Archive for the 'Geographic' Category

24 Sep

Torres y Ribelles, a Spanish Olive Oil Producer

Presentation of Torres y Ribelles, one of the oldest Olive oil company in Spain

23 Sep

Israeli firms eye olive farming in Maharashtra, India

Israeli businessmen see Maharashtra as a destination for olive farming and want nearly 2,000 hectares of wasteland for starting up olive farming in the Maharashtra. A delegation of businessmen led by Israeli consul general (commercial) Daniel Zohar Zoshine met state revenue minister Narayan Rane and made a request to provide nearly 2,000 hectares of wasteland […]

22 Sep

Can Indian food be cooked in olive oil?

By Rasheeda Bhagat, Can Indian food be cooked in olive oil? When this question was posed to celebrated Indian chef Sanjeev Kapur at a promotion campaign for olive oil and table olives organised by the International Olive Council in Delhi on Thursday, his reply was simple. “Of course it can, that’s a no brainer”. Indian […]

21 Sep

Grapeseed oil a hot new offering for restaurants

By Elisabeth Kalfsbeek, While it is produced in Europe and South America as a byproduct of wine grapes, grapeseed oil is fast becoming California’s hot new commodity for retailers and restaurateurs alike. “The market has grown dramatically,” said Matthieu Kohlneyer of La Tourangelle, an artisan producer of specialty and organic oils, in Woodland. “A lot […]

20 Sep

Oomerbhoy (RRO) to grab 15% olive oil market in India

Company has signed a marketing and distribution deal with Italy-based Salov, plans to launch Italian brand olive oil ‘Filipo Berio´ in other metros and tier II cities. FMCG company R R Oomerbhoy eyes to grab 15% of the total domestic market of olive oil by next year, managing director of RRO Riyad R Oomerbhoy said […]