Spanish food group Grupo SOS has announced plans to extend its Carbonell olive oil line with the introduction of Carbonell Intenso.

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The new olive oil product has been created for consumers who “prefer a slightly stronger flavour”, the company said.


It is suited for use in cooking or salad dressing.


Last week, SOS, which has been shaken after a share scandal led to the departure of its chairman and CEO, booked a 55.3% jump in first-quarter earnings.


The addition of the Bertolli olive oil brand to the SOS stable helped boost EBITDA at the company during the first quarter of the year.

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EBITDA reached EUR32m (US$43.6m) after SOS saw earnings from its olive oil business more than double.


The company, which also owns Carbonell olive oil, said its olive oil business generated EBITDA of EUR31m – some 97% of the firm’s EBITDA – in the first three months of 2008.

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