Apr 23, 2014 | International News/Trends, Olive Oil News
Details of Italy’s olive oil stocks at the start of the current season can’t be released because the “commercially sensitive information” could disturb the market, the European Commission has told Olive Oil Times. The Commission’s transparency unit was responding to a...
Apr 23, 2014 | International News/Trends, Olive Oil News, Research
Following the high-level talks on the first day of the NYIOOC, several notable speakers captured the attention of attendees on the second day of presentations with engaging discourse on distribution and importing. Audience members including olive oil producers,...
Apr 23, 2014 | International News/Trends, Olive Oil News, Olives and Health
Consumers should be encouraged to consume more plant-based food to improve their nutritional health and relieve rising global demand for meat protein, which is pushing up the price of imports, a leading nutritionist has advised.
Apr 23, 2014 | International News/Trends, Olive Oil News
This week the California Department of Food and Agriculture announced the election of the board of directors for a new state commission established to coordinate the California’s olive oil industry’s efforts to strengthen its competitiveness. The election...
Apr 23, 2014 | International News/Trends, Olive Oil News
A new olive oil commission in California will regulate standards and grades for product produced in the state. Mislabeling of olive oil has stirred controversy, as importers of lower-quality oils have been accused of marketing them as the highest “extra...
Apr 23, 2014 | International News/Trends, Olive Oil News
The politically-charged takeover battle for Deoleo has ended, with the purchase of the company by a UK-based private equity firm. Concluding a months-long bidding war, Deoleo’s majority shareholders – a group of four Spanish banks – have agreed to sell 29.99% of the...
