Jan 8, 2015 | EVOO, Olive business, Services
The FOE and Olivegrower team regularly have enquiries from people looking for small-batch processors: it’s not uncommon for ‘home’ olive growers to want to produce their own oil, and weather-induced small grove crops are also an increasingly common occurrence. So...
Jan 8, 2015 | EVOO, Olive Oil Shows
Entries for the autumn classes of the Royal Melbourne Fine Food Awards (RMFFA) are now open to producers nationally. The bi-annual awards, conducted by the Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria, recognise excellence and promote specialty, artisanal and boutique fine...
Dec 23, 2014 | EVOO, International News/Trends, Olive business, Olive Oil News
Weather plays an important role in the success of growing olive trees. Parts of Europe, known for producing much of the world’s olive oil, have experienced weather that has dropped production of the popular cooking oil. Higher than average rainfall and an...
Dec 23, 2014 | EVOO, International News/Trends, Olive business, Olive Oil News, Research
The International Olive Council (IOC), GEA Westfalia Separator Ibérica and the Spanish Association of Municipalities of Olivo (AEMO) presented preliminary results of an international study to analyze the cost of producing one kilogram of olive oil.
Dec 23, 2014 | EVOO, International News/Trends, Olive business, Olive Oil News
The boss of Sicilian Mafia group Cosa Nostra, Matteo Messina Denaro, has been dedicating his time to olive oil production, apparently producing extra virgin olive oil in a corrupt business that goes by the name “Fontane D’Oro” of Trapani, Sicily, Italian police...
Dec 23, 2014 | EVOO, International News/Trends, Olive business, Olive Oil News
Reading the labels of their wine and olive oil bottles, one might think Planeta is an invented brand name referring to the universe of estates and products the Sicilian company has been running and creating over the last 20 years. Instead, this is the real surname of...
