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Bulk sales of olive oil from Spain to the US have skyrocketed, new figures show. In 2007, 16% of 113,000 tons of olive oil – mostly from Spain – arrived…
The traditional Mediterranean diet of fruit and vegetables, nuts, fish and wine could prevent neurological degeneration in later life, say researchers at the University of Edinburgh.
Import trends suggest a dramatic change in the ways olive oil reaches American end users and the successful transition by Spain and others toward marketing their national brands to foreign…
A growing awareness of the environmental impact of food production and a desire to shop sustainably will heavily influence how consumers plan, shop for and prepare meals in the coming…
The FDA has extended the comment period on the use of the term ‘healthy in food labelling from January 26 to April 26.
Millers in the rural town of Coudoux, France, are perpetuating the ancestral way of producing olive oil and are adamant about doing so in order to be able to offer…
Tunisia is expected to produce 100,000 tonnes of olive oil in the 2016/2017 season, more than 55% down on the national average of 180,000 tonnes, the Tunisian National Office for…
Last June, the Olympia Health and Nutrition Awards initiated a new trend in olive oil competitions: a focus on health benefits. In 2017, the Olympia Awards will continue, the Aristoleo…
“We will spread out through the world the knowledge of the benefits of cooking with EVOO”, said José Antonio Amérigo, chairman and founder of The Extra Virgin Olive Oil International…
The world’s first gourmet theme park, “FICO Eataly World,” will open in Italy in September 2017. Eataly’s 20-acre Disneyland of Italian dining will sprawl across Bologna’s countryside aiming to attract…