New York International Olive Oil Competition facts for kids

The New York International Olive Oil Competition (NYIOOC) is an annual extra virgin olive oil competition founded in 2013 by Curtis Cord, the publisher of the trade journal Olive Oil Times. The 2018 NYIOOC was held April 23-26 and attracted 1,000 entries from 27 countries. It is the largest international olive oil competition in the world.

Extra virgin olive oil brands may be entered in the competition by any company or organization responsible for the brand in the market. This can be a farm, mill, cooperative, bottler, importer, distributor or marketer. The entry fee for the 2020 competition was $350 before January 1, 2020 (the "early registration period") and $400 between January 1 until the close of registration.

In the 2020 NYIOOC there were 881 entries and 584 winners, including 396 Gold Awards and 188 Silver Awards. Italy won the most awards (139), followed by Spain (105). The United States won 74 awards, producers from Greece won 70 awards and Croatia won 60.

The winners are announced at a press conference in New York on the last day of judging.