London – The value of oils and vegetable fats in the UK is estimated at over £420 million; while olive oil is the fastest growing segment, taking over 16.30% of the oils and vegetable fats sector in terms of volume. However first place goes to the vegetable and sunflower oils category, which represents 2/3 of the sector. Despite this, olive oil is popular with people aged 55 and up who consume 33.60% of the produced volume, double compared to other age groups. These are the figures emerged during a seminar on extra virgin olive promoted by the Italian Trade Agency and Unaprol to promote Italian products abroad. (9Colonne)
