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Food & Hotel Asia is another international tradeshow opportunity for Australian producers, with previous exhibitors positive about the merits of attending the show. The 2012 event will be held in Singapore from 17–20 April 2012 and encompasses five specialised trade shows, along with an informative conference program. The expo will feature an international mix of food and drinks, from raw ingredients to ready-to-eat products, aimed at meeting the sourcing needs of trade professionals across the food and beverage industry.
Read MorePlaces are filling fast, so now’s the time to lock in your place at the Olives New Zealand Conference 2012 – Let’s Get it On! The venue is the Five Star Sudima Airport Hotel, Auckland on Saturday, 24 March, with an Olives to Oil processor course the following day. Olives NZ EO Gayle Sheridan reports that the Marketing and Blending workshops are proving incredibly popular, with stream one booked out and stream two half full. The Olives to Oil processor course is also heavily booked. It is first come first served, so register NOW to avoid disappointment. Accommodation bookings will be forwarded to the Sudima Hotel at COB today, so confirm your arrangements now to be part of this important industry event. Registration forms available at www.olivesnz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Conference-Programme-20122.pdf
Read MoreMafia involvement in the Italian food industry is rife, with revenue from the agriculture and food sector generating 5.6% of the entire organised crime business in the country, finds a new parliamentary report.
Not surprisingly, olive oil is one of the food items specifically mentioned in the report – Ed.
The ability to track and trace ingredients is likely to be a major focus for food manufacturers as the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) is rolled out – but the most important consideration for companies is brand reputation, according to a FSMA specialist at ADT Security Services.
Read MoreConsumption of food fried in olive or sunflower oil is not linked to heart disease or premature death, according to new research published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ).
Read MoreRetailers need to work with manufacturers and regulators to track the impact of systems such as traffic light labelling on consumer purchasing behaviour of food and drink products, stresses a Brussels-based consumer information group as it releases a new report.
Read MoreColor-coded labeling and rearranging products in-store could lead consumers to make healthier choices, according to a new study from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers. The study saw red, yellow and green labels attached to foods and resulted in a dramatic drop in sales for those marked with red labels, along with an increase in green-labelled items.
Read MoreThe discovery of a ‘nourishing gene’ that controls how nutrients are distributed in plants and crops could offer hope for improved crop yield and increased food production, say researchers.
The gene is involved in the movement of nutrients from plant to seed, so could we perhaps see an even more nutritious olive into the future – Ed?
The flavonoid luteolin could inhibit signalling pathways important to the growth of colon cancer cells, according to new research. Luteolin is one of the most common flavones in fruit and vegetables, and is found in both olives and olive leaves.
Read MoreIt’s not long now until the next edition of Olivegrower & Processor hits letterboxes across Australia and New Zealand. Another jam-packed edition, the January-February magazine has all the latest industry news and lots of really useful, practical information. And the message we’re getting is that increasingly, that’s just what our industry needs right now – more sharing of knowledge and information. That’s the aim of the Olivegrower/Friday Olive Extracts team, so if you’ve got any handy hints, good advice or suggestions to share – or any questions you’d like answered – drop editor Gerri Nelligan a line at [email protected].
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