by Alexandra Kicenik Devarenne | May 15, 2021 | General
This post was originally published by oliveoil.com on 15 April 2021 You want to use olive oil for its health benefits and high polyphenols are being touted across the web as being THE healthy thing. So what does this mean to the eaters of the world? For many years...
by Editor | Aug 17, 2016 | General, Olive Oil Education, Olive Oil Standards, Olive Oil Tasting
From KeHE Distributor’s On Trend magazine comes an article co-authored by Maria Reyes, David Neuman and Alexandra Kicenik Devarenne. KeHE has a strong commitment to olive oil quality and is doing great work to raise the bar in retail selection. Partnering with...
by Alexandra Kicenik Devarenne | Sep 26, 2014 | AOCS, Olive OIl Chemistry, Olive Oil Standards
The 104th American Oil Chemists’ Society (AOCS) Annual Meeting & Expo took place April 28–May 1, 2013 at the Palais des congrès in Montréal, Canada with 1500 people in attendance. The scope of the annual meeting is broad—there were over 500 presentations on all...
by Alexandra Kicenik Devarenne | Jan 11, 2012 | Language of Olive Oil, Olive Oil Education, Olive Oil Standards, Olive Oil Tasting
One of the problems faced by quality olive oil producers and their supporters is that a lot of time is spent preaching to the choir. We have conferences, symposia, seminars and short courses, with audiences consisting mostly of olive oil producers, an occasional chef,...
