Apr 20, 2017 | Australia, Awards, Competitions, Events, Marketing, Olive business
The national Food & Beverage Industry Awards reward best-practice and innovation in food and beverage manufacturing, large and small. A new category for 2017, Paddock to Plate, celebrates companies sourcing product direct from the producer and maintaining...
Apr 20, 2017 | Australia, Awards, EVOO, Olive Oil News
Olive oil producer Boundary Bend’s flagship retail brand, Cobram Estate, has won the Royal Agriculture Society of NSW President’s Medal. Finalists for the award were judged on their production techniques and community engagement strategy.
Apr 20, 2017 | Australia, Olive Oil News
With its share price doubling in less than a year, the country’s largest olive oil producer and processor, Boundary Bend, is looking to “go for growth” with a large fund raising which could see it boost volumes significantly over the next few...
Apr 12, 2017 | Australia, Environment, Labelling, Olive business, Olive Oil News
Australians have overwhelmingly agreed that palm oil should be labelled on food products and want their government to mandate it, according to a Galaxy News poll. Public support has increased in past year, with 90% of Australians wanting mandatory labelling and nearly...
Apr 12, 2017 | Australia, General Olive News, Olive business
There are upsides and downsides for the South Burnett’s primary producers from ex-tropical cyclone Debbie. Clovely Estate’s Moffat- dale Olive Grove has just started their harvest for this year and Olive Grove manager Aaron Stefan said the rain was good,...
Apr 12, 2017 | Australia, General Olive News, Olive business, Services
Local farm Yirri Grove will open its olive press this Easter for a workshop on how to make your own olive oil. Yirri Grove owner Anne O’Neill said she started the workshop after receiving interest from people who had their own olive trees at home. Another example of...