Apr 12, 2017 | International News/Trends, Olive business, Olive Oil News
Deoleo, the Spain-based olive oil supplier, has set out a plan to reduce its share capital by at least EUR300m (US$320m) as it looks to improve its balance sheet after another year of losses. The Carbonell oil owner said the reduction would be between EUR300m and...
Apr 12, 2017 | International News/Trends, Olive business, Olive Oil News
Olive oil adulteration for the purpose of financial gain has become one of the biggest sources of agricultural fraud in the EU. While Europe is currently the world’s largest producer of olive oil, accounting for more than 70% of global production, non-EU countries are...
Apr 12, 2017 | Awards, Competitions, General Olive News, International News/Trends, Olive Oil News
The International Olive Council (IOC) announced today the winners of its annual Mario Solinas Quality Award. There were 149 entries, mostly from Spain (92) and Portugal (44). There were 5 entries from Italy, 2 from Greece, 2 from Tunisia, and 1 each from Croatia,...
Apr 12, 2017 | Australia, Environment, Labelling, Olive business, Olive Oil News
Australians have overwhelmingly agreed that palm oil should be labelled on food products and want their government to mandate it, according to a Galaxy News poll. Public support has increased in past year, with 90% of Australians wanting mandatory labelling and nearly...
Apr 12, 2017 | Australia, General Olive News, Olive business, Olive Oil News, Services
Dank Street Produce will be pressing olives straight from the family farm on April 7, 8 and 9. The olives have been harvested from the Fourth Village Estate at Pokolbin in the Hunter Valley and will go straight to the market floor to become olive oil. The freshly...
Apr 12, 2017 | International News/Trends, Marketing, Olive business, Olive Oil News
Lab tests have revealed that one-third of olive oils for sale in Canada do not meet quality standards, according to a report citing chemical analyses by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. One-Third of Olive Oils Sold in Canada Don’t Meet Quality Standards...
