Oct 18, 2013 | International News/Trends, Olive Oil News, Research
Time, patience and a lot of money. Those are the things an olive oil producer needs to grow a brand in the world’s biggest market, according to the category manager for one of the largest national distributors.
Oct 4, 2013 | NZ, Olive Oil News, Research
The world’s first field trial of a genetically-modified olive fly could start in Catalonia next year if a British biotech firm wins approval from relevant authorities. Oxitec proposes to do the trial in collaboration with – and on land belonging to – the Catalan...
Oct 4, 2013 | International News/Trends, Olive Oil News, Research
The International Olive Council has praised the United States International Trade Commission (USITC) for the effort behind its report on competition in the global olive oil trade but laments that “opinions as opposed to facts” are at times conveyed in it. In its first...
Sep 25, 2013 | International News/Trends, Research
New figures show olive oil consumption is down in Cyprus due to the economic crisis hitting the country. According to a new study by the Greek Embassy in Cyprus, private consumption in Cyprus will fall by 15% by the end of the year. That’s as the disposable income of...
Aug 23, 2013 | International News/Trends, Research
Spain’s olive oil watchdog conducted 941 inspections and took 420 olive oil samples from among the country’s 1,744 active olive oil mills during the 2011/12 season. And in its latest annual report, the Olive Oil Agency (AAO) said its checks also included visits to...
Aug 23, 2013 | Olives and Health, Research
We know it’s important to check the ingredients on food products, but have you ever thought of checking your health and beauty products? I did recently and discovered a lot of unpronounceable words. But there’s one ingredient I would recognize for sure,...
