Europe to Ban Refillable Olive Oil Cruets in Restaurants
Olive oil in restaurants and bars in Europe will have to be in properly-labeled, non-reusable containers from next year.
Olive oil in restaurants and bars in Europe will have to be in properly-labeled, non-reusable containers from next year.
Prime Minister Antonis Samaras visits China this week, with some encouraging signs for Greek olive oil.
The farmers union COAG wants Spain's competition watchdog to probe alleged price manipulation by olive oil distributors.
The European Commission has allocated €8 million to the promotion of Spanish olive oil throughout the Europe and other markets around the world.
Deoleo, the world’s biggest olive oil company, says American consumers helped offset a fall in sales in mature markets.
With its harvest a million tons below last season, Spain imported more and exported less, than in any other month in the last four years.
A financial clamp on the activities of olive oil’s peak body could end at the end of May when a new attempt is made to pass its budget.
Olive oil authentication will be under the spotlight at an invitation-only scientific workshop to be held in Madrid from June 10-11.
According to a report, Turkey managed to benefit from Spain's reduced olive oil production, doubling exports to 20,000 tons.
Spanish olive oil has updated its image with a new logo it hopes will help reinforce its role as the sector‘s world leader.
Deoleo, which already controls three of the world’s top four olive oil labels, will be allowed to acquire the huge Hojiblanca cooperative.
Spain dribbled out less than 49,000 tons of olive oil in February, about a third of its production last year.
A hatchet still hovers over subsidies paid to farmers, but the Parliament gave them some hope of easing the imminent blow.
The Greek Ministry of Agriculture expects olive oil exports to rise in 2013, with new tools to reach broader markets.
An initiative in Greece intends to support the best ideas for starting a business in the agricultural sector.