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11th ‘New Olive Oil Days’ in Vodnjan, Croatia
The period from the middle of October until mid-November is when the olive harvest begins in Istria, Croatia’s premier olive oil producing region. This is also the time of year when an annual festival celebrating the new olive oil season is held in Vodnjan, in the...
Old-time favourites or one-time fads: which specialty oils are trending in Europe?
With consumer interest in health and specialty oils growing, FoodNavigator takes a look at the positioning of superfood newcomers and well-established favourites in Europe.
Counterfeit food and beverages detained jumps 50%
Foodstuffs, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages detained by EU customs authorities jumped more than 50% over a one year period.
The island making Japan’s best olive oil
When I first married, I stocked the pantry with a can of affordable Spanish olive oil sourced through a friend. But as time meandered along and finances became more secure, I began to buy better quality oil, until I was using an organic variety procured at our local...
Locals provide olives for oil
Residents of Son Servera have collected some 11,000 kilos of olives which the town hall will make into oil. They were collected by corporation workers and taken from the municipal warehouse to an oil press to maintain the town’s tradition of making its own olive oil,...