half a litre of olive oil produced from a 1,800-year-old olive tree sold for 22,000 Turkish lira ($6,046) in the ancient city of Teos in Izmir’s Seferihisar district in western Turkey. Wouldn’t we like that kind of return on our locally-produced oil?
For a few weeks, Dos Aguilas Olive Oil is offering olive curing classes and u-picks at its olive grove. Saturday u-picks began Oct 14 and will continue each Saturday through Nov 4. Sunday u-picks occur on Oct 29 and Nov 5. Might be an idea for your grove next harvest season?
06-Oct-2017 By Joseph James Whitworth The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has said it is increasingly investigating suspected breaches of the law relating to food fraud.
COR is aiming to become one of the first large, permanent crop farmers to effectively pursue a regenerative agriculture approach, which entails slashing waste and reusing byproducts.
09-Oct-2017 By Niamh Michail Manufacturers prefer mono-unsaturated vegetable oils for frying potatoes – but which ones are best at preserving potato nutrients and keeping acrylamide to a minimum? Interesting stuff – especially the finding that EVOO enriched the potatoes with its own phenols. Healthy fries!
The global market of extra virgin olive oil is expected to continue its growth over the forecast period due to rising demand, increasing health awareness as well as health benefits that olive oil gives in recent years.
EniSpa, a giant Italian olive oil firm, has collaborated with Friggi Oil Service, a collection of vegetable oils leftover company, to turn used oil from restaurants into biofuels.