Archive for 2007

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 […]

05 Nov

Off The Beaten Path: The Wolfskill Olive Ranch

“A tree will produce and produce. You can neglect it, abuse it, forget about it, not water it and it’ll still produce olives,” says Dan Flynn, a U.C. Davis scientist. They stand as immovable sentinels of the past. Many of these giant mission olive trees are almost four stories tall and at nearly a century […]