Latest Industry News
New foodie trend: olive oil stores
You’ve been to ice cream shops that give you a taste sample to help you make up your mind. Now folks living in and around Decatur can enjoy a preview when they buy olive oil. Two olive oil tasting bars have opened – Splash of Olive in the Artisan building in downtown...
Olive tree’s cool-weather offshoot
February was one of the warmest on record in Oregon, appropriate for the end of an unseasonably dry, balmy winter. Everywhere the Willamette Valley farm crops have started to bud out, ready in the next couple of weeks to burst forth in the full regalia of spring....
Mediterranean diet could cut heart disease risk by nearly half
People following a Mediterranean-style diet could slash their risk of heart disease by up to 47%, according to a new ten-year study.
Savory flavors gain traction in nutrition bars
Savory flavors are gaining momentum in the traditionally sugar-saturated nutrition bar category with the entrance of two more companies. Thinking of heading into olive bar production, anyone? – Ed.
US program provides hand tools to olive oil producers in Lebanon
One thousand olive producers in Lebanon recently attended a mechanical harvesting workshop organized by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Participants included representatives from 18 partner co-operatives and 60 companies from across the country.