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THIS country’s finest olive oil comes from Franschhoek in the Boland. Waterfall River Farm beat twenty contenders in the Extra Virgin Olive Oil Competition with an oil made from its maiden vintage. The results of the first SA Olive Awards were announced last month at Laborie in Paarl. Winners were awarded in three categories: Extra […]

Characteristics vary with different blends and methods of preparation, giving a variety of flavors and colors. By Marlene Parrish, Extra-virgin olive oils can be confusing and good oil isn’t cheap, and instead of finishing a bottle at a sitting as you would a bottle of wine, a bottle of extra-virgin olive oil might stay in […]

Dans le cadre de sa politique de qualité des huiles d’olives, l’Office National de l’Huile a mis au point une stratégie nationale visant la modernisation du secteur. L’accent est mis sur les méthodes d’amélioration de la qualité dans toutes les étapes de la chaîne de production, de transformation, de conditionnement et de commercialisation en commençant […]

Food containing olive oil can carry labels saying it may reduce the risk of coronary heart disease, the government says, citing limited evidence from a dozen scientific studies about the benefits of monounsaturated fats. As long as people don`t increase the number of calories they consume daily, the Food and Drug Administration confirmed a reduction […]

By Jane Bradley, A FORMER fund manager who set up her olive oil distribution business as a sideline while taking time off work to look after her baby son has seen business more than treble in a year. Spanish-born Maria Cumming Panadero launched El Olivo two years ago to keep in touch with her homeland […]