Feb 2, 2017 | NZ, Olive business, Olive Oil News
A project aimed at increasing olive oil yields in New Zealand from the growth stage is progressing as planned, with organizers hoping to see an increased market share of Kiwi olive oil as a result of their efforts. New Zealand Program Aims for Higher...
Feb 2, 2017 | International News/Trends, Olive business, Olive Oil News
Bulk sales of olive oil from Spain to the US have skyrocketed, new figures show. In 2007, 16% of 113,000 tons of olive oil – mostly from Spain – arrived in bulk containers, but last year that figure had increased to more than 42% of 331,368 tons. The figures, released...
Jan 16, 2017 | International News/Trends, Marketing, Olive business
Import trends suggest a dramatic change in the ways olive oil reaches American end users and the successful transition by Spain and others toward marketing their national brands to foreign buyers. U.S. Olive Oil Imports Are Increasingly in Bulk...
Jan 16, 2017 | International News/Trends, Olive business, Olive Oil News
Millers in the rural town of Coudoux, France, are perpetuating the ancestral way of producing olive oil and are adamant about doing so in order to be able to offer a high-quality, traditional product. “Maturing” the fruit for four to five days breaks all our modern...
Jan 16, 2017 | General Olive News, International News/Trends, Olive business
Tunisia is expected to produce 100,000 tonnes of olive oil in the 2016/2017 season, more than 55% down on the national average of 180,000 tonnes, the Tunisian National Office for Olive Oil (ONH) said on Thursday.
Jan 16, 2017 | International News/Trends, Olive business, Olive Oil News
The world’s first gourmet theme park, “FICO Eataly World,” will open in Italy in September 2017. Eataly’s 20-acre Disneyland of Italian dining will sprawl across Bologna’s countryside aiming to attract six million Italian food lovers annually. Visitors to Eataly World...