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 | Oct 26, 2014 | AOCS, Olive OIl Chemistry
By Alexandra Kicenik Devarenne Author’s note: This article was originally published in Olive Oil Times shortly after the meeting. With all the conversation about chemistry following the adoption of the new California standard, I thought it made sense to move...
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,...
by Alexandra Kicenik Devarenne | Nov 10, 2011 | Australia Trip Oct 2011, General, Olive Oil Standards
Where do we go from here?— Legal standards and chemistry were only part of the ground covered at the Australian Olive Association National Conference. A significant amount of time was devoted to the world of promotion and marketing, and how this informs the efforts at...
