Archive for 2007

13 Oct

Is Olive Oil The Healthier Choice?

Could olive oil be your way to healthy eating? Chief Alex Rodriguez of Miami’s Baptist Hospital and a slew of others think so. Alex loves to cook, and he loves to cook healthy. So at Miami’s Baptist Hospital he serves up lean meats and loads of vegetables with a splash of olive oil. “I use […]

12 Oct

Central Valley olive farmers report improved harvest

Last year saw very small crop Nearly half of this year’s harvest is picked It’s a tale of “famine to feast” in California olive groves. After an extremely small crop last season, Central Valley olive growers have seen production rebound sharply this fall. The larger overall crop means that individual olives have been smaller in […]

12 Oct

Mario Olive + A.Camacho = Mario Camacho Foods

Two family-owned food businesses, both suppliers and service providers to the olive and condiment market in North America, will merge in 2008. Mario Olive Co., a division of Westin Foods of Omaha, Neb., and A. Camacho Inc. of Plant City, a subsidiary of Angel Camacho group, will merge, a Mario Camacho press release said. No […]

11 Oct

Mission San Jose’s sixth annual Olive Festival

About 2,000 visitors gathered behind the Old Mission San Jose Museum amid a backdrop of historic trees on Saturday, for Mission San Jose’s sixth annual Olive Festival. Although the crowd this year was smaller than previous festivals, co-organizer Bob Tavares said the day went very well. “As always the vendors were very popular, and the […]

10 Oct

Huile d’Olive Tunisienne, estimations de la production 2007-2008

Les premières estimations prévoient une production comprise entre 880 000 et 980 000 tonnes, soit l’équivalent de 180 000 à 200 000 tonnes d’huile d’olive contre une production de 180 000 tonnes d’huile au cours de la saison 2006-2007.