Spanish canning association Anfaco launched an online campaign to promote the consumption of canned tuna and other seafood as a nutritious, easy-to-cook, and delicious meal option among...
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Thailand Adjusts Global Corporate Tax To 15%, Implications For Thai Union
The Thai cabinet has approved the global minimum corporate tax (GMT) taking effect as of January 2025. The country is expected to apply a 15 percent GMT to multinationals beginning next year...
Fandicosta Is Growing After Wofco Took The Helm
Within five months of its acquisition by Wofco, tuna and seafood processor Fandicosta has increased the workforce of its facilities in Moaña to 300 people as production has increased....
European Tuna Conference 2025 Theme Revealed
Atuna is organizing the European Tuna Conference on May 5, 2025, in Barcelona, Spain. We are very happy to announce the ETC2025 theme: Navigating The Evolving Tuna Landscape: Balancing...
StarKist Meets US Sole Source Rule Prospecting Mln Dollar Contract
StarKist Co. has been determined as the only company that is able to deliver canned tuna products processed and prepared in the US. The compay received a 'notice of intent to Sole Source' from...
US Canners’ Demand For Pre-Cooked Loins Remained Stable
US canned tuna producers slightly increased their buying of frozen pre-cooked loins from January to September this year. All major suppliers expanded their business except Indonesia. The...
Italian Households Outpaced EU Counterparts On Spending For Fish Products In 2023
The Europeans' consumption of canned tuna and other seafood products continued to be on an upward trajectory in 2023. This was revealed in the recently published EUMOFA’s 2024 EU Fish Market...
Taking Control Of Italian Distribution Worked Out For Grupo Consorcio
Revising its business model worked out for Grupo Consorcio. Ten months after taking charge of marketing and distribution in Italy, the company reported a 7.9 percent growth in this market for...
Commission Spokesperson Denies Mercury Threshold Placed Due To Tuna Lobby
The debate over the levels of mercury is still ongoing. The main author of the recent Bloom report ‘Poison in Fish: Chronicle of a public health scandal,’ biochemist Julie Guterman told...
JBT Receives Regulatory Approvals To Acquire Marel
US-based JBT Corporation’s voluntary takeover of Icelandic Marel has received all remaining regulatory approvals necessary to complete the acquisition. It has until the expiration date of the...
ABC News: Tuna Companies Want Aussies To Eat More Local Caught Fish
Aussies love their tuna as they consume high amounts of this fish annually. Most of the ambient tuna, mainly skipjack, and some yellowfin, sold in this part of the world is caught in the WCPO...
Filippino Brand Offers Cats Now “Real Tuna”
Filipino pet products company Mo and Bear which sells its cat food under the brand Purr Delight recently announced its products are now available in select supermarkets. Previously, it could...
8th European Tuna Conference To Take Place In Barcelona On May 5
Atuna is proud to announce that it will be organizing the 8th European Tuna Conference on Monday, May 5, 2025, for the very first time in Barcelona, Spain. The event will take place one day...
Oman’s Largest Tuna Cannery Kick-Starts Operations
Oman’s state-owned SIMAK, formerly known as International Seafood Company, officially inaugurated the commercial production of tuna and other seafood in Duqm. A new line of canned tuna...
Dardanel Will Partly Fall In Foreign Hands
Turkish canned tuna firm Dardanel Onentas Gida Sanayi will get a foreign investor as a shareholder. The family-owned holding aims to sell a part of its shares but will remain the major owner...
Canned Tuna Value To See Billions Of Dollars Growth By 2031
The canned tuna market size is expected to grow exponentially by 2031 owing to health-conscious consumer trends, globalization, and innovative product developments. The US and Europe will...
Major Global Highlights November 2024
November was a crucial month for the two major tuna RFMOs – WCPFC and ICCAT. WCPFC meeting is ongoing and will conclude tomorrow, while ICCAT was held last month and drew important conclusions...
Coper & Inpesca Come To An Agreement For Atunlo
For months Spanish tuna loins processor Atunlo and fishing company Inpesca have been at loggerheads over the bankruptcy proceedings and restructuring of Atunlo. The latest news is that the two...
Will Trump’s Proposed Tariffs Affect US Canned Tuna Consumers?
Newly elected US President Donald Trump will take over his duties on January 20, and this could likely stir the global tuna and seafood industry. On November 25, Trump proposed a 25 percent...
Thai Canneries Cut Back Raw Material Trade With Smaller Suppliers
Thai producers purchased 17 percent less frozen tuna in the first nine months of this year from smaller suppliers than in the same period in 2023. Several fleets lost business with the...