16 Nov

Comvita Olive Leaf Complex Now Available In An Oral Spray

Great news for fans of Comvita’s Olive Leaf Complex: it’s now available in a convenient and easy-to-use oral spray.

Comvita‘s Olive Leaf Complex is an all-natural daily health tonic which blends the benefits of the world’s oldest cultivated tree with modern extraction processes that use only fresh, natural olive leaves.

Naturally flavoured with peppermint and lemon, the Olive Leaf Oral Spray gives the mouth a cool, soothing and refreshing feeling and also helps to aid dry throats.

There are 30 times more health-giving antioxidants in Comvita’s fresh Olive Leaf Complex than in extra virgin olive oils. Plus, it packs more antioxidant punch than Vitamin C – research shows Comvita Olive Leaf Complex is 400 percent more powerful than even that trusty vitamin.

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15 Nov

PA Squeezes Out Millions of Dollars from Olive Harvest

By Hana Levi Julian,

Tens of thousands of acres in Judea and Samaria are blanketed with olive groves that now are bare of their fruit as one of the most successful harvest seasons in history draws to a close.

Palestinian Authority Arab farmers earned estimated revenues of more than $140 million from this year’s olive harvest, and they tripled their production of olive oil, according to the IDF, which credits its own presence with the smooth efficiency of the work.

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13 Nov

Saudi Arabia: Al-Jouf to have an olive city

Following the success of last year’s Olive Festival, an olive city named Al-Zaytoun will be built in Al-Jouf, said Muhammad bin Al-Nasser, the city’s mayor.

“A large plot with all basic amenities will be designated for the city,” Al-Nasser said, adding that he expects the city to help attract investors in olive and olive oil industry.

He said there are more than 13 million olive trees in the area and that more trees were being planted.

Al-Jouf Gov. Prince Fahd bin Badr has given top priority to the cultivation and production of olives.

The prince sponsored the first olive festival last year and will sponsor a second festival early next month.

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12 Nov

Pakistan on long road to olive farming

By Bronwyn Curran,

In the dry hills of Pakistan’s violence-racked frontier with Afghanistan, an olive branch is being extended from Italy to tribesmen under fire from both US drones and Taliban fighters.

Rome is in the early throes of an ambitious project to convert Pakistan’s barren wild olive groves into fruit-bearers, establish new olive plantations and give birth to a new industry in olive oil production.

The troubled tribal hinterland is the poorest in Pakistan. It has little home-grown industry other than marble, fruit, pine nuts and crude weapons. Yet its climatic conditions and monsoon-free geography make it prime country for olive cultivation and a potential new edible oil industry.

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12 Nov

Seymours of Norfolk Ltd and their infused Olive Oil

Seymours of Norfolk, the fine food importers, producer and distributor based in Norwich, UK, recently added a range of Greek olives to its ever-increasing range. Richard Seymour, owner, says “we literally drove to the Mediterranean in search of the best olives we could find. There are a lot of olive groves in the med, and we were determined to find the very best! We’re delighted with our choice”. Seymours range includes seven stuffed olives, four marinated olives, four plain olives and three antipasto varieties. Available now wholesale.

In addition, Seymours popular On Tap system which involves selling oils and vinegars loose through glass dispensers, has several new infused oils and vinegars in its range as well as some new elegant glass bottles for retailers to choose from.

And finally, their new website (www.seymoursofnorfolk.com) will be revealed this Wednesday (20th Jan). “It’s taken a while to get right but we’re confident people will love it” said Richard. Seymours of Norfolk supply deli’s, farm shops and independents and can be emailed at info@seymoursofnorfolk.com or via phone on 01603 446522.