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There is time by November 30 to submit your application for the competition, while,  as far as the sending  of samples is concerned, this is allowed no later than December 11, 2020. The same deadlines also apply to the third edition of the Le Forme dell'Aceto packaging and design contest for vinegars

JOIN THE OLIVE OIL  AND VINEGAR PACKAGING AND VISUAL DESIGN CONTESTS. Milan is without a doubt the capital of Italian and international fashion and it not only dresses people well, but olive oil and vinegar bottles too. The competition is also open to designers competing for the Designer of the Year awardThe contests are about to end on November 30th

Le forme dell’olio & Le forme dell’aceto 2021, organized by Olio Officina Milan, Italy. The Olio Officina project, focused on packaging and design applied to olive oils and vinegars, continues relentlessly. Only selected oils will qualify for a publication dedicated to them: a Guide to the world’s best packaging of olive oils and vinegars in a bilingual Italian /English edition. The selection of the oils that will be part of the Guide takes place by participating in the Le forme dell’olio & Le forme dell’aceto competitions. The contests are about to end on November 30th

The meeting took place on 16 - 17 September 2020, in world video conference in connection with the IOC Madrid headquarters

Around 30 experts from International Olive Council member countries will take part in a meeting on the organoleptic assessment of virgin olive oils 

The Executive Secretariat Economy and Promotion Unit has prepared the programme of the second half of the year. This program includes, among other things, grants for activities related to the celebration of World Olive Day in member countries and specific activities in countries not yet members of the IOOC

In 2020 the following activities will be given priority by Chemistry and Standardisation unit: work on the revision of the Codex standard; organisation of ring tests; the study of analytical methods with IOC reference; ongoing studies; accreditation of laboratories and panels; electronic working groups; and reference samples for negative attributes of virgin olive oil.

A new collaborative agreement was approved by the Council during the 111 th session

Approved by written procedure. The EU gave its approval but requested it be reviewed in the future

Register now and join the MIOOA – Milan International Olive Oil Award, international quality EVOO competition. Deadline for delivery of olive oils: 31 July 2020

Deadline for delivery of olive oils: 31 July 2020

The International Olive Council intends to organise an international course for panel leaders on the sensoranalysis of virgin olive oil, at the IOC headquarters from 21 to 25 September 2020

A competition open to all olive producers, olive oil manufacturers and oil trading companies around the world, the MIOOA, acronym for the Milan International Oilve Oil Award. New deadline, given the Coronavirus emergency: there is time until 30 June to participate in the selection. It is an initiative of Olio Officina in collaboration with the world’s oldest tasting school Onaoo and the participation of aseries of hand-picked juries selected on the basis of the groups they belong to, such as retail-chain and food-service buyers, chefs, journalists, consumers

The World Olive Oil Exhibition organizers —in which Ifema is also included— have decided to postpone this trade fair so that all health safeguards for all participants can be fulfilled and that it can be carried out as normal

MIOOA – the acronym for the Milan International Olive Oil Award – is an international compe- tition open to all olive producers, olive oil manufacturers and oil trading companies around the world.

How do you manage to sell olive oil and wine at a price that is economically sustainable but cannot possibly be competitive with rapidly descending supermarket prices? For us the strategy is conservation, diversification, outreach and a lot of hard work