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While olive oil producers like Greece and Italy consume 25 kilos and 11.5 kilos of olive oil per capita per year, Turkey only consumes one kilo, pointing to a need…
Global consumers’ intent to buy foods and beverages online has grown 44% in two years, with over a quarter (26%) planning to buy online in the next three to six…
Bounded by citrus groves and nestled deep in the fertile valley of Wadi Qana, thousands of olive trees in Deir Istiya have been growing for years on either side of…
Olive oil producers in the United States could make significant gains in market share if they can establish stricter labeling standards and increase consumer education on quality, a new study…
Many “extra-virgin” olive oils – including big names such as Bertolli, Crisco, Fillipo Berio and Mazola – don’t taste good enough to merit that description, according to Consumer Reports. By…
It was environmentally sustainable. But Negev Nectars wasn’t financially sustainable. Three years after launching, the company, which aimed to develop a North American market for small-scale Israeli farmers producing olive…
The European Commission has released a brief report on olive oil production expectations towards year 2020. Based mainly on statistical analysis and predictions about the progression of the oil industry…
Final details of the European Commission’s olive oil action plan may not be available until the end of September, according to sources close to European Commissioner for Agriculture Dacian Cioloş.…
Spanish Extra Virgin Olive Oil producers, devastated by the world oversupply and the resulting low prices, are discussing the formation of a Spanish Extra Virgin Olive Oil Association. The intention…
Every day there seem to be more and more reasons why extra virgin olive oil should be a part of everybody’s eating plan. If it isn’t already part of yours, here are ten powerful reasons to add it to the menu. 1: It tastes good. Pleasure – one of the best reasons to do anything. Olive oil just tastes good. Extra virgin olive oils range in from delicate to robust and more people are discovering their interesting taste characteristics.