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They were two college friends just talking about going into business. “We were chatting together and thought we’d make a good team,” Rob McGavin recalls. “Olives seemed to be something…
Italian farm associations accused France on Friday of starting a trade war by announcing a ban on imports of vegetables from the southern Puglia region because of a bacterial outbreak…
Following a European Commission proposal to chop down 11 million olive trees in South Italy infected by Xylella fastidiosa (Xf), a meeting of experts from the 28 European Union (EU)…
Valoroso Foods founder and owner Joe Valoroso maintains his innocence, but he’s still apologizing. “We are nothing without our customers,” he told The Okanagan Saturday. “That is why I am…
A New South Wales-based olive processing and marketing company that has been operating for 15 years has collapsed into voluntary administration. Summerland Olive Products Australia was established in 2000 by…
Planning is coming together well for the 2015 NZ EVOO Awards, with the first details just released. Early news includes: Flavoured Oils – two classes for flavoured oils have been…
Food and drink research firm Campden BRI has been chosen by the Rural Payments Agency to carry out authenticity testing of olive oil. Authenticity of food and drink products and…
Businesses in South Australia can currently apply for assistance through the SA Micro Finance Fund (SAMFF). The project aims to make South Australia more globally competitive by enhancing its innovation…
Although olive oil is thousands of years old, it’s only recently that it’s come to be considered a gourmet product. The varieties of this essential element of Mediterranean cuisine are…
(A Jordanian) anti-narcotics team arrested a suspect who tried to smuggle 37,000 drug pills by stuffing these skillfully in olives. The Public Security Department (PSD) Media Center said the culprit…