Oct 10, 2016 | International News/Trends
I read online – so it must be true, right? – that country western singer Billy Currington drinks a shot of virgin olive oil before his concerts to lubricate his vocal cords. Makes sense to me – until you take a look at the anatomy of vocal...
Oct 10, 2016 | International News/Trends, Olive Oil News
Spanish law prohibits the reduction of the sales price of an article to lower than its cost at the origin. For example, if bottled water is purchased at 50 cents per unit from a supplier, it may not be sold to the public at 45 cents. Although there are some exceptions...
Oct 10, 2016 | International News/Trends, Olive Oil News
Spain-based olive oil producer Deoleo has made another two changes to its senior management, appointing a new CEO and creating the role of new executive chairman. Pierluigi Tosato joins Deoleo as CEO from Italy-based FMCG company The Bolton Group, where he was chief...
Oct 10, 2016 | International News/Trends, Olive Oil News
As Spanish hydroxytyrosol extract producer Genosa appoints Cambridge Commodities as its UK distributor, anecdotal evidence indicates that the interest in olive polyphenol extracts ignited five years ago by EFSA’s positive scientific opinion is far from waning.
Oct 10, 2016 | International News/Trends, Research, Technology/Science
The Mediterranean diet is well known for its variety of positive health benefits, many of those benefits attributed to the ample consumption of extra virgin olive oil (EVOO). Several studies have recognised the role EVOO plays in reducing oxidative stress, which is a...
Oct 10, 2016 | International News/Trends, Olive Oil News
The Italian Antitrust Authority has cleared Colavita Spa of an earlier charge of unfair business practices following a May 2015 report by the consumer magazine Il Test Salvagente. Italian Antitrust Authority Clears Colavita of Wrongdoing...
