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The Puppet Master Behind Italy’s Increasing Demand
Since 2012, the climbing rate of Italy’s pre-cooked tuna loin imports has been relatively rapid, giving a distinct impression that the nation is taking finished product processing increasingly...
Cannery Crisis Ignored As Prices Swell In Supermarkets
Would you ever consider splashing out over 200 dollars on a can of tuna? Well, that’s the reality right now for the 30 million citizens of Venezuela, where due to cash flow problems and a huge...
US’ Largest Tuna Retailer Hit By Online Sales
Selling almost a third of tuna in the United States, and with more than 11,500 stores worldwide, Walmart has reported its worst sales performance in 35 years, underlining stiff challenges...
John West: A Big Hit On YouTube
After making its presence felt on social media sites earlier in the month, John West Australia’s “Finnish Tuna” stunt is continuing to make waves across the internet, as a short video about...
The Price Of Thai Union’s EU Market Expansion
Termed as its ticket to increased penetration of products in the German tuna market, Thai Union has finally disclosed the cost of its 51 percent stake recently snapped up in Rügen Fisch, a...
Will A Switch To Drained Weight Benefit US Consumers?
American tuna brands are not letting the matter drop, and are once again pushing to get rid of the pressed cake weight standard for measuring the fill of tuna cans, in favor of switching to...
US Wholesaler Arrested For Evading Fishing Quotas
Arrested on charges of conspiracy and submitting falsified records to federal government, the owner of a leading US seafood wholesaler, along with his bookkeeper, have been accused of evading...
High Trading Activity From Gulf Drives Up BKK Price
High trading activity on canned tuna in the Middle East at the ongoing Dubai Gulfood trade fair, and the consequent demand for raw material, has bolstered the Bangkok skipjack market somewhat,...
Success For Striking Cannery Workers In Thailand
After a strike of well over a thousand workers in a major tuna cannery south of Bangkok began last week, company executives of the plant have agreed to meet the workers’ demands, so long as...
Kinki University Presents: Tuna Lip Scrub
From confectionary maker UHA Mikakuto and Kinki University, which in 2002 brought us the world’s first fully farmed bluefin tuna, now comes another world first: tuna lip scrub. UHA Mikakuto,...
Tax Watch Identifies Frauds With Tuna Duties
The Philippine Department of Finance (DoF) in its latest Tax Watch, has noted that there were discrepancies in the declared value of frozen tuna imports in January. The shipments related...
Published: The Life And Times Of Dongwon’s Founder
When StarKist was sold to Dongwon in 2008, Americans might have wondered just who this Korean company was, but Dongwon Group, known for its canned tuna, had long been an established name in...
New Chicken Of The Sea Campaign Gives Tuna A Back Seat
It’s not just tuna on Chicken of the Sea’s radar this year, as the US tuna brand’s new marketing strategy is encouraging Americans to broaden their horizons and try other types of seafood, as...
Attendees Give Top Ratings To First Americas Tuna Conference
It’s been almost a month since Atuna held the world’s first Americas Tuna Conference which was hosted in Panama City, Panama. The two day conference centered on the theme: ‘The Brave New World...
Influential UK Conservationists: “Avoid” IO Yellowfin
The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) has downgraded its ratings on Indian Ocean yellowfin tuna stocks, and has this week placed the species’ status onto its list of fish to “avoid” eating....
Panic Over Deadly Virus On Tuna Boat
In Ecuador residents of Manta city were alarmed after rumors of a possible viral contagion on board a tuna vessel spread over social media. Posts online spoke of a vessel, supposedly off the...
Strike At Leading Thai Tuna Cannery
Workers at the Golden Prize Canning plant in Thailand have announced that after the end of their shifts today, they will cease working at the cannery and go on strike until their complaints...
ISSF Stock Status: Bad News On IO Yellowfin
Following an IOTC “red rated” assessment for the species back in October, the ISSF has just this week downgraded Indian Ocean yellowfin tuna in the release of its refreshed and well recognized...
Drained Weight The New US Standard In 2016?
Previously deemed an “archaic” method of determining the weight of canned tuna, the US Big Three tuna brands are once again opening the controversial case, and seriously pushing to get rid of...