Jun 8, 2017 | Events, International News/Trends, Marketing, Olive business
It’s a new month and another reason to celebrate one of the world’s oldest fruits…known as the olive. Every year on June 1st, America celebrates National Olive Day. We need to do this in Australia and New Zealand!
Jun 8, 2017 | Diet/Food, International News/Trends, Olives and Health
It’s time to move beyond the single nutrient model that looks only at individual fat, sugar or protein content, say scientists. Foods are eaten whole and so their effect on health must also be considered in a more holistic manner. There’s a lot of relevance...
Jun 8, 2017 | Environment, General Olive News, International News/Trends, Marketing, Olive business, Technology/Science
This week a cosmetic company, Oliveda, announced their purchase of 800,000 square meters of land housing around 11,000 mature olive trees, boosting the company’s existing portfolio of 10 million square feet of trees. The company, which produces olive-based skin care...
Jun 8, 2017 | Diet/Food, International News/Trends, Olives and Health
The action of trans-fatty acids may be more damaging to cells than previously thought, as a study reveals the mechanism by which cell death occurs faster, leading to atherosclerosis, heart attacks and strokes. Read this and pass it on … the words ‘cell death’ are...
Jun 8, 2017 | General Olive News, International News/Trends, Olive business, Olive Oil News
After 16 years, a Norfolk tree surgeon’s labour of love has finally come to fruition as the first bottles of his Greek-grown olive oil are imported into his home county.
Jun 8, 2017 | International News/Trends, Labelling, Olive business
Will the July 2018 deadline for compliance with the new Nutrition Facts panel stand? Will federal GMO labeling regulations stop GMO-related lawsuits? And will the FDA nail down ‘natural’ anytime soon? FoodNavigator-USA headed to the American Conference Institute (ACI)...
