Sep 22, 2015 | International News/Trends, Olive business, Olive Oil News
It’s a startling statistic. In just eight years since Gregg Kelley took over as CEO at California Olive Ranch (COR), the company’s revenues have rocketed from $2 million to an anticipated $80 million by the end of 2015. “When I started,” he told Forbes magazine...
Sep 22, 2015 | International News/Trends, Olive business, Olive Oil News
Olive Council (IOC) predicts olive oil production for this harvest season will be somewhere between the last one (the worst in nearly twenty years), and the one before that (the best of all time). If it seems the Madrid-based intergovernmental organisation is not...
Sep 22, 2015 | International News/Trends, Olive business, Olive Oil News
Olive oil tourism in California is growing. The state produces 99% of the extra-virgin olive oil in the United States and 4% globally, according to the California Olive Oil Council, a trade association. Many artisan labels are within a few hours’ drive of San...
Sep 22, 2015 | International News/Trends, Labelling, Olive business
An Italian bill will require companies to say where a product was produced and packaged, meaning greater transparency for consumers, says government – but industry has slammed it as backdoor protectionism that violates EU law.
Sep 22, 2015 | Australia, Courses/Education, Olive business, Seminars/Conference
Do you want to improve your ability as an olive oil taster? This unique workshop will help you appreciate the flavours of olive oil, both positive and negative, and practice your tasting skills. Taste this year’s award-winning oils from national competitions....
Sep 11, 2015 | International News/Trends, Olive business
Stratis Camatsos is not afraid to swim against the tide. Born in Mississippi to Greek parents, he told Olive Oil Times that he moved to Greece with his family when he was twelve, headed to the UK and the USA to complete his education, worked as an attorney in the US...