Archive for 2007

24 Oct

IOC launches campaign in India

The International Olive Council (IOC) has launched a promotion campaign in India with an interactive media workshop that was held on September 20, 2007 at Hotel Taj Palace, New Delhi. The workshop aimed to provide in-depth information on olive oil and table olives as well as provide about their health and nutritional aspects. Franco Oliva, […]

24 Oct

Italian brand enters Bulgaria’s Olive Oil market

Bulgarian distribution company Avendi, part of BM Holding, entered the Bulgarian olive oil market with the Italian brand Filippo Berio, said Bogdana Kroumova, manager of the company’s Foods division, as quoted by Dnevnik daily on October 24. The Filippo Berio product series was positioned in the higher price range and was aimed at retail stores, […]

23 Oct

Noyaux d’olives : une nouvelle source d’énergie propre

Dorénavant ne jetez plus vos noyaux d’olive car ils pourraient bientôt fournir une réponse propre et verte à la production de chaleur et d’électricité grâce à la technologie développée par la start-up israélienne Genova. Cette entreprise, fondée en 2004, est basée à Karmiel. Dans un paysage verdoyant correspondant bien à la philosophie environnementale de Genova. […]

22 Oct

Tunisia: Olive Oil Seeks Global Positioning At “2007 Anuga” Salon in Cologne, Germany

One of the world’s leading producers of olive oil, Tunisia is seeking to further entrench its positioning on the world olive oil market. Tunisia ‘s participation at the “2007 Anuga” (International salon of agro-food industries and technologies) Salon in Cologne , Germany is seen by observers as a step in that direction. The Salon which […]

22 Oct

California Now Harvesting One of the Largest Olive Crops in Years

CNBC TV Highlights $500 Million U.S. Market “The New Oil Boom,” (olive oil, that is) is featured on last Friday’s CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street, Another Type of Oil with Jane Wells.” In her piece, Ms. Wells covered “a new oil boom, and a new oil war,” referring to doubled U.S. production and the push […]