The growth of smaller niche canned tuna brands in the US market will be unstoppable competition for the nation’s Big 3, unless substantial changes are made; changes that some believe the...
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Valsecchi Completes Full Take Over Of Italy’s No.2 Brand
Already a majority shareholder in Generale Conservas (GC), CEO Adolfo Valsecchi, leading a small group of investors, has bought out the remaining stake, sold by company President, Vito Gulli....
Wild Planet Pays Out $1.7m On Underfilling Claims
US firm, Wild Planet Foods, has agreed to pay out USD 1.7 million to settle claims that it sold underfilled cans of tuna and cheated US shoppers, in violation of state and federal consumer...
Chinese Firm Reveals Big Processing Plans
Chinese fishing company Shanghai Kaichuang (SK), owner of Spanish firm Albo, has released more about its plans for a new tuna processing plant in the Zhoushan coastal region of East China....
Sea Value Workers Demand Better Benefits
More than 2,000 migrant workers from Myanmar are seeking increased welfare benefits from leading Thai tuna processor and exporter Sea Value, with reports claiming that other tuna processors in...
StarKist Bids For More A. Samoa Space
StarKist has put in a counter bid to the American Samoa government (ASG) in order to get more cold storage space for its tuna plant in the territory. A lack of freezing capacity was said by...
Bumble Bee Pleads Guilty In Factory Death
Bumble Bee Foods LLC has pleaded guilty to a charge over the death of Jose Melena who was trapped inside a pressure cooker in one of the company’s tuna plants. The 62-year-old father of six...
Are Robots A Threat To Tuna Cleaning Jobs?
Robots taking over manufacturing jobs in many industries across the world is becoming a growing fear for many. When will robots start replacing the hundreds of thousands of tuna cleaners in...
Sea Value Reveals Ambitious EU Game Plan
After making its debut EU move just over a year ago, Thai tuna processor, Sea Value, is eyeing the purchase of yet another France-based processing plant, eager to double its existing capacity....
TU Strategic Focus On Value-Added Pays Off
Thai Union’s traditional tuna product segment has seen consecutively squeezed sales results, but the decline has been compensated by a successful strategic shift, achieving growth from its...
Calvo Places Emphasis On Workers’ Living Standards
With increased attention put on social issues within the global seafood industry, Grupo Calvo, Spain’s leading canned tuna firm has signed an agreement, in which it plans to bring improved...
Venezuelan Canners Get Material Boost
Around 800 tons of tin will be provided to the Venezuelan tuna processing industry in order to produce more canned tuna, which could indicate that production will be on the rise again in the...
Why TU Sales Prices Are Forecasted Higher In 2017
By next year, Thai analysts are expecting Thai Union’s average canned tuna selling price to have risen notably on 2015 levels, after an increase already this year. The predicted upturn...
Sino-Japanese $12 Million Plant Expansion
The joint venture between China’s Zhangzidao and Japan’s Sojitz is to expand with a second tuna processing plant, after the Chinese firm explained that a growing global demand for tuna...
Jealsa’s Tuna Production Hits Record High
Spanish canned tuna producer, Jealsa, has recorded a new high in its processing volume for this year, thanking an increased labor force and heavy investments into research and development as...
EU Processing Reaches Record Level, More Loins Needed
Data from a new report reconfirms that EU based processors of shelf stable tuna have been strengthening their competitive position and market shares of total EU tuna consumption. In order to...
Today’s Tri Marine Stop: Takeover Looming?
Today is the last planned day of operation for Tri Marine’s American Samoa tuna processing plant, leaving hundreds of workers without a job. While there’s reportedly been interest, there’s no...
Japan To Launch Indo-Based Tuna Plant?
Japan is looking to make the best of Indonesia’s relaxation of policy regarding foreign investment, and is ready to open its own tuna processing facility in the nation, according to fisheries...
Pacifical Cooperates With Kiribati On First Tuna Plant
Pacifical has announced its cooperation with Kiribati Fish Limited (KFL) to supply MSC certified tuna to the market, which is caught and processed in Kiribati, within the country’s first...
Covering Short Positions Sends SKJ Price Up
Previous resistance from packers to accept higher skipjack prices has weakened, as the market moves up to levels unseen since May, in what continues to counter the usual post-FAD-ban trend....