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By Donald MacGillis, Before volunteering to help a relative or friend harvest olives in hilly Umbria, first-timers should visit the nearby Madonna dei Bagni church. Since the 17th century, its interior surfaces have been covered with hand-painted tiles offering thanks for recovery from accidents, often falls from ladders propped up against olive trees. Aside from […]

The Negocio newspaper reported that management is in negotiations with Unilever PLC over a possible acquisition. The report gave Bertolli and Dante as possible targets for a bid from SOS Cuetara, which last month bought Friol Italia, an Italian unit of Unilever, for 33.25 mln eur. [Source] Click here

Küçükbay Yağ ve Deterjan Sanayi A.Ş., accounting for 15 percent of the olive oil market and recording a turnover of $140 million at the end of 2006, intends to expand by 25 percent in 2007 and introduce itself to rest of the world with its own brand of olive oil. Küçükbay Chairman Ahmet Küçükbay said […]

By M.P. A scientist at Granada University has discovered that the stones of the olive could be used to decontaminate industrial waste. Professor Germán Tenorio, who carried out the investigation, says the stones can remove heavy metal ions from contaminated waste water by a process of bio absorption, due to their ability to attract and […]

Sounds so much like the modern equivalent of the old quest for the elixir of life. Is it true, or is it a beautiful jest? Let’s look at the report below: Why is olive oil so popular? WHO, WHAT, WHY? The Magazine answers… Sales of olive oil have gone up 39% in the last five […]