Mar 1, 2016 | NZ, Olive business
Stands are now available for the annual Food Writers NZ May Market Day, an opportunity to showcase products and meet food writers, bloggers and corporate members in an informal setting. Last year’s market was a huge success, with over 70 Food Writers members in...
Mar 1, 2016 | NZ, Olive business, Olive Oil News
The Olives NZ Executive has welcomed Niall Holland as the new Chair of the Canterbury Branch. With his wife Jan Whyte, Niall owns the award-winning 1000-tree Old French Road olive grove at Akaroa. Niall takes over from former Canterbury Chair Tony Millar, who has...
Mar 1, 2016 | Australia, NZ, Olive business, Services, Surveys
Harvest 2016 is getting closer … thanks to all the small-batch processors who have contacted us with their details; they’re now on our register, which we’re referencing already to connect processors with people wanting to utilise their services this year. The register...
Feb 16, 2016 | NZ, Seminars/Conference
Places are filling fast for Olives New Zealand’s info-packed two day processing seminar, “How Processing Practice Impacts on Quality (e.g. Gold medals) and Quantity”, a must-do event for any producer’s calendar. The intensive course is being held in Auckland on 7-8...
Feb 16, 2016 | Australia, Competitions, International News/Trends, NZ
Entries are now open for the fourth JOOP (Japan Olive Oil Prize) Contest, being held in Tokyo in June 2016. Organised by the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Japan (ICCJ), the contest aims to promote extra virgin olive oils of all origins in Japan through quality...
Feb 16, 2016 | Australia, Competitions, International News/Trends, NZ, Olive business
The ATHENA International Olive Oil Competition aims to highlight the significance of competing and winning in Greece, this age-old homeland of the olive and the birthplace of noble competition. Judged by international experts from across the globe, the competition...
