Archive for the 'Geographic' Category

29 Nov

USAID-funded training helps growers improve quality of olive harvest

Palestinian Growers Boost Production of Premium Olive Oil By Grace Bradley, Jerusalem — “Don’t think of it as oil. What you’re tasting is freshly squeezed olive juice,” says Ali Anabtawi, a U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) partner and manager of Near East Industries and Trade, a company that blends and bottles virgin olive oil […]

29 Nov

Happy 40th Anniversary, Olive Pit!

The Olive Pit, 2156 Solano St., is celebrating 40 years in business. The Chamber congratulates them for a successful business that puts Corning on the map by attracting tourists. It also employs many. Pete and Ann Craig had been olive growers since the early 1950s (and picked olives in the late 1940s and 1950s). Pete […]

27 Nov

Filippo Berio Olive Oil is now available in India

Filippo Berio, world-famous olive oil brand, is now available in India in two varieties – Pure Olive Oil and Extra Virgin Olive Oil. Known for its blending skills and stringent measures undertaken to source only the highest quality olive oil, Filippo Berio is a completely natural product, containing no preservatives, additives, artificial colour or flavour. […]

27 Nov

Italy: Olivagando. Oil and autumn festival

“OLIVAGANDO”, a cultural event scheduled for Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 November 2007,is organized by the Industry Department of the Municipality of Magione and sponsored by the Umbria Region.The event includes workshops, a conference and gastronomy stands The conference focuses on the prospects of olive growing in the Trasimeno area, workshops and entertainment for children, […]

23 Nov

Turkish Olive producers move toward trademarks

The president of the Olive and Olive Oil Union has said their long-term target is to use only trademarked products in their export operations. Olive and Olive Oil Union President Cahit Çetin spoke with the Anatolia news agency yesterday. He said his union is number one in Turkey for the export of packaged olive products, […]