Brussels rejects "premature" criticisms of proposed olive oil aid scheme

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A spokesman for the European Union's Agriculture Commissioner Franz Fischler says that criticism of the planned olive oil aid scheme is premature. Spanish producers have been actively opposing the new scheme, which would give Spain a quota of 538,000 t, slightly over half its total output in 1996, while Italy's maximum guaranteed output will rise to 445,000 t. The new system, if adopted, will be phased in over a two year period beginning in 1998/99. Olive oil output in the EU in 1997 amounted to 1.35 million t, much more than was needed.

Pressed Olive Oil, Supply and demand, Spain, European Union, Agricultural policy, Olive oil

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Koipe-Elosua restructuring to be completed by end of 1996

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Koipe-Elosua, a subsidiary of Eridania Beghin-Say (EBS) of France, has a major share of Spain's olive oil market and hopes to raise the profile of olive oil to promote the product more widely abroad. Chairman Adolfo Crespo believes tha the product has much potential in Europe and the US due to it being a high quality and natural product.

Shortening & Cooking Oils, Planning, Edible fats and oils, Eridania Beghin-Say

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Take Control and Benecol neck & neck in US

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Unilever, the Anglo-Dutch company and Raisio of Finland have both received FDA approval for their cholesterol-cutting spreads. Both products Take Control from Unilever and Benecol from Raisio are now being sold in the United States.

United States, Diversified Companies, Product introduction, Margarine, Food industry, Unilever Group, Raisio Group Oyj, Take Control (Margarine), Benecol (Margarine)

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