Jun 27, 2016 | NZ, Olive business, Olive Oil News
Wairarapa olive growers are worried waste water restrictions at the region’s largest olive press could nibble into their profits from this year’s bumper harvest. The Olive Press, one of the country’s biggest, moved last year from Masterton to new,...
Jun 27, 2016 | Australia, Competitions, Olive business
The key dates have been announced for the 2016 Australian National EVOO and Table Olives Competition, so lock them in to your calendar. Key dates: Entries opened on 10 June and close on 2 September, with judging on 10 September for table olives and 16-17 September for...
Jun 27, 2016 | Australia, General Olive News, Olive business, Olive Oil News
Rob McGavin has led Boundary Bend to win over increasingly educated Australian consumers. With his company’s expansion to the world’s largest market, the odds of finding award-winning Cobram Estate olive oils at a store near you are getting better every...
Jun 27, 2016 | Australia, General Olive News, Olive business, Olive Oil News
For the first time in eight years, Broken Hill’s olive grove sits unpicked. The former mine site is known for producing award-wining olive oil, but soaking rain in the region has had an adverse effect on the orchard. Gary Ferguson from Broken Hill Gourmet...
Jun 20, 2016 | Australia, International News/Trends, Marketing, Olive business, Olive Oil News
Rob McGavin has led Boundary Bend to win over increasingly educated Australian consumers. With his company’s expansion to the world’s largest market, the odds of finding award-winning Cobram Estate olive oils at a store near you are getting better...
Jun 20, 2016 | International News/Trends, Olive business, Olive Oil News
We have come to expect lies from celebrities, politicians, talking heads on TV. But our groceries? The idea is sad and scary — but true. Cold-pressed extra-virgin olive oil can be mostly canola. What you think is honey can be primarily high-fructose corn syrup. And...