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Aug. 26, 2011
IFIC Foundation Food & Health Survey
Questions were added to better understand food technology, fortified foods and foods with added benefits, meal occasions and restaurants, and additional insights into motivators and barriers associated with calories and energy balance, weight management, and physical activity level.
Aug. 24, 2011
Talking Olive Oil with Der Feinschmecker Food Editor Kersten Wetenkamp
"Top olive oils offer unforgettable bursts of pleasure, and leave you wanting more. It is these moments of happiness that drive us each time to undertake such a huge organizational effort." - Kersten Wetenkamp
Aug. 17, 2011
European Olive Oil Producers Try New Label: Made in California
Suddenly olive oil companies in Italy and Spain and American importers of European products are introducing olive oils with a surprising new selling point.
Aug. 14, 2011 World
Andalusian Minister Under Fire for Blaming Olive Oil Preservation, Not Fraud
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Jun. 17, 2011
Even in a city rife with nostalgia, where crumbling European-style haciendas offer constant reminders of its glory days, La Casa de Las Aceitunas is a dusty gem you’d be hard pressed to find anywhere else.
Jun. 12, 2011
Córdoba Recap: Voices for Olive Oil Quality
The Beyond Extra Virgin conference can fill a room with industry and government luminaries, but how 3E will actually reach its goal of establishing a higher benchmark for olive oil quality, and what the group's ultimate aims are for doing so, remain unclear.
Jun. 9, 2011
Spain Goes Beyond Extra Virgin
Spains Olive Oil Interprofessional organized a vigorous program in Córdoba this week around the subject of premium olive oil production, evaluation, application and promotion.
May. 23, 2011
Farther Afield on the Olive Riviera
The tiny island of Palmaria, just a hop from the Ligurian coast of Italy, is an escape from an escape, a getaway that seems to exist beyond the known world.
May. 16, 2011
Popular Television Series Will Pitch Olive Oil to Kids in Spain
A new season of "Lazy Town" sponsored by the Interprofesional del Aceite de Oliva will promote olive oil as part of an overall emphasis on exercise and healthy eating.
May. 9, 2011
Giorgio Armani Designs Vestments with Olive Motif for Sicily Bishop
It's an Armani design out of reach for all but one. Vestments worn by the bishop of Pantelleria are adorned with olive branches, starfish, scallops and seaweed.
May. 3, 2011
An Escape to the Olive Riviera
Along the rich, agricultural coast of Liguria, wild and cultivated olive trees cover the scenery in a cool green, culminating in this awe-inspiring outpost of Riviera life.
Apr. 26, 2011
Seeing Green: Harvesting a New Love for EVOO in Tuscany
Was it the mix of olive varieties? The careful pruning, the coastal Tuscan environment, the organic practices? I’d say all of the above, and the fact that those olives were harvested by some very happy hands.
Apr. 20, 2011
"You hear about it, you collect data but the only pertinent information is the one that your mouth will give you when you try (the oil). It erases all the past and sets the scale of values" - Cedric Casanova
Apr. 14, 2011
Olive Council Denounces UC Davis Report's 'Undercurrent of Aggression'
The International Olive Council called the report "the same inexplicable criticism" that could cause "irreparable damage to the reputation of olive oil."
Apr. 13, 2011
New World Labs Release Latest Jab at Imported Olive Oils
In a redux of last Summer's slamming of imported olive oils, California and Australian labs have teamed up to offer a critical assessment of the quality of America's top-selling brands.
Apr. 10, 2011
Women of the Olive Oil World Make Themselves Heard
One group of dedicated olive oil entrepreneurs, producers and experts are seeking solidarity and change in the male-dominated business culture of Italy.
Mar. 7, 2011
It's Life on the Farm in Italy, For a Week
The agriturismi offer a very personal introduction to rural living in Italy, allowing you to experience the process of growing food and a fundamental way of life.
Feb. 10, 2011
Quality Olive Oil a Taste Not Yet Acquired by Most Consumers
While experts consider bitterness and pungency characteristics of high-quality olive oils, many consumers seem to favor other attributes associated with olive oil defects.
Feb. 3, 2011
Fairway Market’s Steven Jenkins Started with a Map
"Year after year, I’d get in a car with my maps and drive down all the little roads seeking out villages that gave their names to certain foods." Steven Jenkins