Jun 7, 2016 | General Olive News, International News/Trends, Olive business
The olive oil sector was full of ups and downs during 2015. A price increase of 28% contrasted with a 29% drop in production, due to a harvest decimated by drought in Spain and diseases in Italy. According to the Spanish website revistaaral.com, a litre of olive oil...
Jun 7, 2016 | International News/Trends, Marketing, Olive business, Organic
US sales of organic food and drink surged 10.6% to $39.8bn in 2015, significantly ahead of the 3% growth in the overall food market, with some segments up more than 30% year-on-year, according to the Organic Trade Association (OTA).
Jun 7, 2016 | International News/Trends, Olive business, Olive Oil News
Your olive oil is possibly fake. As, perhaps, are your chocolates, sardines and alcohol. With Interpol recently announcing their largest ever seizures of fake food and the US government looking to clamp down on counterfeit olive oil, examples of food fraud are...
Jun 7, 2016 | International News/Trends, Olive business, Olive Oil News
Two years after a false advertising case was filed against Salov North America Corp and Italfoods Inc, the distributors of Filippo Berio Olive Oil, the case is nowhere nearing closure as the latest motion to support the class certification claim that the company...
Jun 7, 2016 | NZ, Olive business
Olives New Zealand has a special on membership given that the new financial year is underway – currently 25% off. There’s no better time to join for all the great membership benefits such as access to certification and use of the OliveMark quality guarantee. Details...
Jun 7, 2016 | NZ, Olive business, Services
Olives New Zealand 2016 Certification is now open and all members should have received the appropriate documentation. This is also available on the website here. ONZ EO Gayle Sheridan has fielded a number of queries regarding fees, and is pleased to confirm that they...
