19 Jun
Archive for the 'Europe | U.K' Category
17 Jun
Documentary: Il Buco’s Olive Oil Harvested by Seniors
Il Buco owner Donna Lennard will debut her olive-oil documentary, La Raccolta, at the Food Film Festival tomorrow night. The film captures the waning traditions of Umbria’s olive-oil harvest, and a tasting of what Lennard calls the region’s “full-flavored, herbaceous, and spicy oil” will follow. Lennard attended NYU’s graduate film program, but this is her […]
17 Jun
Organic Olive Growing: Biol Prize at the Ifoam Congress
Which is the best 2008 organic olive oil in the world, where does it come from, who produced the best blended and which extra virgin olive oil presented the best label and packaging? The most important rewards in the world for organic olive growing – Biol Prize, Biolblended and BiolPack – will will be handed […]
04 Jun
SOS eyes ‘many’ olive oil companies; admits interest in Unilever’s Bertolli
SOS Cuetara SA is studying the acquisition of ‘many’ olive oil companies and has admitted its interest in international food manufacturer Unilever Plc.’s Italian olive oil brand Bertolli, according to SOS chairman Jesus Salazar. Speaking to Thomson Financial News on the sidelines of a small-midcaps forum, Salazar said that it is studying ‘many companies’, and […]
02 Jun
Would anyone like a slice of olive oil?
Spanish food scientists experiment with new textures and colours of olive oil. A team of researchers at CTAEX (Centro Tecnológico Agroalimentario de Extremadura) have given olive oil a whole new look and feel in the hope that this will diversify and extend the use of what many people in Spain call liquid gold. Spain is […]
