How 8 million bars of olive oil soap are handmade at this factory in Turkey

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Doktoroğlu Soaps is one of Turkey's largest producers of handmade olive oil soap, turning out nearly 8 million bars a year. Workers follow centuries-old methods using just a few simple ingredients.

At 50, I moved from Texas to a village in Tuscany. The locals welcomed me with open hearts and now treat me like family.

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Texan Angie Smith has bonded with her neighbors in a tiny village in Tuscany

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Listing olive oil as an interest on your résumé — crazy or quietly genius?

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An X post about "olive oil" as a résum´é interest is reigniting the debate over a "hobbies" section.

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Olive oil prices are skyrocketing. Here's how my startup is managing to keep costs low.

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Graza cofounder Andrew Benin talks about how the company keeps prices and quality low.

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Starbucks is doubling down on its olive oil-infused coffee despite a barrage of bad reviews and online hate

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Starbucks is rolling out its olive-oil infused drink line, Oleato, in certain US markets starting March 23.

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Orange juice prices are up 270% since the pandemic hit, as crop diseases and hurricanes hammer supply

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Orange juice prices have soared 270% since the start of 2020, according to data from Refinitiv.

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Europe is almost out of local olive oil supplies as extreme weather takes a toll on harvests

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Spain produces roughly half of the world’s olive oil.
Spain produces roughly half of the world’s olive oil.

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The price of olive oil surges more than 100% to all-time highs as a Mediterranean drought threatens supplies

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Thieves reportedly stole $500,000 of olive oil after drought boosted prices, turning it into 'liquid gold'

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A woman chooses a bottle of extra virgin olive oil from a supermarket shelf
A bottle of extra virgin olive oil in a supermarket.

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11 of the most faked foods in the world

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11 of the most faked foods in the world
Criminals and legitimate companies alike make big bucks selling less expensive substitutes for genuine honey, olive oil, Parmesan cheese, and more.

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