Very positive balance in the 2021 Berlín Global Olive Oil Awards. In our second time at the event, we have been awarded three platinum medals for our premium olive oils Unico, Organics, and Goya Garlic.
Goya Robusto has also received a Gold medal, and bronze for Classic.
The Berlín Global Olive Oil Awards recognizes the excellence and quality in the extra virgin olive oil industry, increasing the visibility and knowledge of the German consumers. In the 2021 event, a total of 764 samples from 22 different countries were presented.
We have participated in the 2021 Olive Oil Yearbook.
Our general manager, Antonio Carrasco has explained the olive oil industry situation in terms of production, exports, and the changes in consumption, with special attention to the changes experienced in the national and international consumer, especially in the United States, main destination of all GOYA exports.
For another year, the Iberoleum 2021 Guide places GOYA gourmet olive oils among its best extra virgin olive oils from Spain, and recognizes Goya Único with 95.5 points, as the best extra virgin olive oil, nationally.
Besides the Único, the Iberoleum Guide has included the Organics and Robusto EVOOs in its 2021 edition.
Do you know what “coupage” means?
Traditionally, related with enology, coupage (action of mixing two or more varieties), also applies to the olive oil production.
At GOYA Spain, we select nationally and internationally recognized olive oils from the Andalusian oil mills. We work on balancing them naturally until we find the perfect coupage, in which the consumer finds the aromas and nuances from Spain. And just like that, the 202I Iberoleum guide has recognized the GOYA EVOO as the best coupage in Spain.
Goya Spain’s factory obtained the UNE-EN ISO 14001 certification, which guarantees the implementation and development of its Environmental Management system.
The ISO 14001 certification is based on two concepts of continued improvement, and regulatory compliance. Therefore, the main improvements that the business reports are based in 3 factors:
- Simplifies the identification and evaluation of the environmental aspects that each activity at the factory produces that could lead to environmental impact.
- Minimizes the environmental impact of the processes, products, and services, and lets the business position itself as a socially responsible organization.
- Reduces costs of waste management.
The ISO 14001 certification establishes a good practice for proactive management of GOYA Spain’s environmental impact explained in its environmental policy, and shows its commitment with the environment in three ways: prevention of pollution, regulatory compliance, and legal requirements and improvements of the environmental management system.
The 2021 edition of the Olive Japan competition has awarded four medals to the GOYA extra virgin olive oils. The event, organized by the Japan Olive Oil Sommerlier Association (JOOSA) has awarded two GOLD medals to Goya Unico and Organics, while Goya Robusto/Fruity and Goya Garlic have received SILVER medals.
These four medals awarded to the GOYA olive oils recognize the brand’s efforts to provide a high quality product to the most demanding consumers. At the Olive Japan 10th edition, 811 extra virgin olive oils from 27 different countries were able to participate, the highest number of participants since 2012.
Spearheaded by Toshiya Tada, Olive Japan wants to encourage the consumption of extra virgin olive oil in Japan. In this study about the Olive Oil market in Japan (2016-2020),The Institute of Exterior Commerce explains that Japan is one of the most important olive oil markets worldwide. In this period of time, Japan imported 70.128 tons of olive oil. That positions it as the #1 olive oil importer around the world.
Because of the world’s health regulations at the moment, Olive Japan 2021 won’t have an open event. Although, in July, the Olive Japan Show will be celebrated in the largest warehouses of Tokyo.
Organized by the Olive Oil Times Guide, the NYIOCC awards have great international prestige. Every year they recognize the best extra virgin olive oils worldwide. For 2021, the competition received 1,171 participant requests from the leading producing countries breaking the prior record of 1,003 participants in 2018.
GOYA Organics obtained gold extra again in the International Organic Competition 2021 Biol Prize, one of the most renowned organic EVOO competitions worldwide.
Goya Organics is a perfect coupage of the Picual, Hojiblanca and Picuda varieties. With an intense, fruity green aroma and notes of grass and green leaves, hints of tomato, apple, green almond and artichokes, it is perfect for using in vegetarian or vegan dishes due to its sensory and health properties.
The city of Caceres has been selected by the judges of the International Virgin Olive Oil Contest (2021 CINVE) to present the 12th edition of its grand event, in which GOYA has obtained 3 gold medals.
For the first time, the “GOYA Garlic flavor” EVOO, an extra virgin olive oil with garlic flavor has joined the most often awarded Único and Organics EVOOs. The GOYA garlic flavor EVOO competed in the “Flavored” category.
Many international olive oils have participated in this 3-day long event, including: Italy, Portugal, Morocco, Greece, U.S., and Spain.
The judging panel, spearheaded by Anunciación Carpio, 2021 CINVE director, is composed of professional tasters, and tasting directors of the main production zones in Spain, who have conducted many blind tastings to choose the best olive oil.
For the second year in a row, Goya Olive Oils have been a part of the Seville ABC’s newspaper EVOOs special edition. This newspaper publication coincided with the Andalusian Day.
«The Andalusian olive oil , like our accent, is very diverse. It enriches our culture. Because of that, Andalusia can show it off, not only about its unique differentiation seal, but also about excellent quality standards. In the commercialization of the olive oils, differentiation is key: integrated or ecological production, specific or premium qualities, among other things. Our olive oil has characteristics that makes it unique and that elevates its excellent quality: it is made in Andalusia».
Goya Spain EVOOs gourmet products in its GOYA Nativo store in Amazon Spain.
Goya Spain attended the San Francisco Good Food Mercantile Virtual Fair. Foods from Spain organized a session where, along with other agri-food national brands with North-American presence, Goya Spain presented its Único Extra Virgin Olive Oil, sherry vinegar Pedro Ximénez Reserve, and the pepper-stuffed Manzanilla olives.
Goya Spain took its participants in a visual trip to the south of Spain in the Andalusian countryside, where all of our olive oils and olives come from. Goya Spain ‘s Marketing department explained the main characteristics and uses of its products and how its demand is increasing in the U.S. market.
From the first show in 2015, The Good Food Mercantile Fair’s goal has been to support direct contact from retailers and distributors with producers, to be able to learn first-hand all about the products’ characteristics. Because of the COVID-19 health crisis, the 2020 event was 100% virtual.