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Mar. 29, 2016
'Best Olive Oils Marketplace' Opens to U.S. Vendors
With just a few clicks, consumers and retail buyers will now be able to order NYIOOC award-winners directly from U.S. merchants who stock them
Mar. 17, 2016
Deoleo Recalls Bertolli and Carapelli Products
For the second time in four months, Bertolli and Carapelli olive oils are recalled, this time over concerns about the presence of pesticides.
Mar. 11, 2016
World's Second-Largest Retailer Wants to be Known for its Olive Oil
Olive Oil Times publisher Curtis Cord spoke with Costco buyer Chad Sokol, who handles the commodity and dry grocery buying for the company’s warehouse stores throughout Northern California and many more in Nevada.
Mar. 9, 2016 N. America
Olive Farming Seen as a Promising Alternative to Ailing Citrus Industry in Florida
Feb. 19, 2016 N. America
Feb. 1, 2016 Production
Jan. 27, 2016 Production
'New World' Producers Set to Announce Trade Group to Rival International Olive Council
Jan. 19, 2016
Olive Oil Commission of California Holds Informational Meeting
The OOCC was formed by the California olive oil industry for the purpose of developing, verifying and enforcing standards for California olive oil, and for conducting research on olives and olive oil. It held a meeting in Sacramento last week.
Dec. 2, 2015
Olive Council Elects New Leader
The Council of Members nominated Abdellatif Ghedira, a Tunisian, who was selected among a group of applicants including Moroccan and Spanish candidates.
Nov. 16, 2015
Deoleo Recalls Bertolli and Carapeilli Olive Oils it Says May Have 'Prematurely Spoiled'
Deoleo USA issued a recall of some of its Bertolli and Carapelli products distributed in the U.S. from January through May, 2015.
Nov. 16, 2015
Floridians Look to a Future with Local Olive Oil
The Sunshine State's high humidity and heavy rains have long been seen as inhospitable to the olive, but it's too soon to know if recent efforts will bear fruit.
Nov. 5, 2015
Pompeian and Dcoop Subsidiary Mercaoleo Announce Partnership
Baltimore's Pompeian Group and Mercaoleo, the Spanish subsidiary of the world’s top olive oil producer, have partnered to address the growing US market.
Oct. 15, 2015
California's Bumper Crop Might Not Yield the Oil Some Predicted
Producers caution it's too soon to say if the jump in fruit tonnage will yield the 4 million gallons predicted earlier.
Oct. 15, 2015
California Farmers Remain Unfamiliar with New Olive Oil Commission
The Olive Oil Commission of California is reaching out about its role and the new regulations affecting the state's producers.
Sep. 28, 2015
Conference Urges Olive Oil Merchants to Monitor their Supply Chain
A small New York conference offered retailers and distributors pointers on managing risk and improving profits in the olive oil business.
Aug. 31, 2015
Gregg Kelley's Long View: 'Quality Drives Consumption'
From $2 million to $80 million, one store to 20,000, Gregg Kelley has led California Olive Ranch to become the largest American olive oil producer. And he's just getting started.
Aug. 24, 2015
California Passes Olive Oil Labeling Law
The new law reverses previous legislation that allowed labels to say 'made in California' even if the bulk of the product originated elsewhere.
Aug. 24, 2015
High Society: Chemists Recognize 9 Olive Oil Tasting Panels that Made the Grade
The American Oil Chemists' Society anointed 9 panels on its annual list of top tasters.
Aug. 12, 2015
Texas Olive Growers Stake Their Claim
The Longhorn state has a long way to go to overcome California as America’s top dog in the olive and olive oil trade, but Texan farmers are planning to get there one step at a time.
Jul. 21, 2015
As California Grapples with Water Shortage, Olive Oil Producers See an 'Up Year'
Despite a wrenching drought and a widening debate over California's water supply, forecasts for the 2015 olive harvest are surprisingly upbeat.
Jul. 14, 2015
Five Years Later, UC Davis Report Still Sends Shockwaves
The bombshell report would prove to be a game changer, cited countless times to illustrate the exploits of unscrupulous olive oil producers.
Jun. 1, 2015
Olive Center Offers Two Courses for Olive Oil Sensory Evaluation
The UC Davis Olive Center is offering its 12th and 13th Sensory Evaluation of Olive Oil Certificate Courses starting June 15.