A genuine contest where producers from all over Lebanon displayed their olive oil to be judged by a panel of renowned olive oil tasters.
Results
Small Producers
Nassim Raji Maalouf, Douma Olive Cooperative,1st place
Joseph Khoury, Bechennine, 2nd place
Georges Abou Jawde, Ardouna, 3rd place
Best Label And Bottle
Serge Fadel, Sidonia, 1st place
George Abou Jawde, Ardouna, 2nd place
Jean and Robert Saad, Kanz Looubnan, 3rd place
Horeca Award for improvement in Olive Oil Quality
George Fadel, Sidonia
Judging panel
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Alberto Dragota-Italy
Olive Oil Expert
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Alexandros Gavriel-Cyprus
Leader of the Cyprus Organoleptics Olive Oil Assessment Panel
Department of Agriculture - Cyprus
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Hiyam Fanous Sinno-Lebanon
Head Chemistry Department Lebanese Agriculture Research Institute
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Hussein Hoteit-Lebanon
Project Coordinator Istituto per la Cooperazione ICU
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Jamal-Al Batsh- Jordan
Director of Plant Production Department and Chairman of the national olive oil tasting
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Mona Assaf
Expert in Nutrition
Ministry of Agriculture
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Robert Hajj-Lebanon
Assistant Unit Head Chemistry Lab
Industrial Research Institute
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Roland Andari-Lebanon
Head Olive Oil Department Rene Moawad Foundation
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