Feb 6, 2015 | International News/Trends, Olive Oil News
After months in which olive oil bottlers and their acolytes have struggled to explain that the farm or “hand-made” olive oil (olio di oliva artigianale) is only an invention, they decided a change in strategy. If you cannot beat them, join them … the saying...
Jan 23, 2015 | EVOO, International News/Trends, Olive business, Olive Oil News
Two class action suits, Koller et al v. Deoleo USA, Inc. and Med Foods, Inc. (‘Koller’) and Kumar et al v. Salov et al (‘Kumar’) were filed last year in the United States District Court, Northern District of California, against companies that together represent a...
Jan 23, 2015 | EVOO, International News/Trends, Olive business, Olive Oil News, Surveys
Americans are not the only consumers who dislike the bitterness of high quality extra virgin olive oil. Visitors at Gourmesse, a popular trade fair in Zurich, who evaluated 140 samples, preferred EVOOs with a ripe, fruity, and sweet taste over those which were more...
Jan 23, 2015 | International News/Trends, Olive business, Olive Oil News, Table Olive News
A virulent pathogen that starves olive trees poses a serious threat to EU olive production, experts have warned. “Major consequences”, such as reduced yields and costly control measures, would be the outcome if it spreads to other olive producing regions....
Jan 23, 2015 | Olive Oil News, Other
Olive tree cuttings from the Garden of Gethsemane in Jerusalem, where Jesus spent the night ahead of his crucifixion, are thriving in a tiny rural community in southern New South Wales. When Jim Speer returned from serving as a digger in the Middle East, he brought...
Jan 23, 2015 | EVOO, International News/Trends, Olive business, Olive Oil News
California Olive Ranch, the largest producer of extra virgin olive oil in the United States announces its acquisition of Lucini Italia, a leading producer and importer of premium Italian extra virgin olive oils. In the equity transaction seller Molinos USA retains a...
