ALDI’s Olive Tree Australian Extra Virgin Olive Oil has been awarded Product of the Year in the Cooking Ingredient category in the 2011 Product of the Year Survey of Innovation. Stefan Kopp, ALDI Managing...

Researchers from the universities of Navarra and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria have demonstrated that the ingestion of trans fatty acids (also known as trans-fats) and saturated fats increase the risk of...

US agribusiness giant Bunge is in talks over a possible stake in SOS Corporacion Alimentaria, the Spanish food group behind Bertolli and Carbonell olive oils. SOS said yesterday that its discussions with...

Australian olive oil maker Kailis Organic Olive Groves has acquired the olive assets of collapsed local agribusiness Great Southern Limited. According to Kailis, the deal will make it the “world’s...

Australian extra virgin olive oil producers gathered in Glenelg, Adelaide on Friday night for the results of the largest and most prestigious awards event in the industry’s calendar – the Australian...

Cobram Estate’s Fresh & Fruity Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO) was yesterday announced as the Gold and Champion Commercial EVOO winner in the prestigious Sydney Royal Fine Food Show, adding to...

Spanish food group SOS Corporacion Alimentaria has struck a distribution deal for its Bertolli olive oil brand in Japan.SOS said yesterday that importer Japan Europe Trading Co. (JET) would handle Bertolli...

The gold medal winners in the 2010 Royal Queensland Food & Wine Show’s Olive Oil Competition were announced this week, with top honours going to products from WA, NSW and Victoria. Table olives...

Testing by CHOICE of 28 brands of extra virgin olive oil sold in Australian supermarkets has found that half don’t meet widely accepted international standards.  The consumer group says there needs...

Following a record extra virgin olive oil harvest of 15 million litres in 2009, good rainfall and climate conditions this season means that Australia is on track for another bumper year with 17 million...