In Puglia, Nearly Every Family Makes Its Own Olive Oil
A drive down the winding highways of Puglia, in the boot heel of Italy, passes through endless groves of olive trees. We zipped up and down the coast from one beautiful town to another, from Bari’s urban center to the rocky shores of Polignano a…
Is American Olive Oil About to Have Its Moment?
In 1976 the wine industry changed forever when a vintage from California was judged superior to its European counterparts. The same thing might be about to happen to olive oil. On a Sunday morning in Rome, a couple dozen locals gather in an orchard of…
US company acquires Turkish olive oil and seed firm
U.S. agricultural products trader Bunge has moved to increase its presence in Turkey with the acquisition of olive oil and seed oil producer Ana Gıda. Ana Gıda is the owner of Komili, the market leading olive oil brand in Turkey with a retail market share…
King’s Olive Oil named Small Business of Year
King’s Olive Oil of Gadsden on Friday was named Alabama Small Business of the Year in the 1-10 employee category during the annual Business Council of Alabama and Chamber of Commerce Association of Alabama meeting in Birmingham. King’s, located at 618 Broad St,, was chosen…
What Does Extra Virgin Olive Oil Do to Our Arteries?
The relative paralysis of our arteries for hours after eating fast food and cheesecake may also occur after consuming olive oil. Olive oil was found to have the same impairment to endothelial function as high-fat foods like sausage and egg breakfast sandwiches. (See my video…
Oliduero To Increase Olive Oil Production By 75%
Spanish company Oliduero is expecting to produce 70,000 half litre bottles of premium extra virgin olive oil this year, increasing production volumes by 75% compared to 2015. As reported by interempresas.net, the company has over 100 hectares of traditional olive tree plantations plus 12 hectares of organic olive trees….
Top Shopping Tips for Buying the Best-Quality Olive Oil
The more scientists discover the health benefits of olive oil, the more brands of olive oil one finds on supermarket shelves. With the wide array of attractive bottles and labels and many claiming to be 100 percent pure, it is easy for the consumer to…
Italian olive oil brands integrate NFC for authentication and engagement
Italian olive oil brands Buonamici, La Ranocchiaia, SPO and Il Cavallino are integrating NFC tags into their product lines to enable authentication and enhance consumer engagement, by delivering product information and other relevant content to customers’ smartphones. The platform will be enabled through iOlive’s mobile…
From Golan Heights, Olive Farmer Sees New Markets for His Skincare Line
Barely 25 km from Israel’s frontier with Syria — a country whose very name today evokes suffering and bloodshed — businessman Avner Talmon maneuvers his Polaris Ranger 4×4 along a dirt road overlooking the Golan Heights. Despite the civil war raging on the other side…
Olive Oil from the Island of Šolta Now EU Protected
One more Croatian food product has been given geographical origin protection status from the European Union… The European Commission has approved the registration of another product name from Croatia as Protected Geographical Indications (PGI) and Protected Designations of Origin (PDO) – Šoltansko maslinovo ulje (Olive…
