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The first prize of the International Olive Oil Council, the “Mario Solinas 2007” Quality Award in the medium fruitiness olive oil category, was won by a producer based in the town of Plomari on the eastern Aegean island of Lesvos. The firm Rafteli-Protouli M. Co was honored with the distinction. Commendations in the extra virgin […]

Healthier margins from olive oil have driven a rise in nine-month profits at Spanish food firm SOS Cuetara. Net income rose 10.8% to EUR13.5m (US$19.7m) in the nine months to the end of September. Turnover, however, dipped 3.2% to EUR1.02bn. In June, a company insider told just-food that SOS Cuetara was searching for a new […]

Naturally Provence, online French gift and home accessories company is gearing up for its first Christmas with a great range of olive wood games alongside its growing selection of home and kitchen products made from the wood of the olive tree. You’ll find all of your Christmas essentials on the site, presents for loved ones […]

By Elena Moya, Edited by Chris Johnson, The world’s only olive oil futures market, based in Spain, plans to grow rapidly next year and hopes the increased liquidity will attract large speculators, its general director said on Tuesday. Ana Fernandez told Reuters she expected financial institutions to join the organisation, based in Jaen, the Spanish […]

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, […]