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Winners of the 11th Fiesta! Olive Awards, organised by Fleurieu Food, were announced at an awards dinner on 7 November. A record number of 25 oil entries were received, with…
Read MoreIn the 92 days since Ian and Dot Roy’s Lowood farm became drought declared, the olive grove has had only 67mm of rain. On a property with no irrigation and…
Read MoreThe FOE and Olivegrower team regularly have enquiries from people looking for small-batch processors: it’s not uncommon for ‘home’ olive growers to want to produce their own oil, and weather-induced…
Read MoreImagine tasting the best of the world’s extra virgin olive oils in “the big apple”! Extra Virgin Olive Oil Savantes has been held in New York since 2012 and returns…
Read MoreEntries are now open for the New York International Olive Oil Competition, being held from 14-16 April 2015. Entries are placed into categories including organic and non-organic, blends and mono-ovarietals,…
Read MoreInternationally accredited olive oil competition, the Armonia Olive Oil Championship, will be taking place in December this year. Now in its third year, the competition is open to all small…
Read MoreThe Waiheke Olive and Artisan Food Festival is being held on November 22-23 at Rangihoua Estate, Rocky Bay, from 11-5pm each day. Organisers say the Olive Festival has become of…
Read MoreThe Olives New Zealand AGM & Conference will be held on 28 March 2015 in Auckland, NZ, followed by an Advanced Processor Course on 29 March, also in Auckland. We’ll…
Read MoreThe head of leading European food importing business William Aitken & Co is delighted the New Zealand Heart Foundation is now directly ‘advising Kiwis to continue using unsaturated plant oils…
Read MoreA leading Northland olive grove producing award-winning olive oil for a growing local and international market has been placed on the market for sale. Chapel Olive Oil is a productive…
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