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One of the world’s leading producers of olive oil, Tunisia is seeking to further entrench its positioning on the world olive oil market. Tunisia ‘s participation at the “2007 Anuga” (International salon of agro-food industries and technologies) Salon in Cologne , Germany is seen by observers as a step in that direction. The Salon which […]

By Sonya Neufeld, FRAUD. It’s associated with identity theft and bouncing cheques, but apparently it is also rife in the olive oil industry. Fake olive oil is an international issue, especially in Italy, the world’s leading importer, consumer and exporter of olive oil. Australia the largest consumer of olive oil per capita outside the Mediterranean […]

Mission San Jose Chamber of Commerce’s Olive Festival will return for its sixth annual run today (Oct. 6). The event, always on the first Saturday of October, will take place behind the historic Old Mission San Jose Museum starting at 10 a.m. In addition to food and crafts where olives are the featured ingredient, there […]

A month ago, Riyad Oomerbhoy, MD of FMCG RRO just did the unthinkable. Severed ties with one of the world’s biggest FMCG companies Unilever’s and made a deal with an Italian family-owned business the Salov Group to bring in their Filippo Berio Olive oil, which the family has been making for the past 150 years. […]

By Joan Leotta, In the past 20 years, olive oil has become more popular in American kitchens for its health benefits and its simply incredible taste, even though the silken “juice” of the olive costs more than other vegetable oils. In fact, many California olive oil producers call it liquid gold. For example, a small […]