An Italian tuna brand has expanded its tuna product range and it now has references which recover “old traditional methods”. While the tuna sector as a whole has been found to turn towards...
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Thai Union 2017 Sales Reach All-Time High
Thai Union Group has announced it achieved record high sales during 2017 with consolidated sales reaching THB 136.53 billion (USD 4.33 billion). Despite high raw material prices and currency...
Paramount Chief Asks For Share Of $6.5 Million StarKist Fine
The leader of the Maoputasi County Council in American Samoa has requested for his county to get a share of the penalty paid by tuna firm StarKist. Just under half of the multi-million dollar...
Mercury-Testing US Brand Says It Is Growing “Rapidly”
A US canned tuna brand, which claims to test every fish for its mercury level, says it is the fastest growing shelf stable seafood company in the country. The firm states it meets consumer...
Tuna Big Player In Mexican Seafood Growth
Seafood consumption in Mexico has increased in the last three years from 8.9 to 12.5 kilograms, according to the Director of CONAPESCA. Mexican tuna consumption in particular has risen, with...
Most Still Not Convinced By US Tuna Import Boost
While US canned tuna sales have been on the decline for over a decade, recent rises in import figures could indicate a shift. Yet just over half of Atuna readers are not convinced the signs...
Autonomous PNG Island Wants Tuna Plant By 2020
By 2020, the government of Bougainville, an autonomous island of PNG, hopes to open a tuna cannery on home soil, with funding from the PNG National Fisheries Authority (NFA) going towards the...
Dutch P&P Buys Leading German Processor, Deutsche See
The recent major tuna industry entrant, Dutch firm Parlevliet & Van der Plas (P&P), has fully acquired leading German seafood processor, Deutsche See, subject to the approval of...
New Ambitious Plans For Thai Union’s Seychelles Cannery
The new General Manager of the Seychelles tuna plant, Indian Ocean Tuna Limited (IOT), shared his future plans for the cannery following his meeting with the country’s President, Danny Faure....
US FDA Suspects Hazardous Tuna Imports From 7 Indonesian Firms
A US based tuna importer has been found to have imported frozen tuna that could be injurious to health. The tuna was shipped to the US importer from seven individual Indonesian firms which...
Walmart Holds Seafood Summit To Meet 2025 Sustainable Tuna Pledge
The US’ biggest tuna buyer, Walmart, recently held a seafood sustainability summit with suppliers, NGOs and certification bodies. The aim of the meeting was to aid the supermarket in meeting...
2018 To Be The Turnaround Year For Depressed US Tuna Sales?
US tuna retail sales have been declining for over a decade but 2017 may have started to show signs of improvement. As Thai canners, the main suppliers, upped their exports to the US last year,...
Director Of TU’s Petit Navire Talks Heavy Price & Supply Pressures
The Director General of Thai Union’s French branch, Petit Navire, says the company witnessed significant price and supply challenges last year, and is anxious going into 2018, considering...
Cofaco Claims New Plant Will Go Ahead Despite Doubts
The recent shutdown of the Cofaco tuna plant based in the Portuguese archipelago, Azores, has continued to cause controversy with the latest rumors suggesting the owners never planned to build...
Russia Inspects Phil Tuna Plants Amid Talks To Boost Trade
Russia and the Philippines are working to strengthen trade ties, and to boost exports and imports of agricultural products between the two countries, with tuna being a core focus. A...
Sea Value Europe Triples Production, Canned Sales Delayed
Sea Value Europe tripled its pouched tuna production last year, but the installment of its tuna canning line – predicted to really boost business for the Thai-born firm – has been slightly...
Seychelles Govt. Funds TU Cannery Bonus, Despite Opposition
The Seychellois workers at the Thai Union Europe operated Indian Ocean Tuna Limited (IOT) cannery will be paid their usual 13th month bonus pay by the government, despite the fact that...
Fiji Wants Global Sourcing To Boost Local Canning Output
Fiji’s biggest tuna processor, Pacific Fishing Company Limited (PAFCO) is not fulfilling its potential for exports to international markets such as the EU due to limited tuna supply, the...
Trump’s “America First” Tariffs Come Into Play
The US has approved the implementation of the first major increased import tariffs of Trump’s presidency, in an attempt to protect local manufacturers from foreign competition. This is a...
High Histamine Levels Put FDA Eyes On Indonesian Processor
An Indonesian frozen tuna processor has received a warning from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), as its tuna might be injurious to health. The exporter does not have a plan in place...