Avocado Oil Goes Mainstream: How Big Brands Are Tapping into Green Gold Once reserved for niche health food stores and DIY beauty routines, avocado oil is now making a bold entrance into mainstream consumer products. From packaged snacks to skincare lines and beyond, major manufacturers are recognizing the value of this nutrient-rich oil—and capitalizing on the [...]

Spack's Market Insights Report April 2024 What’s been going on in the vegetable oil market since the last Spack Market Insights Report? The canola and sunflower oil market saw a correction in pricing over the last 12 months, offering the lowest pricing in several years, similar to pre-pandemic pricing. Sunflower seed crushings [...]

So, What IS Organic High Oleic Sunflower Oil? Sunflower oil comes in a variety of different options.  If you’re new to the sunflower oil market, you may be scratching your head trying to figure out which sunflower oil will work best for your application.  In this blog, we will focus [...]

Journey to the Heart of Organic Sunflower Oil Production - Part 2 In Part 1, I started this “Journey to the Netherlands series” to describe my adventure visiting the various crushing and refining facilities.  This series is an attempt to enlighten those who have not been able to jet off to Holland to [...]

Journey to the Heart of Organic Sunflower Oil Production - Part 1 The Netherlands, which can be translated to mean “the low-lands” is purported to be one of the lowest countries in the world, with one third of the country below sea level.  As my flight descended into Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, I was [...]

Spotlight on SNaC International The global vegetable oil market continues to grow at a rapid pace thanks to consumer expectations for usage of higher nutritional value ingredients and increased awareness on the benefits of healthy alternatives.  The snack industry, in an effort to stay abreast of current trends, has followed the lead.  SNaC [...]