Aug 31, 2015 | Australia, International News/Trends, NZ
The 2015 Australian and New Zealand Olive Industry Directory (OID) celebrates 10 years in print for this “must have” industry information source. Publisher Ryan Media began compiling annual industry listings in 2006, when there were just 520 olivegrowers and olive...
Aug 31, 2015 | Australia, Olive business
Themed ‘Lore of the olive’, Olive Exposium 15 is a new industry event along the lines of the field days of old. Speakers including Lyndey Milan, Professor Paul Vossen, Robert Spooner-Hart and Richard Gawel will head the comprehensive program, which aims to help...
Aug 31, 2015 | Australia, Labelling, Olive business
The AOA has flagged a recent excellent article by popular TV chef Ed Halmagyi, which succinctly sums up what’s happening in the Australian Olive industry. Significantly, Halmagyi highlights the importance of the Australian Standard for olive oil being mandated...
Aug 31, 2015 | Australia, Competitions, EVOO
Mornington Peninsula producer Cape Schanck Olive Estate has wowed the judges at the 2015 Los Angeles International EVOO Competition, taking out four awards in the Southern Hemisphere judging. The only local producer to win at the show, Cape Schanck’s Coratina was...