Pressing Times, The Olive Oil Source Newsletter

Australia Sets Landmark Standards for Olive Oil

– by Caroline J. Beck, Editor

Standards Australia announced that they have approved a new olive oil standard that will provide better definition for olive oil grades and bolster consumer protection against mislabeling and misrepresentation of inferior-grade oils. Read more >>

Industry First: DIY Private Label Branding

– by Caroline J. Beck

Many olive oil enthusiasts, both those who want to join the business and those who just want to share great olive oil, don’t have access to olive orchards. But if they still want to create their own line of olive oil and Read more >>

Paul Miller: On Guard for Excellence in Australia

– as told to Caroline J. Beck

In the ten years that Paul Miller has served as President of the Australian Olive Association, his country’s olive oil industry has seen extraordinary growth. From 2001 to 2010, production expanded from 500 to 18,000 tons. Read more >>

Old-Style Processing Is A Superior Method For Olive Oil Production. It’s FICTION.

– by Antoinette Addison

Oftentimes, it is difficult to let go of old ways and embrace new ones, especially when change seems to strip something of its essence. This is surely the case with the dispute over whether olive oil made the “old-fashioned” way is superior in quality to newer, mechanized machinery. It’s FICTION. Read more >>

Summer Skin Care Tips with Olive Oil

– by Carol Firenze, The Passionate Olive

In the middle of summer when your skin has taken a beating from sunbathing, beaching or generally enjoying the great outdoors, it’s time to stop and pamper yourself Read more >>

Smart Marketing Practices: Filling your 21st Century Toolbox

– by Caroline J. Beck

This is the first in a series on smart marketing practices that every olive oil producer should include in their arsenal of sales tactics. As the domestic olive oil industry matures and importers put added pressure on pricing, it’s critical that producers and marketers use every tool in the box to set themselves apart from growing competition and, most importantly, establish long-term relationships with customers. Read more >>

Kosher’s Here and a Movie Premiere

NEW LINE OF CERTIFIED KOSHER EVOO

Leading the olive oil industry by offering a full line of certified Kosher products should not come as a surprise to fans of The Olive Oil Source. We recognize that it is as important to offer products that meet nutritional dietary needs as well as cultural ones. The new line is certified Kosher and Pareve and includes many different varietals, including certified organic options. Read more >>

Flame-Roasted Pepper and Orzo Salad

- By The Olive Oil Source Kitchen

Bell peppers are like the infamous zucchini. Plant a few, get too many? Add the extra parsley and lemon thyme that is threatening to take over your herb garden and you have a pasta dish flavored with bright, vibrant colors that is the embodiment of summer entertaining. Simple. Tasty. Crowd-pleasing. Read more >>

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