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The Executive Director of the International Olive Council, Abdellatif Ghedira, welcomed at headquarters H.E. Shujjat Ali Rathore, the Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan

The IOC celebrates World Olive Day on 26 November every year. To promote this important event, the Executive Secretariat works with and provides support for delegations from member countries, representatives from the sector, local authorities, observatories, and members of the diplomaticcorps from countries that have signed the International Agreement on Olive Oil and Table Olives 2015

The Northern Hemisphere olive oils submitted to the MIOOA competition are already being tasted. We are still waiting for the finest oils from the Southern Hemisphere. Please make sure to send in your olive oil samples by the deadline of 15 July 2021.

The professional tasters from the Onaoo panel are at work evaluating the extra virgin olive oils competing in the second edition of the Milan International Olive Oil Award. While waiting for the other juries to get to work, we would like to present a video with the performance of panel leader Marcello Scoccia. In the meantime, companies from the Southern Hemisphere can participate and send their oils

Deadline for entries is 15 July 2021

There is time until 20 April. The competition, now in its second edition, was ideated by Olio Officina and is carried out in collaboration with the Onaoo panel group, followed by evaluations by various juries made up of buyers, restaurateurs and chefs, sommeliers, journalists and consumers

The Covid effects create difficulties in the delivery of olive oils in competition. We recommend the utmost speed, because after this date we will not be able to accept entries

Deadline for delivery of olive oils is March 31, 2021. The regulation, with all the useful information. After a pre-selection carried out by the famous tasting school Onaoo, the best extra virgin chosen by the panel of expert professional tasters, will be evaluated by by a series of hand-picked juries selected on the basis of the groups they belong to: food-service and retail-chain buyers, chefs, restaurateurs, journalists, sommeliers and consumers

The Milan International Olive Oil Award competition is now in its second edition. An initiative of Olio Officina in collaboration with Onaoo. Terms and conditions of participating

There is a deadline of 31 March to register for the second edition of the Milan International Olive Oil Award. The regulations, with instructions and forms to be filled in

The second edition of Milan International Olive OIl Award. All the best oils from all the continents can compete. The deadline for delivery of oils is 31 march 2021. You can download the regulation and the relative forms to participate

All the best oils from all the continents can compete. The deadline for delivery of oils is 31 march 2021. You can download the regulation and the relative forms to participate

OLEUM project aims to better guarantee olive oil quality and authenticity by empowering detection and fostering prevention of olive oil fraud. 

All the best oils from all the continents can compete. The deadline for delivery of oils is 31 march 2021. You can download the regulation and the relative forms to participate

THE SECOND EDITION OF MILAN INTERNATIONAL OLIVE OIL AWARD. All the best oils from all the continents can compete. The deadline for delivery of oils is 31 march 2021. You can download the regulation and the relative forms to participate

The World's Best Extra Virgin Olive Oils in competition. All the best oils from all the continents can compete. The deadline for delivery of oils is 31 march 2021. You can download the regulation and the relative forms to participate

A competition open to all olive producers, olive oil manufacturers and oil trading companies around the world

The World's Best Extra Virgin Olive Oils in competition. All the best oils from all the continents can compete. The deadline for delivery of oils is 31 march 2021. You can download the regulation and the relative forms to participate

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. 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 MIOOA second edition: don’t miss the opportunity to participate. All the best oils from all the continents can compete. The deadline for delivery of oils is 31 march 2021. You can download the regulation and the relative forms to participate

Given the complex international situation we are experiencing, determined by the health emergency, the organizing committee of Le forme dell’Olio and Le forme dell’Aceto contests has exceptionally decided to facilitate companies and extend the deadline for the registration and sending your extra-virgin olive oil and vinegar samples to Milan for the awards

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