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Exhibitors wanted for “Slow food” trade fair

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...

Shoppers urged to be wary of imported olive oil

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...

FGC: Not a fair go

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...

Cioloş unveils plan for ailing olive oil sector

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...

McLaren Vale cellar door product sought

Online store McLaren Vale Cellars are becoming a ‘one-stop shop’ for produce from the McLaren Vale region, and are looking for more products to list on their site. The website has been active for around two months and is quickly rising in website rankings: current...

… and also from further afield

Wholesale trade enquiries are invited for unique Australian produce. All items must be *Australian made, *well presented, *not require refrigeration, *not found in a supermarket, *not derived from industrial scale production, *consumables packed and labelled according...