A class-action suit has been filed against American Tuna Inc. alleging that the company has been giving false information and misleading consumers by advertising that the tuna in its...
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Vegetable Oil Price Explosion Hits Tuna Processors
Food prices around the world are soaring and hit their peak in October, with vegetable oils and grains pushing this bullish trend. The tuna sector is very susceptible to this situation since...
Logistic Challenges Make US Single Duty Quota Unattractive
Less than a year after container carrier congestions were reported, this situation is once again building up, creating a perfect storm in the tuna supply chain. Furthermore, the still...
Spanish Bankrupt Tuna Firm Finally Sold, Most Jobs Gone
A new ray of hope has settled on the future of the Spanish processing tuna company, Thenaisie Provoté. After declaring bankruptcy, the firm has been for sale for several months but deals had...
Azores Tuna Plant Goes Private To Secure Modernization And Jobs
The government of the autonomous region of Azores in Portugal has recently announced that it will hand over the operation of the Santa Catarina tuna plant to a private entity. The facility,...
Famous Activist Denies Fake Tuna Shortage In Ivory Coast
The price of fake tuna, also known as faux thon, has gone up in Ivory Coast and a local processor, Airone Seafood, is lamenting that it is due to speculation. However, one activist has...
ANF Partners With Above Food To Expand Plant-based Fishery Products
In a move to expand its line of frozen and shelf-stable products, Atlantic Natural Foods (ANF), the manufacturer of plant-based foods that feature the Loma Linda brand and tuna alternative...
Nirsa Closed 2020 With An Impressive 13% Increase In Sales
Ecuador’s largest canned tuna processing company, Nirsa, closed last year with outstanding financial results - reporting a 13 percent increase in sales. Despite the hardships and challenges...
Princes Cuts Yellowfin Sourcing From IO By More Than Half
UK-based foods and drink group, Princes, said that it has reduced the volume of Indian Ocean (IO) yellowfin by 51 percent. This is a year ahead of its pledge to cut 50 percent by 2022....
Plant-Based Tuna Alternatives Keep Rolling Out
Plant-based tuna alternative products keep growing across the world. A new one has been recently launched in the UK, while Nestlé has put a foothold in the Israeli market with its brand Vuno....
Readers Agreed On Performance Tool Being Acceptable
Atunlo used a computer system to monitor the work of the employees in its Spanish processing plant to reward their above-average performance. The workers opposed the utilization of this tool...
Tu-Nah Sandwiches Rollout Across Aldi Stores In Germany
Starting this week, plant-based tuna sandwiches will be available in the more than 4,000 Aldi supermarkets across Germany. The items, sold under the name TU-NAH, were launched by the start-up...
Dongwon Ready-Made Tuna Cubes Targets Younger Consumers
Korean tuna company Dongwon has launched its new Tuna Cube, a range of ready-made meals aimed at younger consumers. It is also collaborating with Samsung Electronics to promote the items. The...
Century Pacific Takes First Step Into Pet Food Biz
Century Pacific Food Inc (CNPF), the Filipino company well-known for its canned tuna brands such as Century Tuna, has decided to further diversify its portfolio and is venturing into the pet...
Iran Holds World’s Largest Number Of Canned Tuna Factories?
Canned tuna production has been ramping up in Iran as the demand from foreign nations is strongly increasing. Reports have noted that the nation hosts over 100 processing plants, which would...
Should IT Performance Tools Be Used For Tuna Workers Productivity?
This week, the workers of the Atunlo processing plant in O Grove, Spain, protested against the tuna company for using a computer system to monitor their work performance, calling it a perverse...
Atunlo Management Says It Is Suspending Performance Tool
The workers at the Atunlo processing facility in O Grove, Spain, have cut short their protests against the company. The employees were planning to take to the streets for several days starting...
Maldives Skipjack Raw Material Export Revenue Increased In Q3
Maldives exported MVR 475 million (USD 30.9 million) worth of tuna products in the third quarter of this year (Q3). This was a 40 percent increase in earnings year on year. Fishery...
ATUNLO Workers Protest Against “Perverse” Reward Program
The workers of the ATUNLO processing plant in O Grove, Spain, will begin tomorrow with a protest to raise awareness of alleged mistreatments they claim to be suffering in their workplace. The...
Century Founder Ricardo Po Sr. Leaves Behind A Great Legacy
The man who built the biggest canned tuna and packaged food business in the Philippines, Ricardo Po Sr., has passed away at the age of ninety. He was the founder of Century Pacific Food Inc...