Feb 2, 2017 | International News/Trends, Olive business, Olive Oil News
Bulk sales of olive oil from Spain to the US have skyrocketed, new figures show. In 2007, 16% of 113,000 tons of olive oil – mostly from Spain – arrived in bulk containers, but last year that figure had increased to more than 42% of 331,368 tons. The figures, released...
Jan 16, 2017 | Environment, International News/Trends, Olive Oil News
A growing awareness of the environmental impact of food production and a desire to shop sustainably will heavily influence how consumers plan, shop for and prepare meals in the coming year, predicts a leading food influencer and national retailer.
Jan 16, 2017 | International News/Trends, Olive business, Olive Oil News
Millers in the rural town of Coudoux, France, are perpetuating the ancestral way of producing olive oil and are adamant about doing so in order to be able to offer a high-quality, traditional product. “Maturing” the fruit for four to five days breaks all our modern...
Jan 16, 2017 | International News/Trends, Olive business, Olive Oil News
The world’s first gourmet theme park, “FICO Eataly World,” will open in Italy in September 2017. Eataly’s 20-acre Disneyland of Italian dining will sprawl across Bologna’s countryside aiming to attract six million Italian food lovers annually. Visitors to Eataly World...
Jan 16, 2017 | General Olive News, International News/Trends, Olive business, Olive Oil News
The International Olive Council (IOC) initiated its new International Agreement on Olive Oil and Table Olives — the sixth such agreement drafted by the organization. Approved by the United Nations at its Conference on Trade and Development in 2015, the agreement that...
Dec 23, 2016 | International News/Trends, Olive Oil News
The International Olive Council has accredited Eurofins CAL for the chemical analysis of olive oil, the first independent US lab to achieve the designation. U.S. Lab Gets IOC Nod for Olive Oil Chemistry Testing...
