Feb 23, 2017 | Competitions, International News/Trends, Olive Oil News
Olive Japan 2017, Asia’s largest olive oil competition, is now open for registrations to its 2017. Held in Tokyo, Japan, judging will take place from April 19-21, with winners announced on April 24. Deadline for entry registration is April 12, 2017. The registration...
Feb 16, 2017 | Diet/Food, International News/Trends
A traditional Mediterranean diet with added olive oil may be tied to a lower risk of heart disease at least in part because it helps maintain healthy blood flow and clear debris from arteries, a Spanish study suggests.
Feb 16, 2017 | Environment, International News/Trends, Olive business
The olive oil shortage is coming, says Walter Zanre, boss of Filippo Berio UK, the nation’s best-selling olive oil brand, and it will be much worse than anyone realises. “Look at these numbers,” he says, spreading out sheets of data on olive harvests around the world....
Feb 16, 2017 | International News/Trends, Olive business
An increasing appetite for olive oil is spearheading strong demand for edible oils across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), putting the sector on track to record a 5.3 per cent compound annual growth rate by 2021, far outstripping the forecasted 3.8 per cent...
Feb 16, 2017 | Courses/Education, International News/Trends
The International Culinary Center and the Olive Oil Times Education Lab announced they have conferred their Olive Oil Sommelier Certification to 26 candidates who successfully completed the week-long program in New York Friday. 26 Earn Olive Oil Sommelier...
Feb 16, 2017 | International News/Trends, Marketing, Olive business
Sticking to the truth and not shying away from comment are sound strategies when an unexpected crisis like a product recall arises, writes director of Ingredient Communications’ Richard Clarke.
