Archive for November, 2007

07 Nov

Special bottling for Turkish olive oil

By Vahap Munyar, Recent days have witnessed a debate between Turkish olive oil exporters and non-refined olive oil producers regarding imports. Non-refined oil producers oppose the exporters, who want to import cheap Spanish olive oil and export it under their own brand names. Turkish Exporters’ Assembly (TİM) President Oğuz Satıcı tried to reconcile the two […]

06 Nov

Passion for olives reaps success

When Prue and Grahame Taylor were searching for a retirement hobby 12 years ago, they found their answer in olives. By Melanie Allan, The pair sold their successful textiles importing business in 1997 and threw themselves into their next venture. The idea of planting olive trees on their four hectare plot on Waiheke Island stemmed […]

06 Nov

Amrutanjan to add olive oil to portfolio

Over-the-counter (OTC) healthcare products manufacturer Amrutanjan Ltd has outlined plans to acquire a few brands over the next one year, to facilitate vertical growth in the pain management category of the healthcare segment. The company has strong product dependency, with around 80 per cent of Amrutanjan’s revenues accrue from the sale of its standard yellow […]

06 Nov

Victorian olive oil company makes splash

By Britt Smith, A VICTORIAN olive oil company with a Lara estate has won the gong for best exporter at the NAB Agribusiness Awards for Excellence. Boundary Bend Limited trumped four other finalists, dominating across all categories including quality of marketing plan, product development and profitable entry into a new market. Boundary Bend’s chairman Rob […]

06 Nov

Olea Capital: 1,8 milliard dirham pour la production d’huile d’olive

Lancé conjointement par Société générale Asset Management (France) et le Crédit Agricole du Maroc, le Fonds Olea Capital se donne pour objectif de structurer, financer et gérer le développement d’une filière agro-industrielle de production d’huile d’olive extra-vierge au Maroc. Le Fonds bénéficiera de l’appui du Groupe Société générale, notamment en matière de structuration de fonds […]