Archive for 2007

28 Sep

L’olive : une amie qui vous veut du bien!

Qu’elles soient consommées à l’apéritif, en salade ou en plat cuisiné, entières ou dénoyautées, farcies ou aromatisées, les olives de table flattent toujours les palais de leur note fruitée. Il existe une très grande variété d’olives de table, souligne la Fédération des industries condimentaires de France, et chaque région de production a sa (ses) petite(s) […]

27 Sep

We Olive: Strike oil in San Luis Obispo

Article By Kylie Mendonca, Photo by Steve E. Miller, From Napa to Santa Barbara, California wines have developed as one of the state’s most coveted agricultural products. But there’s more to the fruits of the Golden State than just grapes. People in the know indulge in olives. California now produces some of the finest olives […]

27 Sep

East Coast Olive Oil grand opening

On Thursday, the East Coast Olive Oil Corporation celebrated its grand opening at Rome’s Griffiss Park. The company, originally based in Utica, is part of the number one private label olive oil supplier in the world. A new 185-square foot facility is home to more than 150 employees and that number is expected to increase. […]

26 Sep

Comvita completes Olive Products Australia takeover

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 […]

25 Sep

The Skinny on Oils

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 […]