Among the top producers in Ecuador, Eurofish received the highest revenue from its global tuna shipments in 2022. The country’s canned tuna market leader Nirsa was third on the list of...
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US 300% Tinplate Tariff “Disproportionate On Poor”
The US government is considering implementing a whopping 300 percent tariff on imported tinplate steel used for manufacturing tuna cans and other canned goods. Low-income Americans that rely...
Bina Habor Tuna Team Gained Operational Knowledge From SolTuna
For years, the SolTuna cannery in Solomon Islands has been the only tuna processor in the country. It recently hosted a team from the Bina Region Arrangement for Governance (BRAG) for a study...
Anfaco Asks Incoming Spanish Govt For Higher Tuna Loins ATQ
The nail-biting Spanish election results are out. No single party secured sufficient parliamentary seats and the fate of the new government hangs in the balance. Meanwhile, the Spanish seafood...
New Conseran Tuna Plant To Prioritize Cofaco Workers Who Lost Jobs
The Portuguese Freitasmar Group is all set to begin operations at its Conseran tuna plant on the island of Pico, Azores, on July 26. The factory, built with a EUR 15 million (USD 16.6 million)...
Grupomar Forecasts An Excellent 2023
Antonio Suarez, President of Grupomar, foresees that the tuna fishing company will exceed 24,000 M/T this year and meet the growing demand for canned tuna. According to him, fishing activities...
EU Canned Tuna Processors Facing Skyrocketing Olive Oil Prices
With soaring temperatures in the Mediterranean, there is a fear that a second heatwave will envelop countries in this region and further impact olive oil production. Record low-level rainfalls...
Bolton Food Spanish Units Saw Profits Decline In 2022
The Spanish subsidiaries of Bolton Food increased their canned tuna 2022 sales, but Conservas Garavilla could not convert that into a win. Grupo Calvo remained in the green numbers with its...
Dongwon F&B Expects Growth For Q2 Sales
Although not officially published, Dongwon Food & Beverage has exceeded market expectations with a 13.8 percent growth in revenue in the second quarter of this year. Hana Securities...
USD 256 Million Short Bid Makes Mitsubishi Suspend Princes Group Sale
The Japanese owner of the Princes Group, which markets the canned tuna brand Princes, has paused bidding for its UK-based subsidiary. There was speculation in January that the company was for...
Frinsa Calls Off US Expansion
Spanish tuna canner Frinsa has pulled back from its US expansion plan due to the significant cost increase to build a new facility with an initial USD 20 million investment. The Lakeland,...
Pure Cravings On A Mission To Protect Cats From Mercury In Tuna
US cat owners can treat their pets with a new canned wet cat food line called Minced Tuna that has “undergone mercury testing.” California-based Pure Cravings says the novel range is...
12 Arrested In Italy For Colored Tuna Conspiracy
The Italian police (Carabinieri) recently arrested 12 people for their alleged involvement in selling nitrites and nitrate-treated tuna that gave the meat a cosmetic fresh red color even...
Alarmed TikToker Finds Glass Shards In Trader Joe’s Tuna Can
A TikTok user who recently purchased a tuna can from the American grocery store chain Trader Joe’s, was horrified to find glass shards inside the product. Lolo, a content creator, filmed a...
Israeli Company Launches New Spurt-Free Tuna Cans
Israeli packaging company Caniel has claimed its ‘spurt-free’ technology for cans will save users from the dreaded dripping (oil or brine) from cans. According to its makers, the new...
StarKist Employees Determined To Block US MPA Expansion Plan
Employees at the American Samoan StarKist cannery are leaving no stone unturned to stop US President Joe Biden’s Marine Protected Area (MPA) expansion plan. Last week, they protested at the...
Lischewski Free But Not Out Of Price-Fixing Misery
A California federal judge ruled on June 27 that Chris Lischewski, former Bumble Bee CEO, is liable for fixing tuna prices only for his conviction period. This voided the Associated Wholesale...
Jealsa’s Founder Posthumously Awarded For Contributing To Inclusion
The Spanish organization Amicos awarded Jesús Alonso Fernández, founder of leading tuna canner Jealsa, for “Best Practices and Responsible Recruitment.” It lauded Alonso’s...
Galician Parliament Says EU-Thai FTA “Would Be A Lethal Blow”
The EU-Thailand Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is sending shivers down the spines of tuna canners in Galicia, an autonomous region in Spain. The Galician parliament wants the local and central...
Majestic Seafood Cannery Shuts Down, Thousands Left Jobless
The news that the Majestic Seafood cannery stopped its production caused a shock wave in the community of Lae, Papua New Guinea. High tuna prices and the shortfall in supply forced the company...