Spanish processor, Frime, is set to boost business in September, with a new European-based tuna production plant. However, company owner Salvador Ramon, has some concerns that it could...
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Chinese Processor Launches “Superfrozen” Sashimi Plant
A Chinese firm has added to its portfolio of tuna enterprises, launching a new "superfrozen" processing plant, designed to exploit Japan's desire for sashimi products. The low-temperature...
TU Turns Tuna Waste Into Clean Energy
A collaboration between Thai Union and the Clinton Climate Initiative (CCI) will see the corporation convert waste byproducts from tuna processing into cleaner energy, at its plant in the...
Tri Marine: US Consumers Not Ready To Pay Premium Price
Major tuna supplying firm, Tri Marine, believes that some US consumers are not yet prepared to pay a premium price for sustainably sourced tuna, which ultimately impacted its processing...
Alliance Firmly Disputes Investor Accusations
Alliance Select is strongly disputing certain allegations made by minority shareholders in the firm, as a case surrounding claims of wrongly diluted equity could head back to the courtroom....
US Industry Hits Back At “Biased” Tuna Ranking
A significant chunk of the US tuna industry is hitting back at the recent Greenpeace canned tuna ranking, with both the National Fisheries Institute (NFI) and StarKist calling it unscientific...
Alliance Pulled Back Into “Ghost Investor” Legal Dispute
A dispute sparked by a “ghost investor” in Philippine canned tuna firm, Alliance Select, will restart in court; a decision that reinstates a case brought by minority Singaporean stockholders...
TU Leaves Tuna Out Of New Frozen “Qfresh” Brand
Thai Union is launching a brand new range of frozen seafood products, under the name Qfresh, and within the first year alone, it estimates sales of over USD 8.5 million. However, the firm’s...
Tri Marine’s SolTuna “Proactive” On Gender Equality
Solomon Islands-based, SolTuna, has been praised for a "strong commitment to equal rights and opportunities", in a report put together by the International Finance Corporation (IFC). Owned by...
Portuguese Brand Keen To Conquer New Markets
Portuguese canning company Cofaco, the owner of one of the main tuna brands in Portugal, is hoping to take its products worldwide, after witnessing a growth in exports. One of the main reasons...
Investments For New Canneries Pour Into Indonesia
Indonesia’s tuna processing industry has witnessed increasing interest from foreign investors, with a Japanese-Bruneian fund now planning to develop two new tuna factories in the country. This...
TU Sets Aside Millions For Potential New Mergers
After previously suggesting that it may take a temporary halt on the acquisition front, Thai Union has set aside THB 25 billion (USD 720 million) for new investments and mergers this year,...
Spanish Canners Step Up Tuna Production
The Spanish tuna canning association has announced that the production of canned tuna in the country increased modestly in 2016, and that there was a significant boost in volumes of the...
Spanish Canner Invests In Tuna Production Boost
Spanish canning corporation, Grupo Consorcio, is investing to expand its tuna production facilitates, on the back of posting impressive Atlantic albacore (bonito del Norte) sales and boosting...
First Tuna Canning In French Polynesia
The first tuna micro-canning facility has been launched in French Polynesia, with a local entrepreneur starting a small-scale operation, processing what they describe as organic products....
PNG Pushes Fiji To Lift Tuna Trade Ban
Papua New Guinea’s Trade Minister is calling for Fiji to relieve a ban it has placed on canned tuna imports from PNG processors. Even though there has been a relaxation of blockages for...
Underperforming PNG Eyeing Other Markets Than EU
While currently the biggest market for PNG canned tuna exports, the EU won’t be the only focus for the country’s shipments going forward, as authorities look at alternative, attractive end...
BB Supply Deal Drives Strong PAFCO Profits
Aided by a Bumble Bee supply contract, Fijian tuna processor, Pacific American Fish Company (PAFCO), posted a more than 50 percent increase in its profits from 2014 to 2015, as the company...
Calvo’s ‘Smart Tuna Factory’ Investment
The Calvo Group will roll out a four-year program designed to discover new technologies, and aimed at streamlining production processes in its main tuna plant in Spain. The ‘Calvo System of...
Trader Joe’s Wants Tuna Underfilling Case Scrapped
Trader Joe’s has urged a California court judge to dismiss a proposed consumer class action that accuses the US retailer of substantially underfilling cans of tuna, and cheating shoppers in...