I’m someone this magazine might call an industry insider and will not be providing my name on this comment, however I believe Mr. Tosato has the right approach, balanced with the necessary realities of running the biggest olive oil company. I believe he will improve the industry and I wish him success.
He’s right about some of the big problems but there are no proposals in how to fix them. Retailers will not stop offering store-branded oils and there will always be producers willing to supply them. Until consumers see value in olive oil, these same patterns will go on and Mr. Tosato had no new ideas for that.