Intesa Sanpaolo's Monitor of Italian agri-food districts as of March 31, 2024 confirms the good health of exports of agri-food districts (+6,6%), while other manufacturing sectors are struggling to keep pace with a slight decline of 2,7%
It will be produced from 1500 centuries-old olive trees of the Nocellara del Belice variety certified organic and will be packaged in tins bearing the words "oil from monumental olive groves". It is also planned to obtain flours from ancient grains such as Tumminia, Mallorca, Perciasacchi
From problem to opportunity, with the advantage of an extraordinary aid to the environment: transforming used vegetable oils to produce biofuels. The results of the HOVE project
The guide reviews 766 realities including mills, farms and oil mills, 1227 oils among the over 1600 tasted. The 40 companies that stand out for the way they interpret production values (sensory, territorial and environmental). The big properties…
The tree has a circumference of just over six meters and has reached a height of 16 meters. Italy is the land of centuries-old olive trees, in Umbria an olive tree from the XNUMXth century BC survives. The list of millenary olive trees in Italy…
From used vegetable oil to biofuel for the Hera Group's operating vehicles. It is the new project of the Emilian multi-utility aimed at transforming potential waste into a resource
The new Movimento del Turismo dell'Olio aims to develop a widespread tourism of enthusiasts throughout Italy on a par with what happened for wine, to bring consumers closer to producers and above all to spread awareness of quality and properties…
Italy occupies four out of six positions among the absolute excellences. Spain is second with two companies. The Librandi estates awarded as company of the year. The best EVO of 2021 is produced in Spain, in Andalusia. The Emerging Company Award also goes to Italy, it is…
From the initiative of two young entrepreneurs, the tradition of a 100% Italian oil has been reborn, handcrafted with ancient processing methods.
A 22 percent reduction in production is expected. The collapse of crops in the southern regions is weighing heavily, starting with Puglia, where about half of the entire national production is concentrated. Alarm for the presence on the world market…
A group of entrepreneurs and farmers from Montalto di Castro, on the border between Lazio and Tuscany, has launched OliviAmo, an innovative initiative aimed at producing high quality oil in super-intensive plants by modernizing olive groves - With a crowdfunding platform,…
The legislation introducing important provisions for a fundamental sector of Italian agro-industry and Made in Italy has been presented to the Senate. The law is a basic starting point for a tourism that will have two solid pillars in wine and extra virgin olive oil
The Crowns have been assigned online to the 22 best oils in Italy: 128 companies qualified by the Terre d'Olio Guide. Attached is the complete list region by region. Fausto Borella invites you to contact olive growers to support the sector.
The Government has approved a bill that fights counterfeiting: sanctions above all for those who bluff about extra virgin olive oil.
Confagricoltura report: the 2019 production campaign shows an increase for Italy, albeit lower than in previous years. The implementing decrees on Xylella are urgent
A historic bean from the Cilento National Park. Characteristics: thin skin, quick cooking, and great flavour. It was disappearing recovered as a Slow Food Presidium. In November, the whole town celebrates the festival. THE RECIPE WITH TOZZETTO
The oil that Princess Colonna produces on her estate in the municipality of San Martino in Pennilis strictly complies with organic standards. The one with hints of rose is very appreciated in France to be accompanied with fish dishes.
Starting from Sunday 30 June, the national competition dedicated to Italian territorial oil excellence lands in Shanghai to promote the best Italian oils on the Asian market.
One of the recently launched ones is called Extrabis, it is produced in Liguria and is a normal extra virgin olive oil, flavored with extracts of legal hemp - Normal, but with great beneficial qualities: here are the ones.
The solution, patented by a Bergamo company, has also been certified by the Ministry for organic farming: it stimulates the production of chlorophyll, repelling parasites and improving the quality and duration of the harvest - The case of cherries in Veneto.
The exam provided that he had to identify the defects of 12 blindly evaluated extra virgin olive oils and recognize 14 different cultivars.
The training course programs for Wine Sommeliers and Oil Sommeliers adapt techniques and knowledge to the new food and wine needs.
One of the most loved—and most forbidden—cooking methods can add great flavor to foods. All it takes are simple precautions. First&Food's suggestion: Osaka restaurant in Milan
On display in Rome are the historiated tin containers that Ligurian producers devised at the beginning of the century to ship Italian oil to the emigration communities scattered throughout the Americas. Director Francis Ford Coppola also has a collection
After oil, wine and flour, the historic Umbrian company has also decided to produce beer, but the real adventure of the entire project has been the recent opening of a brewery with malthouse
The innovative gin, born from the union of excellent products from the Piedmont and Liguria territories, won the Sial Grand Prix in Paris in the spirits category.
Coordinated by ENEA, the MED-GOLD project has three world leaders as industrial partners: Barilla for pasta, the Spanish DCoop for olive oil and the Portuguese Sogrape Vinhos for wine - The European Union funded it with 5 million euros.
A total of 13 awards go to Italy, recognitions also for Croatia and Chile, and for the first year Colombia is also included among the quality oils: the Flos Olei Guide.
After the absurd move by the European Parliament which opens the doors of the Old Continent to Tunisian oil, damaging Made in Italy, the world of Italian oil meets in Perugia from 13 to 19 March for one of the most important events in the sector: the '…
Bad moment for extra virgin olive oil made in Italy: after the investigation by the Turin Public Prosecutor's Office on some of the best-known Italian brands, Spain has also overtaken in quality - The Iberians, who were already first as…
The investigation by the prosecutor of Turin Guariniello started from the report of a specialized magazine - The tests showed that the oil passed off as extra virgin was in reality only "category 2" virgin - The legal representatives are under investigation for fraud…
At Tuttofood in Milan (pavilion 6, Stand Unaprol, 15 pm) the Italian Association of Oil Mills (Aifo) is presenting today two books - "The value of oil" and "The manifesto of artisan oil" - which change the way to produce and sell oil to…
From next Saturday all food products will have to be put on sale with clearer labels, written in legible size, with more information for consumers. Help against counterfeits. Codes: wrong to have excluded the indication of the production plant.
The European law 213 bis provides for the farewell to the old oil cruets in bars, restaurants and canteens, replaced by containers equipped with non-refillable caps - The umpteenth story of inefficiency of European regulations.
The Chinese Yimin Group, a subsidiary of the Bright Food Group, has signed an agreement to acquire from the Fontana family a majority stake in the Tuscan oil group Salov, which also owns the Filippo Berio brand.
INTERVIEW WITH THE CEO OF OIL MONINI - "Spain surpasses us because in the 80s it invested EU aid intelligently while we wasted time: they make more oil than us and also of better quality, and we are forced to import more…
The data acquired in the well indicate a production capacity of over 5.000 barrels of oil per day - Descalzi: "The discovery demonstrates the results that can be achieved by applying new technologies to exploration and confirms the decision to refocus the company on…
The volumes of oil present are estimated at between 125 and 140 million barrels - The discovery is part of the exploration activity of the joint venture which includes Statoil with a 50% stake, Eni Norge AS (controlled by…
For the Spanish company Deoleo, which also controls the Italian brands Bertolli, Carpelli and Sasso, an offer arrives from CVC Capital Partners, a British financial company specializing in private equity and hedge funds - Deoleo has put 31% up for sale…