Mar 27, 2015 | EVOO, NZ, Uncategorised
Olives NZ reports that the current European shortage of EVOO, due to bad weather and pest destruction of trees in Italy, has already seen increased interest in NZ EVOO. A Japanese importer has contacted Olives New Zealand requiring 14,000+ litres of 2015 EVOO to...
Mar 6, 2015 | EVOO, International News/Trends, Research
I have been reporting for over a year now on the controversy regarding the implementation of EU labeling regulation 432/2012 in Greece. It has been a Herculean task attempting to unravel this Gordian knot of misinformation and scientific obfuscation.
Mar 6, 2015 | EVOO, International News/Trends
It’s about as far from the Mediterranean as you can get, but experiments in producing quality olive oil from cooler weather olive tree varieties are showing promise in western Oregon, USA, where David and Carmen Lawrence have evaluated dozens of cultivars over the...
Feb 6, 2015 | EVOO, International News/Trends
The 9th Spanish Virgin Olive Oil Conference, organised by magazine Alcuza at the restaurant Pedro Larumbe, in Madrid, involved an afternoon session focused on cooking with olive oil. Three great chefs of Spanish cuisine, Pedro Larumbe, Firo Vázquez de Parga and Sacha...
Jan 23, 2015 | EVOO, International News/Trends, Olive business, Seminars/Conference
As a producer, Iran is more known for its elegant carpets than for its olive oil. But there could be a turning point for the Iranian olive and olive oil sector, as several key events are planned for the next few weeks.
Jan 23, 2015 | EVOO, International News/Trends, Olive business, Olive Oil News
Two class action suits, Koller et al v. Deoleo USA, Inc. and Med Foods, Inc. (‘Koller’) and Kumar et al v. Salov et al (‘Kumar’) were filed last year in the United States District Court, Northern District of California, against companies that together represent a...
