Italian canning company Generale Conserve, owner of the premium tuna brand Asdomar, had a bumpy 2022, but as the year came to a close, maintained its market share and defended the almost 300...
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Japanese Canner Sets Up New Office In Philippines
Leading Japanese canner, Hagoromo, announced setting up a new office in the capital, Manila, in Philippines to ensure a stable supply of tuna loins by establishing close relations with local...
Jealsa’s Top Executive Resigns Position
A top Jealsa executive, Cristóbal Valdés Guinea, resigned from the position of Advisor to the Chairman after serving for three years. Valdés, also a board member of the steel manufacturing...
Atunlo Moves Cape Verde Plant To Make Space For Pier Expansion
Spanish tuna fishery and processor, Atunlo, has plans to open a new production facility on Cape Verde in Mindelo, St. Vincent island, that will be 100 percent electrically self-sufficient from...
Bumble Bee’s Rise As Pioneers In The Global Tuna Industry
Bumble Bee, the second-ranked tuna brand in the US, has an interesting history that spans over 120 years. It was in 1899 that seven packing firms came together to form the...
Jealsa Certified For Its Criminal Compliance Management System
Spanish processor Jealsa – a pioneer in the seafood industry for over six decades – has been certified for its Criminal Compliance Management System to prevent bribery. Third-party...
US Fund Invests In Philippines Tuna Firm
A US-based investment organization, Meloy Fund, will be financing Philippines-based tuna and seafood processing company, JAM Seafoods, to help it expand its capacity and perhaps even extend...
Spanish Tuna Processing Company To Expand Operations And Workforce
Spanish tuna processing company and seafood exporter Actemsa announced plans to expand operations to bag and freeze tuna and also increase its workforce by 80 jobs, in an estimated...
Protesters Threaten To Close Maltese Tuna Plant Due To “Unbearable Stench”
Hundreds of protesters took to the streets on Saturday to demand the immediate closure of a tuna processing plant that has made the lives of Birzebbuga residents a nightmare. The “unbearable...
Thai Processors Retain Top Spot, Indonesia Loins Shipments Dip in Q3
The import of frozen pre-cooked loins into the US in Q3 did not see any remarkable rise in numbers despite businesses returning to normal. Thailand and Fiji kept their top positions...
Iñaki Latxaga, Founder Of Grupo Albacora, Passed Away At 84
A pioneer of the global tuna purse seine fishing industry, Iñaki Latxaga Bengoetxea, passed away at the age of eighty-four in Bilbao. Founder of Spanish Grupo Albacora S.A – Europe’s largest...
Thai Processors Increase Canned Tuna Biz To US In Q3
US canned tuna importers increased their buying in the first nine months of the year. Several of the main sellers managed to increase their exports including Thailand which had lackluster...
Sri Lankan Company Eyes Tuna Processing Operations In Maldives
Sri Lankan canned fish and seafood processing company, Slic Lanka, has been contracted to design and build a tuna factory on the Maldivian island of Gadhdhoo. The deal was signed on Tuesday at...
Ecuadorian Loining Plants Impacted By Fewer Orders From Europe
Some tuna loining plants in the province of Manabí, Ecuador, gave their employees vacation time as they are not getting sufficient orders from EU markets to keep part of operations running....
Lower Soy And Sunflower Oil Prices Reduce Canned Tuna Producers’ Costs
Global food prices in November remained virtually unchanged from October, but the value of edible oils such as soy saw a short uptick. However, EU canners are paying less for this product in...
Airone Seafood Wants To Expand Tuna Production In Ivory Coast
Abidjan-based Airone Seafood is aiming to expand its tuna production capacity with new investments, its Chairman and CEO, Sergio Tommasini, announced. He said that Airone “is working to...
Galician Canners Battle For A US Market Share
By establishing the subsidiary, Frinsa USA, and investing over USD 20 million in a new production facility in Lakeland, Florida, Spanish Frinsa group is competing with Calvo and Jealsa. The...
EU Alert: High Mercury Levels Lead To Spanish Notification
Spain, France, and Belgium reported four tuna-related incidents to European food and safety authorities in November. Frozen yellowfin loins from Mexico (Mercury above permissible levels was...
Seven Billion Cans In 40 Years, Dongwon Has Reasons To Celebrate
Dongwon tuna is celebrating its 40th anniversary, and the company just announced that it has sold seven billion cans in cumulative sales over the four decades. This means each citizen has...
Spanish Canners Warn Government Of Plastic Tax Impact On Businesses
The Spanish seafood processors association, Anfaco-Cecopesca, has warned the government of the impact of the plastic tax, especially on small and medium-sized companies. To be implemented from...