Dec 11, 2014 | International News/Trends, Olive business, Olive Oil News, Research
The leading Nordic fuel cell technology company PowerCell has announced a technology developing project to convert toxic waste from olive oil production into electricity.
Dec 11, 2014 | International News/Trends, NZ, Olive business, Olives and Health, Research
Auckland-based European food importing business William Aitken & Co is delighted a publication authored by several senior international medical figures in the latest prestigious Postgraduate Medical Journal encourages people to focus on eating healthy whole foods...
Nov 28, 2014 | Olive business, Research
Food businesses need to tap into neuroscience and understand how consumers make fast and unconscious decisions, if they are to improve their sales, says a marketing expert. This is a fascinating topic, which we looked at in depth in the June 2014 edition of...
Nov 14, 2014 | NZ, Research
The 2014 Grove Census, conducted by Olives New Zealand, is being sent out to participants in November. Of particular interest will be 2014 harvest crop and yield figures, as these will provide data for the Focus Grove Project. The information will also allow for...
Sep 22, 2014 | International News/Trends, Olives and Health, Research
Food historians like to say that if you follow the food, you will discover the history of the world. Indeed, wars have been fought over salt, herring and spices. Now California has incited an international skirmish over how the state’s olive oil industry would prefer...
Sep 22, 2014 | International News/Trends, Research
A research project at the University of Louisiana at Monroe looking at the natural compounds of olive oil has made remarkable progress in the field of cancer research. Under the direction of professor of pharmacy Khalid El Sayed, Katherine Gary, a fourth-year student,...