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They arrived in cardboard boxes, plastic storage bins and the not-so-cool trash cans – more than 9,000 pounds of olives. In a matter of hours, they were all one big…
Pompeian Group, a leading US olive oil brand, and a subsidiary of Spain’s Dcoop Group, the world’s top olive oil producer, have entered into a partnership through an exchange of…
On October 26, dozens of volunteers in the Athens suburb of Glyfada began harvesting olives from trees growing on public land in order to provide oil for local residents in…
With funding now secured thanks to outstanding grower support, the ONZ Focus Grove Project is off and running. A round of preliminary visits to the four Focus Groves is occuring…
The 2015 Grove Census has been emailed out to all Olives New Zealand members and a good number have been returned. Grower assistance in completing the Grove Census and returning…
New Zealand shoppers should buy homegrown rather than imported olive oil, local growers say. Imported oil is tipped to rise in price by between $1-$1.50 a 1-litre bottle after a…
That home-made olive-oil dressing could cost you more in just a few weeks. New Zealand importer of European foods, William Aitken & Co, says this month a shortage of supply…
New Zealand’s best olive oil this year is a mellow grassy green, thick and fragrant, peppery and charged with subtle fruitiness. It comes from 20-year-old trees grown on a warm…
A new report prepared by the South Australian Department of State Development has highlighted the importance of the export sector to employment and the state’s economic future. In particular, small…
The olive harvest, which runs from May to June, has brought good news for some producers. One of them is Kent Hallett who runs the Olive Oil Packaging Service at…