Archive for December, 2006

29 Dec

Huile d’olive Ouverture et mode de gestion de contingents tarifaires

Le règlement (CE) N° 1918/2006 de la Commission Européenne du 20 décembre 2006 portant ouverture et mode de gestion de contingents tarifaires en ce qui concerne l’huile d’olive originaire de Tunisie, entrera en vigueur à partir du 1 er janvier 2007.

28 Dec

Study looks at anti-cancer properties of olive oil

A study published in the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) Journal examined how olive oil may account for the significant difference in cancer rates between Northern and Southern Europeans. The researchers looked at urine samples from volunteers from Denmark, Finland, Germany, Italy, and Spain, who consumed 25 milliliters of olive oil every […]

28 Dec

Küçükbay group will grow with olive oil

Küçükbay Yağ ve Deterjan Sanayi A.Ş., accounting for 15 percent of the olive oil market and recording a turnover of $140 million at the end of 2006, intends to expand by 25 percent in 2007 and introduce itself to rest of the world with its own brand of olive oil. Küçükbay Chairman Ahmet Küçükbay said […]

28 Dec

Want to know the difference between green and black olives?

Aside from taste and color, they are from the same tree. The only difference is the ripeness — green are picked when they are immature, and black olives stay on longer. Unopened cans of olives have a shelf life of three to four years if stored on your pantry shelf. Once a can has been […]

28 Dec

Tangy Olives Spread Goes Nicely With Sparkling Wine

by Andrea Clurfeld, Can you believe the amazing selection of olives we enjoy today at both area specialty markets and better supermarkets? It’s a brave new olive world in our area. I was at Dearborn Farms in Holmdel the other day and I couldn’t resist buying pounds and pounds of Greek, Italian and French olives […]