Jun 28, 2017 | Australia, General Olive News, Marketing, Olive business
Geelong businesses are being encouraged to tap into burgeoning international markets by one of the nation’s top olive oil entrepreneurs. Boundary Bend chief executive Rob McGavin was one of eight guest lecturers at Deakin’s Our Futures series and discussed how his...
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 | 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...
May 31, 2017 | Australia, Competitions, Events, Marketing, Olive business
Entries are now open for the spring season of the 2017 Sydney Royal Fine Food Show, which includes the Olive Oil categories. Sydney Royal medals provide both peer recognition and substantial marketing benefits, with the accolades recognised by consumers and...
May 26, 2017 | International News/Trends, Labelling, Marketing, Olive Oil News
The Co-op has been mocked for a “meaningless” label on its bottles of own-brand olive oil, which has gone viral online. The label contains just 31 words but devotes 11 of them either to “oil” or “olive”. The resulting gibberish has been condemned by plain English...
May 26, 2017 | International News/Trends, Marketing, Olive business, Olives and Health
An Apulian startup, Olivhealth, developed a single-dose package containing extra virgin olive oil from organic secular olive trees for sportspeople, pregnant women, and children. Apulian Startup Promotes Secular Olive Trees in Single Doses...