Business Students Search for Better Understanding of Olive Oil
Graduate students from Curry College will tour California for a better understanding of the forces shaping the olive oil business.
Graduate students from Curry College will tour California for a better understanding of the forces shaping the olive oil business.
A judge ordered Capatriti to either recall its products, or apply a label stating that what’s inside is not really olive oil at all.
The North American Olive Oil Association, which represents olive oil importers, had plenty to do in 2012, said its chairman, John Sessler.
If a bill currently working its way through is successful, California could have a new commission to oversee its olive oil industry.
A New York court sees no evidence that the perceptions of most consumers align with various labeling standards for olive oil.
Imports are up 31 percent in Japan, 24 percent in China, 15 percent in Canada and just 3 percent in the United States.
The California olive oil industry pioneer said she was stepping down from the company she cofounded to start a new consulting business.
The Italian company that produces Costco's Kirkland's Best brand has had 98 containers detained after the FDA issued an import alert.
The detection of pesticide traces has stranded 98 shipping containers of Italian olive oil in the ports of New York and Seattle.
Production of high-oleic acid soybean oil is set to rise 20-fold in less than five years and biotech giants expect demand to grow fast.
It was the first time the North American Olive Oil Association, a trade group of importers, has taken legal action against a producer.
Author Tom Mueller has stirred debate by blasting the competitor of a company he has repeatedly championed.
Olive oil imports increased 38 percent in China, 21 percent in Japan, and 9 percent in both the United States and Brazil.
In 2005, Portugal banned refillable olive oil bottles in restaurants. Now the European Union is considering a similar move.
Three fronts, and the opposition to them, underscore the growing strength and voice of the U.S. domestic olive oil industry.