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Olove natural olive snacks in stand-up foil bags are a healthy alternative to crisps that will be available in a similar range of flavours. The concept, developed over four years in Barcelona, won the Fresh Ideas award at the 2007 London IFE and is suitable for fine bars and pubs and healthy vending. Olove offers […]

By Carolyn O’Neil, If you enjoy a drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil on a crisp green salad or can’t wait to savor a salmon steak hot off the grill, then you are part of a happy and healthy nationwide nutrition trend. According to results of the 2007 Food & Health Survey recently released by the […]

By Martyn McLaughlin, It is revered by chefs as the finest olive oil money can buy, and now Britain’s consumers are choosing to drizzle with the extra virgin variety in record numbers. Sales of the oil reached an all-time high £71 million in the UK last year as Britons adopted a healthier Mediterranean diet. Despite […]

By Kerry Coleman, In 1820, a grove of olive trees was planted in Cranebrook by the wife of infamous convict Samuel Terry. Last week, Penrith council chopped down all of the nearly 200-year-old heritage-listed trees. Elderly Cranebrook resident Shirley Tesoriero was very fond of the trees that sat off Soling Crescent, near Boundary Road. “I’d […]

Here is a very complete article by Peggy Trowbridge Filippone, on Olives and Olive Oil which includes history, information on olive varieties, and usage tips. Part 1: The only difference between green olives and black olives is ripeness Long a symbol of peace, the olive branch brings us a marvelous, healthy fruit. Get up to […]