US Big 3 tuna brand Bumble Bee is facing allegations that one of its other seafood products, canned smoked salmon fillets, are marketed misleadingly. A legal filing claims that the fish is not...
Processing
Grupomar Breaks Into Middle East With Halal Tuna
The Mexican tuna brand, Tuny, is set to be shipped to Qatar this month, with owner Grupomar claiming it is the first Mexican tuna processor to export to the Middle East. After acquiring halal...
Will Chinese Firms Continue To Take Away Thai Business?
Major tuna exporting nation, Thailand, has seen shipments to its two biggest markets weaken as Chinese firms become increasingly prominent in the global tuna industry. In recent years, buyers...
Opinions Split On Future Of US Canned Tuna Production
With canned tuna production in the US having declined in 2016, and the latest figures suggesting the same could happen this year, questions have been raised on the future success of US based...
TU Boosts Spend On Plant Renovation & Product Innovation
Thai Union has hiked up its investment budget focusing on the renovation and maintenance of production plants, as well as product research and development (R&D), with up to THB 4 billion...
StarKist Samoa Could Wipe Out Any Chance Of TMI Return
The American Samoa StarKist cannery is in negotiations with Tri Marine International (TMI) in order to take over its cold storage facility in Pago Pago. With the TMI plant shut down...
StarKist Resumes Production After 5-Week Shutdown
StarKist’s tuna cannery in American Samoa is resuming operations, after being shut down for five weeks to fit new equipment. The doors of the factory have been closed since October 21st, after...
Have We Seen The Peak In US Cannery Output?
Canned tuna production in the US, which is dominated by the US Big 3, declined in 2016 and the latest stats indicate the nation’s processors might show lower output this year. The first three...
US Based Cannery Output Lower After 7 Year High
US domestic canned tuna production, dominated by the Big 3 brands, fell notably in 2016, dropping from a seven year high recorded the previous year, the latest NOAA data reveals. So far this...
COS Sues US Tuna Brand Over Use Of Mermaid Logo
Tri-Union Seafoods, commonly known as Chicken of the Sea (COS), has filed a legal complaint against the US-based global food company, Otis McAllister for federal trademark infringement in...
Phil Canners Outcompete Other Suppliers In EU
Tuna canners in the Philippines have muscled their way increasingly into the EU canned tuna market, undercutting other supplying nations on price positioning. The German market, to which they...
Alliance Battles Price Pressures & Climbs Back To Profit
Major Philippine tuna canner, Alliance Select Foods International, has climbed back into profit during this year’s third quarter, creating a big gap between last year’s losses. Despite...
Century’s Solid Profits Pull Shares Out Of Slump
Century Pacific’s sturdy financial results have lifted the firm’s share value considerably, pulling it up from a sharp slump recorded in this month’s first days. Looking over the last 18...
US Tax Reform Could Help StarKist Samoa Stay Afloat
A draft of the US tax plan released earlier this month could benefit the StarKist Samoa cannery if it was to be authorized unchanged. Having complained of supply struggles and faced closures...
Calvo Plans To Transform Brazilian City Into “World’s Biggest” Processing Hub
Under its Brazilian Gomes da Costa brand, Spanish Calvo Group has expressed plans to integrate and expand processing facilities in the city of Itajaí, Brazil to create the “world’s biggest”...
FDA Warns Yellowfin Processor Over Food Safety Violations
A company in the US was found to be importing fresh whole yellowfin tuna from a Panama-based processing facility that had failed to meet seafood health and safety regulations to control...
Workers Outraged By Indefinite Cannery Closures
The indefinite closure of two tuna canneries in Venezuela last week is being met by protests from workers, as they say their unemployment will make them unable to support their families. The...
TU Gains 100% Share Of Vietnamese Canner
Songkla Canning, a Thai Union subsidiary, has announced the acquisition of the remaining shares of a Vietnamese canned seafood processor that was already majority owned by the firm. The...
Korea Launches K-Fish “Premium” Tuna Products In US Market
South Korean tuna brands are to be introduced to the US market this month as the government marketing initiative ‘K-Fish’ will showcase the country’s “premium seafood products” in California....
Century Boosts Profit But Expects Long-Term Price Pressure
Century Pacific Foods has reported a modest yet healthy net profit rise for this year’s first nine months, as it declares its latest quarter to the Stock Exchange. Separately, third quarter...