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Feb. 10, 2014
Dalmia Sells Olive Oil Business to Cargill
The sale marks the end of the tumultuous campaign by an Indian industrialist to popularize olive oil in a market reluctant to change.
Aug. 9, 2013
Experts Skeptical of Dalmia's Pomace Oil 'Discovery'
With one sample, the Indian Olive Association's asserted "the humble olive pomace oil contains generous quantities of antioxidants."
May. 29, 2013
Olive Council to Probe Discrepancy in Import Data for India
The International Olive Council is investigating why its data differs from Indian Olive Association figures.
May. 13, 2013 Business
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Nov. 3, 2012
Indian Olive Association Meets in New Delhi
IOA President VN Dalmia said India’s olive oil imports had grown by nearly 40 percent from 5,000 tons in 2010-11 to 6,900 tons in 2011-12.
Oct. 15, 2012
Olive Farming in India’s Rajasthan Rolls On
In it's fourth year, an olive cultivation project in Rajasthan, India is progressing nicely with oil yield testing within the target range.
Sep. 28, 2012
Italy’s Nicola Pantaleo Buys Stake in Indian Olive Oil Company
The deal gives the Italian olive oil producer a 27 percent stake in India's leading distributor, Dalmia Continental.
Sep. 25, 2012
Indian State of Punjab Gears up for Olive Cultivation
India’s leading agricultural state has received an official go-ahead to introduce olive cultivation across the state in a planned manner.
Sep. 21, 2012
Indian Pomace Oil Brand Responds to Complaint on Health Claims
Dalmia Global, marketer of the Leonardo brand of olive pomace oil, responded to complaints of making false health claims in its advertising.
Sep. 11, 2012
Indian Olive Oil Market Forecast Released
A new report titled “Indian Olive Oil Market Forecast to 2017” provides information and insights for olive oil producers and exporters.
Sep. 5, 2012
Indian Government Gets Into the Olive Oil Business
An Indian government-owned edible oil brand plans to import olive oil from Italy and Spain for wide distribution at affordable prices in the Indian rural and urban markets.
Aug. 13, 2012
India’s Olive Oil Imports Up By Half
India’s olive oil imports increased by 49 percent in 2011, with the lowest edible grade accounting for most of the growth.
Aug. 8, 2012
New Olive Oil Brands Find Space in Indian Edible Oils Market
Leading global and domestic olive oil brands are aiming for a larger slice of the edible oil market in India as demand, while still relatively small, shows promise.
Jul. 30, 2012
Signs Point to More Olive Oil in India
The consumption patterns in the food and beverages segment in the Indian market show a growing trend in favor of healthier products, including olive oil.
May. 11, 2012
1.2 billion Indians are beginning to learn about olive oil, and new plantations in Rajasthan and Gujarat are showing real promise. India is now entering into real olive oil production.
Jan. 25, 2012
Optimism Abounds at Indian Olive Association Meeting
Ambassadors of Spain, Italy, Portugal, Syria and Jordan were the honored guests at the annual meeting of the Indian Olive Association in New Delhi last week.
Jan. 20, 2012
Dalmia-Funded Study Finds Indians Could Benefit by Using Olive Pomace Oil
A new study showed that participants who used olive pomace and canola oils had a decrease in body weight, waist circumference, lipids in the blood, and liver fat.
Dec. 15, 2011
Commercial Olive Cultivation Begins in India
India's western state of Rajasthan is all set to begin the commerical cultivation of olive. Large farmers in the state have shown keen inclination towards olive cultivation.
Dec. 4, 2011
VN Dalmia Offers an Olive Oil Reality Check
"We should not waste time criticizing different grades of olive oil. Olive oil purists, in their zeal to promote extra virgin, miss the point," says VN Dalmia, chief executive of India's Dalmia Continental.