Archive for the 'Geographic' Category

07 Nov

Chinese olives – Nam Leab

This is also known as kan lan, qing guo, huang lan and/or bia lan Chinese olives taste different than Western olives. There is a hint of five spice and very little of the Mediterranean flavor tones. The olives come in two forms, canned with pits and dry packed. Not to be obvious, but if you […]

07 Nov

Forest Fires Destroy Woodlands, Olive Groves In Lebanon

Fires have destroyed dozens of hectares of woodlands across Lebanon, just weeks after earlier forest fires devastated mountainous parts of the country, an army spokesman said Wednesday. “A total of 1,542 dunums (154 hectares) were destroyed on Tuesday and Wednesday morning, in addition to the 807 dunums (81 hectares) burnt on Monday,” the spokesman told […]

07 Nov

Special bottling for Turkish olive oil

By Vahap Munyar, Recent days have witnessed a debate between Turkish olive oil exporters and non-refined olive oil producers regarding imports. Non-refined oil producers oppose the exporters, who want to import cheap Spanish olive oil and export it under their own brand names. Turkish Exporters’ Assembly (TİM) President Oğuz Satıcı tried to reconcile the two […]

06 Nov

Passion for olives reaps success

When Prue and Grahame Taylor were searching for a retirement hobby 12 years ago, they found their answer in olives. By Melanie Allan, The pair sold their successful textiles importing business in 1997 and threw themselves into their next venture. The idea of planting olive trees on their four hectare plot on Waiheke Island stemmed […]

06 Nov

Amrutanjan to add olive oil to portfolio

Over-the-counter (OTC) healthcare products manufacturer Amrutanjan Ltd has outlined plans to acquire a few brands over the next one year, to facilitate vertical growth in the pain management category of the healthcare segment. The company has strong product dependency, with around 80 per cent of Amrutanjan’s revenues accrue from the sale of its standard yellow […]