The UK food service, especially the sandwich sector, has been badly hit by the global pandemic, labor shortages, and rising commodity prices. All this has led to a serious drop in turnover...
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Costco Sued For False “Dolphin Safe” Advertising
A Californian resident has filed a class action lawsuit against Costco Wholesale Corporation for falsely and deceptively advertising and labeling its tuna products, including its Kirkland...
Major Commodities That Inflated Canned Tuna Costs Relaxing
The canned tuna sector has been facing increased costs since the beginning of the year but with the fluctuating global demand and supply for commodities, there have been price changes for...
Koreans Have To Pay 10 Pct More For Their Favourite Tuna Can
Dongwon, Korea’s number one tuna brand, will be raising its consumer store price for canned tuna products by 10 pct, according to retail industry sources. This increase will take place as of...
Jealsa Part Of Artificial Intelligence Project YIELDCAN 5.0
Spain’s leading canned tuna processor, Jealsa, has joined hands with two IT entities to improve production and yield quality in canned seafood with Artificial Intelligence (AI). The YIELDCAN...
Dongwon Marks Cans With Minions Movie Characters, Shows Advantage In Domestic Production
By marking lithographed cans with characters from a recently released highly popular Minions 2 movie, Korean tuna company Dongwon uses innovative marketing to target young consumers. Its local...
StarKist Private Label Tuna Was Part Of Price-Fixing Says Judge
StarKist’s and Dongwon Industries’ bid to get a US federal court to toss out private label tuna products within the scope of the price-fixing conspiracy has backfired. The judge ruled against...
Brain Drain At Bumble Bee, Most Top Management Exit
A major brain drain is taking place at Bumble Bee Seafoods with more senior executives leaving. This includes the Chief Operating Officer (COO), James Badet, who has been with the US tuna...
Dongwon Set To Become Korea’s Protein Powerhouse
Korean seafood giant Dongwon Group, parent of US tuna brand StarKist, is set on becoming Korea’s leader in the protein business. Through successive mergers and acquisitions, the owner of the...
Asdomar’s Sustainability Sourcing Fully Focuses On FOS
One of the largest tuna brands in Italy, Asdomar, claims that its sourcing actions speak of 100 percent sustainable fishing as all of its products are Friend of the Sea (FOS) and Dolphin...
Tuna In Jars, The New Moneymaker For Small-Scale Pacific Fishers?
Small-scale tuna fishers in Small Islands Developing States are being encouraged to produce tuna in glass jars. A relatively small investment has the potential to provide good financial...
Micronesia Needs A Tuna Diet To Survive
The wealth of the oceans is dwindling at an unparalleled rate and the dangerously decreasing numbers of reef fish might soon push the Micronesian population to choose an alternative food -...
Thai Union Wants IPO For Its I-Tail Pet Food Subsidiary
By listing its pet food subsidiary, I-Tail Corporation Plc., on the Stock Exchange of Thailand, Thai Union Group opts to acquire more money for investments. On July 4, the leading global...
Century Joins The Plant-based Tuna Alternative Trend
Just two months after starting its plant-based alternative meat products, Philippines’ Century Pacific Food, Inc. (CNPF) has started its venture into plant-based fish alternatives, with its...
Century Pacific Forecasts 20% Price Increase For 2022
At the annual stockholders' meeting (held Thursday, June 30), Filipino seafood processor Century Pacific Foods announced that it is not excluding the possibility of further retail price...
Atlantic Closure Disrupting Airone’s Production
Tuna canneries in Ivory Coast are having difficulties securing raw material supply due to the annual ICCAT FAD closure, according to a local processor. CEO Sergio Tommasini of Airone Seafood...
Genova Premium Tuna Marketing Healthy Mediterranean Taste
Thai Union-owned Genova Premium Tuna is tempting consumers to its canned yellowfin and albacore products by promoting a Mediterranean diet. It has teamed up with Canadian culinary expert and...
Frime Accelerates Business With New Tuna Plant
Frime is accelerating its business strategy on expanding its production to become a leader in the fresh yellowfin steaks segment. This month, the firm opened a new tuna processing plant in...
Why Is A Traditional Japanese Tuna Condiment Produced In France?
The reason for Makurazaki Katsuobushi (a manufacturer of a traditional tuna condiment) opening a plant in France was the rising popularity of Japanese cuisine in Europe and the US, as the...
TU Hires NGO Expert To Lead COSI Sustainability Team
Thai Union has picked a sustainable management professional with a non-profit background as the new Director of Sustainability for North America. The new hire, Blake Stok, will work with the...