New Zealand-based company Sealord has recently launched prepackaged tuna mixed with healthy ingredients which the company is calling “Tuna Pockets”. The four flavors – Lemon, Sesame and...
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Calvo Will Invest USD 7 Million In Cannery
One of leading global companies in the tuna industry, Grupo Calvo, is planning to invest between five and seven million dollars to expand its tuna plant in La Unión, El Salvador, in the next...
Thai Union Gets Serious On Labor And Business Ethics
The world’s largest canned tuna producing company, Thai Union, has introduced a new code of conduct aiming to achieve higher levels of accountability and transparency throughout its supply...
Report: Thai Brands Fail Basic Sustainability Standards
Fourteen brands of canned tuna on the Thai market evaluated in a recent report have failed to meet basic sustainability, traceability and equity standards, according to Greenpeace. The NGO...
Lawyer: US Tuna Market Is “An Oligopoly”
It’s common knowledge within the industry that the US canned tuna market is dominated by three big players, and with allegations of price fixing between them increasing, one US lawyer involved...
American Samoan Production Cost Expected To Rise
A deal has been made that will likely see the American Samoan minimum hourly wage increase this week, but the rise will be less than the initial 50 cents set. Tuna cannery workers in the...
Is StarKist The Price-Fixing Whistleblower?
Now mounting up to a large pile of lawsuits, speculation strengthens that a whistleblower is involved in the recent flurry of price-fixing complaints filed against the US Big 3 tuna brands....
Thai Union Scores High On Sustainability Assessment
For the second consecutive year, Thai Union (TU) has been selected for inclusion in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI), after upping its score by 67 percent in assessment. Improved...
Buehs Hit By Falling Tuna Exports
Falling tuna prices have hit export revenues for Ecuadorian processor, Grupo Buehs, driving the company to expand in its local market through franchises. The firm, which catches around 18,000...
New Coldstorage For Albacore Processor
The Chairman of the Pacific Fishing Company (PAFCO) has confirmed that works on a USD 15 million cold storage freezer in Levuka, Fiji, have begun, with machines working on the site already....
Alliance Shareholders Appeal In Share Dilution Case
Minority shareholders in Filipino canned tuna processor Alliance Select have filed a petition demanding a review of the dismissal of their case against the firm, concerning Alliance’s plans to...
Indonesian Canners Accused Of Lacking Any Traceability
More than a dozen Indonesian tuna canneries fail to meet international standards for responsible fish processing, a new report by Greenpeace concludes. The environmental action group reported...
Food Processors Expected To Drive TU Q3 Profits
Thai Union has announced that it expects this year’s third quarter revenue and net profit to be higher than that of the second quarter; but as a whole, the firm is expected to miss its USD 5...
Thai Union “Becoming One” With New Global Identity
Following the announcement of its name and stock symbol change, the world’s largest canned tuna producing company has celebrated “becoming one” and “rising to the future”, stating that...
Possible New Tuna Plant In Ghana
A Ghanaian multinational company and its Spanish partner have launched a project to establish a new tuna processing factory in Ghana, hoping to create both employment and encourage private...
Thailand Still Has Hope For 40,000M/T Market
The deadline given to Thailand at the granting of its yellow card IUU status has been pushed back by the EU, according to a Thai government spokesperson. For now, and possibly for the...
TUF Becomes Just TU
After an announcement that the world’s largest canned tuna producing firm would be receiving a name change makeover, registration has now been completed, leaving TUF as only TU. Following...
Thai Union To Buy Remaining Shares In TUM
Announced today, Thai Union will purchase the remaining shares in its subsidiary firm, Thai Union Manufacturing Company Limited (TUM), which is noted on TUF’s website as a processor and...
ANFACO: 85% Of Canned Imports Violate Standards
A new “Traceability Observatory” body presented in Vigo by ANFACO-CECOPESCA, will aim to boost surveillance on canned tuna imported into the EU from third countries, and was set up to promote...
Thai Union Drops “Frozen” From Its Name
Thai Union is changing its name, following an approval vote from its shareholders. The company, the world’s largest canned tuna producer, is dropping the word “Frozen” from its full company...