Oct 18, 2013 | International News/Trends, Olive Oil News
U of A students will soon be picking the olive trees on campus, to make olive oil. It is all part of a campus sustainability project. The olive trees on the campus can make a mess, but thanks to a grant from the U of A Green Fund, students hope to harvest the olives...
Oct 18, 2013 | International News/Trends, Olive Oil News
Agri-Vie, a private equity fund that invests in agribusiness companies in sub-Saharan Africa, believes demand for table olives is set to grow across the continent. Agri-Vie, headquartered in South Africa, recently announced it has bought a 63% stake in South...
Oct 18, 2013 | International News/Trends, Olive Oil News
Growers’ claims that abusive behavior in the olive oil sector is driving down ex-mill prices may be investigated by Catalonia’s competition watchdog. According to Catalan farmer group Unió de Pagesos, the Catalan Competition Authority (ACCO) agreed in Barcelona on...
Oct 18, 2013 | International News/Trends, Olive Oil News
On September 19 the European Parliament in Brussels hosted an event titled “towards a better understanding of the consumption of olive oil.” It was inspired by Copa Cogeca, the EU agricultural union representing over 13 million European farmers and 38,000...
Oct 18, 2013 | International News/Trends, Olive Oil News
Prosecutors and health officials raided a Changhua County cooking oil maker Wednesday based on tips that the company’s olive oil products are not as pure as it claims. Authorities seized 2,490 litres of olive oil along with raw materials and accounting books...
Oct 18, 2013 | International News/Trends, Olive Oil News, Research
Time, patience and a lot of money. Those are the things an olive oil producer needs to grow a brand in the world’s biggest market, according to the category manager for one of the largest national distributors.