Last year's harvest fell to a 25-year low in Italy. Rome -- Italy's production of olive oil fell to a 25-year low of 185,000 tons last year -- a more than 57 percent drop in quantity from the ...

Chicago (CBS) -- Be careful if you plan on cooking up a tasty pasta dish this week, because there's an olive oil shortage halfway around the world. Quartino Restaurant cooks up close to 10,000 meals a ...

ROME (AP) — From specialty shops in Rome to supermarkets around the world, lovers of Italian olive oil are in for some sticker shock this year, with prices due to jump by as much as 20 percent. The ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. An Italian olive oil company is taking its first steps into the U.S. market ...

American-born Anita Iaconangelo has lived in Italy for several decades, running walking and culinary tours for her business, Italian Connection. She takes visitors to Sicily, where she lives, ...

In 2010, researchers at the University of California, Davis Campus (UC Davis), reported that 69% of imported olive oil labeled “Extra Virgin” did not meet the taste and smell test, citing oxidation, ...

olive oil and green olives in a dish next to an olive oil bottle - Diana Vyshniakova / 500px/Getty Images For some reason, we tend to think of the Mediterranean — Italy, Greece, and Spain — when ...

Olive oil experts share advice on selecting the best extra virgin oils based on harvest dates, origin, and flavor profiles.

ROME – In a normal year, olive oil lovers from around the world join farmworkers in Umbria’s rolling hills to wake up at dawn and harvest the green fruit. But in 2020, COVID-19 has kept well-heeled ...