SOS Cuetara to sell Dante Olive Oil and Minerva Oli to Mataluni
Spanish food group SOS Cuetara has agreed to sell its olive oil brand Dante and the other brands of its Minerva Oli unit to Italian sector player Mataluni for some EUR34m (US$45.6m)
The transaction, scheduled for completion in July, is in line with SOS Cuetara’s disinvestment programme.
Dante has annual sales of some 10 million liters and holds a 15% share on the Italian olive oil market.
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Slick suspect uses olive oil to rob store
A man found a unique, albeit illegal use for olive oil this week, police said. He used a bottle of it to rob a convenience store.
A witness was sitting in his car when he saw a man enter the store with a plastic bag wrapped around his hand, then drove away because he had children in the car and feared that the man was going to rob the store.
Shortly afterward, the witness returned to the store to check on the clerk after he saw the suspect run from the area.
The clerk told that the man entered the store with his right hand inside a bag with what appeared to be a handgun. The suspect demanded money and the clerk complied.
After getting the money, the suspect dropped the bag in front of the register and ran from the store. Cabral found a bottle of olive oil inside the bag.
Olive Oil Spreads, an Healthy Substitute for Butter & Margarine
Dr. Eger Launches a Revolutionary line of Olive Oil Spreads that is based on a Technology Breakthrough that Maintains the Fatty Acid Composition.
Using a patented oil solidification process, which retains their original properties of all of the ingredients, Dr. Eger announced today the launch of new and healthy olive oil spreads which come in a variety of flavors (natural, garlic, basil, oregano, lemon and non-dairy butter) targeted for the American Baby Boomers market.
The spreads include functional ingredients such as Omega-3 fatty acids to preserve and provide great health benefits.
“We have worked for over a decade to develop healthy olive oil products” said Dr. Shaul Eger, founder and CEO of Dr. Eger. “Studies have demonstrated that people in Mediterranean countries are often healthier due to their high olive oil consumption, Our Olive Oil Spreads are a tasty way to promote the consumption of olive oil in the US and Europe“.
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Olive Leaf Australia extracting healthy growth
By Alex Tilbury,
There’s an olive grove in Coominya, near Wivenhoe Dam, with 550,000 trees in it producing an Olive Leaf Extract that’s a global hot seller, in Australia alone, $1 million in product is sold every month.
A powerful antioxidant, 400 % more potent than vitamin C, the extract has many benefits for health and wellbeing, ranging from maintaining a healthy heart and cardiovascular system to improving quality of sleep and energy levels.
As the economic downturn curbs spending worldwide on discretionary goods, the health sector appears immune to the devastating effects of the global slowdown.
Olive Leaf Australia is owned by health enthusiasts Ray and Julian Archer, who spent years travelling the world researching the powerful extract of the olive leaf.
In 2001 they became so convinced of its healing qualities that they began bottling and selling it.
Chocolate Olive Oil Cake
Recipe by Gemma Luongo,
Photography by Mark O’Meara

Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Cooking Time: 40 minutes
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