May 11, 2015 | Australia, Olive business, Olive Oil News
Port Lincoln’s once thriving olive industry is on the brink of collapsing as imported oils make it hard to compete. At the peak of its success in the early 2000s, the Eyre Peninsula olive industry had more than 30 different producers catering for local and...
May 8, 2015 | Australia, Labelling, Olive business, Olive Oil News
New country of origin food labels might not be fully rolled out until 2017, despite the Federal Government calling the overhaul “urgent” earlier this year. A hepatitis A outbreak, linked to frozen berries imported from China, prompted the change....
May 8, 2015 | Australia, Olive Oil News, Table Olive News
Olive growers in the Canberra region are picking early with a higher than expected harvest. The excellent conditions are likely to make for superior table fruit and greater numbers for processing into oil. However, with the fruit ripening early, winds that hit the...
May 8, 2015 | Australia, Competitions, EVOO, Olive Oil Shows
Entries are now open for the 2015 Royal Melbourne Fine Food Awards (RMFFA) Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Flavoured Oil competition. EVOO categories include micro-volume (50-199L), small volume (200-4999L) , single estate (min 200L) and commercial (min 5000L), along with...
Apr 29, 2015 | Australia, Olive business, Services, Surveys
Thanks to all the small-batch processors who have contacted us with their details; they’re now on our register, which we reference to connect processors with people wanting to utilize their services. The FOE and Olivegrower team regularly have enquiries from people...
Apr 29, 2015 | Australia, Olive Oil News, Seminars/Conference
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 we thought we could do well, but we probably didn’t imagine we’d do this well.”...
