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New Zealand medicinal honey company Comvita has today completed its acquisition of Olive Products Australia (OPA). OPA is a complementary medicine grower, manufacturer, wholesaler and retailer in Queensland. It has developed a system to grow and extract the active compounds from olive tree leaves for use in human and therapeutic products. Neil Craig, chairman of […]

Article by Tara Parker-Pope, Photo by Peter DaSilva, Cooking oil is one of the most common ingredients in any household cupboard. But how much do you really know about it? I found a great primer on the subject in, surprisingly, the latest “Supermarket Smarts” column of Diabetes Self-Management magazine. Registered dietitian Lea Ann Holzmeister of […]

After you’ve enjoyed a tangy olive, don’t throw away the pit – it could soon be providing a clean, green answer to heat and electricity production, thanks to technology developed by Israeli start-up Genova, now setting up its first pilot plant. The company, which was founded in September 2004, is headquartered in the northern town […]

The Federal Government has planned to enhance olive oil production and processing areas in 12 district of Balochistan to bring 6000 acres of land for the cultivation of olive orchard. According to the ministry of food and agriculture sources during the five years, 675000 plants in these districts which are considered as low delta crop […]

Four Sisters is thrilled to announce that their first time entry took out the top Olives New Zealand award, “Best in show” for 2007. These awards were presented at the annual Olives New Zealand dinner held in Wellington on Saturday 22 September. 4 Sisters winning olive oil came from the Single Varietal Class and was […]