Apr 21, 2015 | International News/Trends, Olive business, Olive Oil News
Although olive oil is thousands of years old, it’s only recently that it’s come to be considered a gourmet product. The varieties of this essential element of Mediterranean cuisine are constantly increasing. The type of olive, the climate of the place that...
Apr 21, 2015 | Australia, Olive business, Olive Oil News
Australian olive growers are on track to produce 20 million litres of olive oil this year, up on the 14 million litres produced in 2014. Harvest has started in southern New South Wales, with Victoria and South Australia to ramp up in the coming weeks. Most of the...
Apr 21, 2015 | Diet/Food, International News/Trends, Olive Oil News, Olives and Health
In media reports of the widely publicized launch of McDonald’s new “artisan grilled chicken” sandwich in the US, the new recipe is said to be made of “100% real chicken breast” and cooked in a blend of olive oil and canola oil.
Apr 10, 2015 | Olive Oil News
An olive grower on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast has just finished her harvest, and all of the produce is destined to become olive oil. The crop was picked entirely by hand over a six-week period on Alexina Johnson’s farm, in the Obi Obi Valley. Ms Johnson...
Apr 10, 2015 | International News/Trends, Olive business, Olive Oil News
Malaga’s olive oil is in such demand that it is now being exported to shores as far-flung as China. Montexaquez Oliva, a family company founded in Montejaque in the Serrania de Ronda three years ago is also marketing its liquid gold in India, Bahrain and...
Apr 10, 2015 | EVOO, Olive Oil News, Olive Oil Shows, Table Olive News
The key dates for the AOA’s 2015 EVOO and Table Olive Competitions have been announced as follows: EVOO entries close on Friday, 21 August, with judging being carried out on Friday and Saturday, 4-5 September in Adelaide. Preliminary results will be uploaded to the...
