Dec 23, 2016 | Australia, Diet/Food, Olive business
Some members of the Australian olive industry have also received a mysterious package in their letterboxes, sent by AOA Head Judge Shane Cummins. That mysterious package is, in fact, samples for Part 1 of The Tastebook, a sensory training initiative in appreciating,...
Dec 23, 2016 | Australia, General Olive News, Olive business
The December edition of Olivegrower & Processor has already arrived in many subscribers’ letterboxes and if you haven’t got yours, it’ll be there soon. There’s plenty of great reading, with lots of industry news, practical advice and a celebratory round-up of...
Dec 23, 2016 | Australia, Olive business, Olive Oil News
For the past six years CEO Lisa Rowntree and office manager Leana Head have been the front line faces of the Australian Olive Association (AOA), running a tight ship from the organisation’s Coonalpyn office in SA. It’ll be sad news for many, therefore, that they are...
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, 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.
