Jun 22, 2012 | Olive Oil News
Breda McCarthy from James Cook University is profiling buyers of organic food in Queensland to understand their motives, attitudes and shopping behaviour. The research should help producers, growers and retailers learn more about consumers’ interest in, and...
Jun 22, 2012 | Olive Oil News
There’s only a week left to enter our great 2012 Quality is Clear Cut Subscriber Competition, generously sponsored by Eclipse Enterprises Australia. Just tell us about how you prune your grove and you’ll be in the running to win one of three great prizes, each valued...
Jun 22, 2012 | Olive Oil News
The Italian Chamber of Commerce & Industry in Adelaide is inviting olive oil producers to join an Australian delegation of exhibitors at Salone del Gusto 2012, a biennial international trade fair focused on “slow food” products. Being held in Turin, Italy on...
Jun 22, 2012 | Olive Oil News
Hills consumers are being urged to vote with their hip pockets and discourage the influx of cheap olive oil imports by only buying local and certified extra virgin olive oil. Industry representatives say many imports are labelled incorrectly as extra virgin oil when...
Jun 22, 2012 | Olive Oil News
Katherine Rich, CEO, NZ Food & Grocery Council, examines a recent TV report. The olive oil producing countries of the Mediterranean guard their reputations very jealously; probably about as jealously as New Zealand guards its dairying reputation. To an olive oil...
Jun 22, 2012 | Olive Oil News
A new grade of olive oil is among changes that could spring from an action plan for Europe’s ailing olive oil sector. Also being discussed are measures to promote quality via better fraud detection and deterrence, such as stricter and more frequent testing; financial...
