Business Students Search for Better Understanding of Olive Oil

by Denise Johnson

Graduate students from Curry College will tour California for a better understanding of the forces shaping the olive oil business.

Posted on May 14, 2013

Judge Orders Kangadis to Recall or Relabel Capatriti Products

by Olive Oil Times Staff

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.

Posted on May 08, 2013

Busy Year for Olive Oil Trade Group

by Nancy Flagg

The North American Olive Oil Association, which represents olive oil importers, had plenty to do in 2012, said its chairman, John Sessler.

Posted on May 07, 2013

California Proposes Olive Oil Commission

by Nancy Flagg

If a bill currently working its way through is successful, California could have a new commission to oversee its olive oil industry.

Posted on April 29, 2013

Court Finds Olive Oil Grades Mean Little to ‘Ordinary’ Consumers

by Virginia Brown Keyder

A New York court sees no evidence that the perceptions of most consumers align with various labeling standards for olive oil.

Posted on April 29, 2013

Imports Up Sharply in Japan and China, Modest Gain in U.S.

by Julie Butler

Imports are up 31 percent in Japan, 24 percent in China, 15 percent in Canada and just 3 percent in the United States.

Posted on April 12, 2013

Deborah Rogers, Cofounder of California’s ‘The Olive Press,’ Resigns

by Nancy Flagg

The California olive oil industry pioneer said she was stepping down from the company she cofounded to start a new consulting business.

Posted on April 07, 2013

Italian Olive Oil Producer on FDA ‘Red List’ is Costco Supplier

by Curtis Cord

The Italian company that produces Costco's Kirkland's Best brand has had 98 containers detained after the FDA issued an import alert.

Posted on March 21, 2013

Olive Oil Detained Due to Pesticide Traces

by Julie Butler

The detection of pesticide traces has stranded 98 shipping containers of Italian olive oil in the ports of New York and Seattle.

Posted on March 19, 2013

Olive Oil’s High-Oleic Rivals Mounting

by Julie Butler

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.

Posted on February 27, 2013

Trade Group Sues Olive Oil Producer for Deceptive Labeling

by Nancy Flagg

It was the first time the North American Olive Oil Association, a trade group of importers, has taken legal action against a producer.

Posted on February 07, 2013

Tom Mueller

‘Extra Virginity’ Author’s Latest Investigation Raises Questions

by Curtis Cord

Author Tom Mueller has stirred debate by blasting the competitor of a company he has repeatedly championed.

Posted on February 03, 2013

U.S. Olive Oil Consumption Up 9 Percent in Latest Figures

by Julie Butler

Olive oil imports increased 38 percent in China, 21 percent in Japan, and 9 percent in both the United States and Brazil.

Posted on January 18, 2013

Portugal’s Experience Banning Olive Oil Cruets in Restaurants

by Julie Butler

In 2005, Portugal banned refillable olive oil bottles in restaurants. Now the European Union is considering a similar move.

Posted on January 17, 2013

Three Fronts Converging in U.S. Olive Oil Industry

by Nancy Flagg

Three fronts, and the opposition to them, underscore the growing strength and voice of the U.S. domestic olive oil industry.

Posted on December 03, 2012

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