OILOVE PRESS RELEASE DECEMBER 2020
The Armyros family has been producing olive oils through many generations and, like most Greek families, they were collecting olives and keeping only the amount of oil needed for self consumption, selling the rest to olive press factories. But when Spyros Armyros inherited these farms…
OLIVIADA – PREMIUM KALAMATA OLIVE OIL
Oliviada is a Greek family-run farm with a tradition in this field for several generations. A grandson Vangelis had this passion for olive tree growing, carried on family activities and created an Oliviada olive oil brand several years ago. Oliviada is all about quality and…
HELEXO OLIVE
Greek pitted olives Helexo after a successful course in the field of Greek wine, beer, and spirits, extends to the field of food. We present a new and modern product line with Greek pitted olives consisting of: Green olives marinated with extra virgin olive oil,…
Ladera and Extra Virgin Olive Oil, tradition and Greek Mediterranean diet.
By: Irini Kokolaki, Expert of virgin olive oil tasting On the occasion of summer and the variety of vegetables it offers us, this article is dedicated to the Greek Mediterranean diet, which is rich in vegetables and raw materials from the Greek land. The dishes…
Hot salad with potatoes, artichokes and savory greens
Portions: 4 Execution time: 30 minutes Cooking time: 20 minutes Pot : 26 cm When Mrs.Valia Kelidou called me about the olive oil that her family produces in their KYKLOPAS olive mill in Alexandroupolis Greece, I noticed that when she was speaking …
Anatolia’s oldest known olive oil press found in Antalya
The oldest olive oil press in Anatolia has been discovered in the ancient city of Lyrboton Kome in Antalya, but archaeologists have expressed special excitement at revelations that many of the olive oil facilities and the town itself was founded by a woman. “We are…
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…
Are Olive Seeds the Next Superfood?
Spanish olive company Grupo Olayo is pioneering new uses for previously discarded olive byproducts by extracting seeds from olive pits using special optical sorting technology, for possible pharmaceutical, food and cosmetic applications. The company, based in Spain’s Jaèn region, was founded just five years ago…
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…
