Over the last few years the Tunisian olive oil industry has been quietly expanding; producing larger and larger quantities of oil. And this year it looks as though production will be sufficient to qualify Tunisia for the title of second largest producer in world after Spain. Italy and Greece, normally rivals for this title, are…
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Website of the Month: March
Artisan olive oil company: I am often asked “How much should I pay for a good extra virgin olive oil?” This is quite a difficult question to answer. The quick response is “as much as you can afford”, but there are oils which are very expensive which are arguably not worth the money that is…
Designer Packaging for EVOO
A range of designer packaging will be on show at Anuga and other food shows with an eye to the Christmas market. Here are just a few of them….. Zeet Last year Zeet Tunisian extra virgin olive oil launched a range of new packaging by established international contemporary artists. They temed up with Selma Fariani…
February Website of the Month
This is the third in my new series about websites selling extra virgin olive oils which are well worth seeking out. My researches this month turned up The Artisan Olive Oil Company. This is a relatively new company which was started in September 2016 at the Speciality food Fair in London by Yacine Amor. Since…