Media Inquiries

Thank you for your interest in the California Olive Oil Council.  We are happy to act as a resource for media and press. If you wish to speak to a representative of the council, please contact us or call our main office at (559) 578-8074.

Please visit our About the COOC page for organization and industry facts

Click the button below for our latest press kit or submit a request using the contact us form.


COOC Educational Videos

Using the links below, watch these educational videos to learn more about the COOC, the olive oil industry in California, how extra virgin olive oil is produced and get great new ideas and tips to choose an extra virgin olive oil and use it at home in your kitchen.

Olive Oil Production in California

Sensory Evaluation of Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Shopping for Extra Virgin Olive Oil

California Extra Virgin Olive Oil in the Kitchen

Additionally, the COOC has generic footage related to each of the topics above available for use. If you are a media representative and are looking for footage to complement your news report, please send us an inquiry.


Press Releases

COOC: March 2020
California Olive Oil Council Announces Results of Annual Olive Oil Competition

California Olive Oil Council Announces 2019 Pioneer Award Recipients

COOC: March 2019

California Olive Oil Council Hosts Annual Meeting and Announces Results of Annual Olive Oil Competition and the 2018 Pioneer Award Recipient

COOC: January 2019
The COOC issues a statement regarding its ongoing commitment to quality and standards.

COOC: May 2018

California Olive Oil Council Announces the recipient of the 2017 Pioneer Award

California Olive Oil Council Hosts Annual Meeting, Announces Results of Annual Olive Oil Competition

COOC: October 2017
California Wildfires Not Expected to Impact Record Olive Oil Production Year

COOC: March 2017
California Olive Oil Council Announces Competition Winners Amidst 25th Anniversary Celebration

COOC: January 2017
California Olive Oil Council Marks 25th Anniversary as Industry Leader

COOC: December 2016
California Olive Oil Council’s 2016 Harvest Production Estimated at 3.5 Million Gallons

COOC: October 2016
California Olive Oil Council’s Sensory Panel Receives First Place Recognition from the American Oil Chemists Society

COOC: April 2016
California Olive Oil Council Announces Competition Winners Amidst Record-Breaking Production Year

COOC: October 2015
Record-Breaking Production Forecast for 2015-16

COOC: April 2011
Tips for Buying Real Extra Virgin Olive Oil

COOC: April 2011
New Study Finds Most Top-Selling Imported Olive Oil Sold in U.S. is Mislabeled as “Extra Virgin”

US Davis Olive Center Press Release: April 2011
Quality of Imported Extra Virgin Olive Oil Often Unreliable, Study Finds