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Greek Food Products Going Mainstream in the USA

Greek products are going mainstream in the USA gaining distribution and consumers way beyond the Greek American market. In major supermarkets, one can nowadays find a wide variety of Greek products such as olive oil, yogurt, feta cheese, gyros, and...

Smart Olives: Greek Farmers Use GPS to Track Olive Theft

Farmers on Crete have begun using GPS chip technology in the shape of olives hung on trees to deal with the rising theft of olives during the current harvest season. Several cases of theft have been reported on Crete and...

High Olive Oil Prices Worldwide: Are They Worth Paying?

Countless headlines refer to the high prices of olive oil. Climate change-induced heatwaves, droughts, floods, and fires have drastically reduced global olive oil production levels. Coupled with high prices for energy and labor, this has driven prices to record...

How to Spot Fake Olive Oil

Olive oil, the gem of Greek cuisine and a real liquid gold for longevity, is often the target of fraud and substituted by other inferior oils. In order to spot instances of olive oil fraud, there are certain things...

Tons of Olive Oil Stolen in Greece as Price of ‘Liquid Gold’ Skyrockets

Tons of olive oil were stolen from a warehouse in northern Greece as the price of the "liquid gold," an essential part of culture and cuisine in the country, skyrockets. The theft occurred in an olive oil farming cooperative in...

Olive Oil Becoming Luxury as Prices Skyrocket in Greece

Olive oil, an essential part of culture and cuisine in Greece, is becoming a luxury good because of skyrocketing prices, the president of one of Greece’s major olive producers’ union said Saturday. The wholesale price of olive oil in Crete,...

Olive Oil May Lower Dementia Risk

A recent discovery made public at Nutrition 2023, the yearly gathering of the American Society for Nutrition in Boston, unveils that adding olive oil to your meals can bring various advantages, like safeguarding your heart and boosting cognitive function. Moreover,...

The Law on Olive Oil in Greek Restaurants Under Scrutiny

With the tourist season underway in Greece, experts have been assessing the law on olive oil in restaurants which allows standardized non-refillable bottles holding up to 500 ml of olive oil to be placed on tables. By Lisa Radinovsky Recently, a...

20 Fascinating Facts about Greece

Everyone knows that Greece is the cradle of Western Civilization, however, there are some facts that very few people are aware of.

Virgin Olive Oil Can Prevent Breast Cancer, New Study Shows

Women following a Mediterranean diet with extra virgin olive oil are 68% less likely to develop breast cancer compared to those on other diets, new research shows. The Mediterranean diet originates from Europe, predominantly includes natural ingredients from Italy, Greece...