Nov 10, 2017 | Diet/Food, Olives and Health
Last week’s Time magazine had an interesting article on how teams of experts at the world’s leading tech companies … are working feverishly to improve and humanize their respective “virtual butlers” – those voices from the cyber sphere that respond to your queries....
Oct 27, 2017 | Australia, Diet/Food, EVOO
Australians love their olive oil — we went through 40,000 tonnes of the green, yellowy liquid last year. It is a staple in kitchens around the country, but do we really know what quality olive oil tastes like? Victorian olive grower Peter Eicher thinks Australians...
Oct 27, 2017 | Australia, Diet/Food
Nutrition Week kicked off in Australia yesterday and this year’s theme is Try for 5, a friendly reminder to get in those five serves of veggies every day. Eating enough vegetables is one thing, but there’s no doubt everyone wants to make sure they’re...
Oct 27, 2017 | Diet/Food, International News/Trends
05-Oct-2017 By Katy Askew A “large proportion” of European shoppers are buying “healthy”, organic, vegetarian and free-from foods, new research from IRI reveals. Organic EVOO fits all of those categories: let’s hope the trend is reflected in Australia and NZ...
Oct 27, 2017 | Diet/Food, International News/Trends, Olives and Health
09-Oct-2017 By Niamh Michail Manufacturers prefer mono-unsaturated vegetable oils for frying potatoes – but which ones are best at preserving potato nutrients and keeping acrylamide to a minimum? Interesting stuff – especially the finding that EVOO enriched the...
Oct 27, 2017 | Diet/Food, Marketing
Only 20 years ago butter was the public villain – contributing to raised cholesterol levels and public concern over an increased risk of heart disease. Now this public perception seems to have been reversed, and reality cooking shows seem to use butter in every...
