Rising food prices have become a major source of worry for American consumers and their spending patterns have changed accordingly. Currently, 30 percent of US households are struggling to pay...
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Alliance Select Appoints New CEO To Refloat Business
On June 15, Jeoffrey Yulo started as the new CEO of Alliance Select Foods International. He replaced his predecessor Raymond K.H. See, who sent his resignation letter to the Board on May 17....
Kantar Top-Ranks Calvo’s Easy Flip Technology
Calvo’s Easy Flip (Vuelca Fácil®) packaging has received the "Innovation Radar 2021" award, conducted by Kantar Worldpanel. It was also ranked as the most innovative and successful launch of...
What Can PNG Officials Learn From Philippines Tuna Industry?
A delegation of the National Fisheries Authority (NFA) of Papua New Guinea paid a visit to General Santos to gain knowledge and experience on how they run the tuna industry. NFA believes that...
US Q1 Tuna Pouches Demand Off To A Strong Start
US demand for tuna pouches keeps expanding and the first quarter of this year showed a promising start to this segment with 10 percent year-on-year growth. The StarKist cannery in Senegal...
Maldivian Parliament Dismisses Lowering Canned Tuna Prices
On Monday, the Maldivian Parliament dismissed a motion that was put forward to lower the prices of daily consumer goods. An MP from the opposition coalition filed the proposal and called on...
After Cyber Attack Jealsa Invests Heavily In Protection
After several cyberattacks, Spanish processor Jealsa has been expanding its annual investment in technology to defend the automated processes in its tuna plants. Antonio Rodriguez, CTO at...
Bumble Bee Hires New Exec To Lead Commercial Team’s Specialty Channels
Tiffany Hicks is Bumble Bee’s new Vice President of Specialty Channels and will be leading the commercial team working with private label retailers, food services, and alternative channels....
EU Processors Demand For Loins Has Recovered, Despite Much Higher Prices
EU processors substantially increased their intake of frozen pre-cooked tuna loins in the first three months of 2022 but did not reach the volume imported during the same period in 2020. At a...
Maldives P&L Canned Tuna Prices Increase By 24% For Locals
The Maldivians have had to pay more for a can of tuna since the beginning of this month. Both state-owned MIFCO and Horizon Fisheries announced a price increase amid higher commodity prices on...
Oman Invests In New Indian Ocean Tuna Canning Plant
A new cannery will be built in Oman to process its Indian Ocean caught tuna. Fisheries Development Oman, a subsidiary of International Seafood Company, has signed an OMR 14 million (USD 36.5...
Thai Union Reduces Its Intake Of MSC To The Bare Minimum
On May 31, Thai Union Group (TUG) released its ninth annual Sustainability Report for 2021: Changing Seafood For Good. It outlines the progress the company has made toward its sustainability...
Century Buys Ligo Cannery In Zamboanga
Century Pacific Food Inc (CNPF) has finalized the purchase of Ligo assets with the acquisition of the Ligo manufacturing facility in Zamboanga, Philippines. The deal was executed on June 1 and...
Thai Union Closes Cannery In Lübeck, Germany
Last week, Thai Union (TU) announced that the Lübeck cannery in Germany which produces canned tuna and seafood for the Hawesta brand will be closed. Instead, Hawesta’s processing operations...
US Canneries Switch To Vietnam For Pre-Cooked Loins Supply
The two US mainland-based canneries slightly increased their purchases of pre-cooked tuna loins in the first three months of 2022. They also switched their sourcing from Thailand – their main...
Jealsa’s Founder Jesús Alonso Passed Away
On May 27, Jesús Alonso Fernández, the founder of the Spanish leading cannery, Jealsa, passed away at the age of 92. He left his self-made empire in the hands of his five children years ago...
Poll: Will US Tuna Benefit From High Chicken Prices?
The US market is predominantly meat-loving and chickens are the preferred choice for Americans. But poultry prices have nearly tripled over the past two years and have hit peak levels,...
Century Will Not Pass On Rising Costs To Consumers
Century Pacific Food has revised its growth forecast for this year and expects its earnings to slow. At an investors' day meeting on May 24, Christopher Po, Executive Chairman of Century, said...
Juan Vieites Leaves Anfaco After 42 years Of Dedicated Service
Last Friday, Juan Manuel Vieites Baptista de Sousa announced that he is retiring as Secretary-General of the Spanish processors' organization, Anfaco-Cecopesca. Roberto Alonso will succeed...
Fiji Still Searching Ways To Help Meet PAFCO’s Tuna Demand
The current Fijian tuna fleet cannot meet the Pacific Fishing Company's (PAFCO) demand for albacore. The government is working on plans that will secure the supply of raw material from outside...