Dec 23, 2016 | Courses/Education, International News/Trends
To improve the eating habits of Italian kids, sommelier Nicola Di Noia offers seminars for children on the secrets of extra virgin olive oil. Di Noia is obviously on the same wavelength as our own Kent Hallett, who runs the successful Young Judges Program across...
Nov 14, 2016 | International News/Trends, Marketing, Olive business
Imagine owning a small piece of Italy and opening your door to a delivery of fresh, artisanal olive oil. Nudo Adopt is an online retailer that offers consumers around the world the opportunity to adopt an olive tree in one of seven olive groves in the Italian...
Nov 14, 2016 | International News/Trends
The hesitancy of the foodborne pathogen testing industry to adopt Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) for DNA tests is a signal that the technology is immature and needs further refinement before it can become a standard tool, the authors of a recent paper argue.
Nov 14, 2016 | International News/Trends, Olive Oil News
Italian olive oil producers are turning to near-field communication (NFC) tags to allow customers to authenticate purchases.
Nov 14, 2016 | International News/Trends, Olive business
The US imported 306,844 tons of olive oil during the first 11 months of the 2015/2016 harvest season and, for the first time, more of it was from Spain than Italy. U.S. Olive Oil Imports on Record-Setting Pace...
Nov 14, 2016 | International News/Trends, Olive business
Lovers of Italian cold-pressed olive oil face hefty price rises after this autumn’s harvest tumbled by more than 30 per cent thanks to rain and bugs.
