Olive Oil Information and Products

Any producer of olive oil can attest to the rapidly rising costs of packaging in the past few years. The impact of double-digit increases in material and transportation costs has been felt by artisanal suppliers as well as the biggest distributors.

Packaging is particularly important to sales of domestic olive oil because justifying value for higher-priced domestic oils is a challenge, especially in today’s economy – and image often makes the difference between strong sales and surplus inventory. Packaging is responsible for brand identity, product content description and, most importantly, protecting product quality. To date, no other form has been as effective as the glass bottle to transport extra virgin olive oil from the producer’s harvest to the consumer’s home.

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February

Olive Curing Workshop, Sonoma Olive Festival February 7, 2010 B. R. Cohn Winery, Glen Ellen, CA  In this workshop, Don Landis talks about the history of the Olive, the history of the Olive in California and gives a thorough description of how to debitter the Olive to make them delicious to eat. Followed by tasting Don's Olives with cheese and crackers. Be sure to leave time to explore B.R.Cohn Winery's market place to sample their award winning Olive oil. If the weather is nice, roam in the 120 year old Olive orchard and feast on the beautiful views. RSVP required. More information

ARMONIA International Olive Oil Competition Deadline for submission of applications and oil samples: February 10, 2010 Spoleto, Italy   More information, including rules and entry forms

Olive Production for Oil - Cost effective advice from the olive experts February 12, 2010 This course is offered by the UC Davis Olive Center and intended for current and prospective growers. More information

An Olive Odyssey, Sonoma Olive Festival February 13 and 14, 2010 Jacuzzi Family Vineyards, Sonoma, CA   During the grand finale weekend of the Sonoma Olive Festival, Don Landis presents an all things olive event in which the stars of the show are folks who home cure olives and offer them to the public for tasting. More information

March

Olio Capitale Expo March 5-8, 2010 Trieste, Italy   Top quality extra virgin olive oil and table olive expo. More information

Olive Orchard Pruning Workshop March 13, 2010 McEvoy Ranch, Garberville/Redway, CA   March 27, 2010 Ojai, CA   Come sharpen your pruning skills! Join Samantha Dorsey of McEvoy Ranch for one-day olive orchard events taking place in Garberville/Redway, California as well as in the Ojai Valley. A variety of orchard topics will be covered during the morning lecture, and then we'll head outdoors in the afternoon for a hands-on pruning demonstration. More information

Kelseyville Olive Festival March 21, 2010 from 11am to 5pm Kelseyville, CA  Experience a day of family fun focused on the magnificent olive. Tour the Kelseyville Olive Mill and 7 acre olive orchard while learning about the history, cultivation, processing, types, uses, and health benefits of olives and olive products. More information

April

Los Angeles International Extra Virgin Olive Oil Competition Deadline for submission of applications and oil samples: April 16, 2010 Los Angeles, CA   More information

6th China International Exhibition of Olive Oil & Edible Oil 2010 April 24-26, 2010 Shanghai Exhibition Center.  Based on the success of 5 editions of Oil China, Oil China has become the first choice for producers and exporters to enter into Chinese market and has attracted more than 1, 500 exhibitors, 8 national pavilions and 50.000 visitors all over the world. Nowadays, more than 200 olive oil brands are present in Chinese market. As the only & professional international exhibition of olive oil and edible oil in China, Oil China offers the most direct & efficient business site for producers, exporters with the importers, traders, dealers, and agents to meet each other to achieve the cooperation and expand the influence of olive oil brands. More information

2nd biannual exhibition The International Olive Products & Technology Exhibition and Forum (IOTEX) April 27-29, 2010 Amman, Jordan.   Due to the great success of IOTEX 2008, Communications Craftsmen (COMCRA) and Jordan Olive Products Exporters Association (JOPEA) and Amman Chamber of Industry (ACI) are pleased to announce the 2010 IOTEX International Olive Products and Technology Exhibition & Forum under the name of Technology and Taste. More information

May

SIAL China 2010: The best place to feed your business! May 19-21, 2010 Shanghai New International Exhibition Centre, China  While celebrating its 10th anniversary, SIAL China will benefit from being the only food show to be held in Shanghai during the World Expo 2010. For this worldwide event, the tourism industry expects an increasing stream of 70 million visitors. More information