In 2014, José Sánchez created the Oleo Almanzora company and in 2015 they harvested their first olives. He has put the focus on innovation within the olive oil manufacturing sector. They have 30 hectares of olive groves, the place where their olive oil pearls, which are their star product, come from. Their pearls are used […]
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Olive Tree Planet, fun science to show children the world of oil
Olive Tree Planet is an innovative educational space located in the Olive Tree Museum of Seville, which is unique in the world. Children from various schools visit this place in order to discover the secrets of olive oil through a fun science workshop.
Turning waste into nutrition: how the olive industry could repurpose their wastewater
Wastewater from olive oil production used to be dumped in ponds and left to create a big stink. But now researchers from the Institute for Agricultural Research and Training and the Institute of Fat have found a new use for it: fertilizer.
Eddy Plasquy, an anthropologist who triumphs in Belgium with his olive oil
Eddy Plasquy and his wife, Christa Grossiels, run a family business in Bollullos Par del Condado, in Huelva. It’s Aceite del Cetino, which produces one of the most valued olive oils in Belgium. This product won the Gold Medal in the International Olive Oil Contest of New York in 2017, having competed against 910 samples […]