Four StarKist employees were tragically killed in a car accident in front of the American Samoa cannery last Friday. Local media reports alleged it was caused by a drunk...
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Japan’s Top Tuna Port Rocked By Skipjack Theft Scandal
Yaizu, a tuna port city in Shizuoka Prefecture of Japan has been rocked by a skipjack theft scandal and recent indictments for this crime include a former President of a well-known processor....
Buyers Deny StarKist Allegation That Judge Had Conflicts Of Interest In Tuna MDL
Counsel for plaintiffs in the multi-district lawsuit (MDL) over tuna price-fixing in the US has told a Californian Appeals Court that District Judge Jannis L. Sammartino did not break judicial...
Princes Partners With EDM For Bioplant, To Use Waste From Tuna Processing
International food and drink group, Princes, has partnered with a new bioplant venture, which is set to reduce carbon emissions from its Mauritius tuna processing sites by 8,650 M/T per...
StarKist vs US Govt: Judge Unimpressed With “Minced” Tuna Definition For Pouches
StarKist and the US government were at each other's throats again over high duties that the company has to pay for its tuna salad lunch pouches. One of the judges at the US Appeals court...
Bumble Bee CEO Says US Tuna Sector Should Think Like A Start-Up
Jan Tharp, CEO of Bumble Bee Seafoods, believes that the US tuna industry faces “a lack of relevancy with a younger consumer base” and the sector should think like a start-up to engage with...
EU Alerts: Dangerous Bacteria In Tuna Salad
There were seven notifications put out to the EU Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) in November. They ranged from incidents such as the presence of E. coli bacteria in a tuna product...
Tuna Buyers Want USD 40 Mil Deal With COSI Over Price-Fixing Approved
Three different groups of tuna buyers have resubmitted their settlements totaling around USD 40 million that they had reached with Chicken of the Sea for price-fixing shelf-stable tuna. This...
Spanish Producer Of Pay Pay Tuna To Build New Plant
Galicia-based processor, Conservas Cerqueira, owner of the Pay Pay tuna brand intends to relocate its production in Ribeira to an Industrial Park in Rianxo as it has acquired 11,548 square...
Tuna Consumers Dropping Dolphin-Safe Cases Against Big Three
The Big Three might soon breathe a sigh of relief as US plaintiffs have stipulated to dismiss lawsuits against the companies for allegedly deceiving consumers by marketing their tuna as...
Thai Union Awarded For Leadership And Outstanding Performance
Thai Union received five awards of the approximate 500 conferred at the 2021 Global Banking & Finance Awards®. The awarding organization recognizes companies worldwide that demonstrate...
StarKist Wants Price Fixing Case Dropped Because Of Judge’s Investments
StarKist has told a Californian federal appeals court that it should toss out a tuna class certification against it since US Judge Janis L Sammartino, who until August 31 oversaw the lawsuit,...
PNG Loining Plant Closed Due To Intermittent Water Supply
A pre-cooked loins tuna processing plant in Wewak, PNG, had to halt operations temporarily due to interruptions in its water supply. The South Seas Tuna Corporation (SSTC) Ltd, which processes...
UK’s Tuna Price War A Race To The Bottom?
Retailers in the UK are offering canned tuna at some of the cheapest prices in Europe. This is mainly the result of a fierce price war in which some of the major retailers in the country have...
ANFACO Worried Over Current Economic Strain In The Market
The Spanish processing sector has expressed its deep worries over the current economic strain in the market, which has created a state of uncertainty over tuna production. The Spanish...
StarKist Samoa Increases Workers, Building Towards Full Capacity
StarKist Samoa finally has sufficient employees to start a second shift, after months of labor shortages. The cannery has been running only on one shift since June but this week it started a...
Bumble Bee Gets New Vice President Of Sales
The American canned tuna firm, Bumble Bee, has appointed a new Vice President of Sales. Laura Chamberlain, who has more than 25 years of experience across premier consumer packaged goods sales...
American Canned Tuna Producers Buying Less Pre-Cooked Loins
American tuna production has slowed down compared to last year and it has gone back to approximately the same level as in 2019, before the start of the pandemic. This is visible in the US...
StarKist Guilty Plea Not Enough To Show Damages In Civil Case
A Californian federal judge has ruled that StarKist’s guilty plea in criminal proceedings against the company for fixing canned tuna prices show that it did participate in the conspiracy but...
Time Magazine Selects Plant-Based Tuna Among 2021 Best Inventions
Time Magazine US has put the plant-based tuna alternative created by Kuleana in its 'Best Inventions of 2021’ list. According to the magazine, the product deserves the mention because of its...