Proof of its sheer strength in the industry, despite all odds being stacked against it, Thai Union has just announced record profits for 2015, reaching THB 6.1 billion (USD 170 million) before...
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Judge Dismisses StarKist Settlement On Underfilling
Nine months after it agreed to a hefty USD 12 million payout to tuna buyers following accusations that the brand was underfilling its cans, it is still not the end of the story for one of the...
Same Two Tuna Products Awarded Protected Regional Status?
Approved by the EU just last November, Mojama de Barbate is no longer the only tuna product which has been awarded protected geographical status, as Mojama de Isla Cristina now joins it on the...
Vietnam Imports USD 1 Billion Of Raw Material
New numbers for 2015 show that Vietnam spent over one billion US dollars importing raw material last year to turn into products for export, with tuna making up a large 20 percent of this...
How European Brands Are Pricing Their MSC Tuna
The blue tick of approval from MSC, marking products as sustainably certified, is steadily becoming a more common sight on the supermarket shelves of one particular EU market, as increasing...
John West “Finnish Tuna” Stunt Takes Over The Internet
John West Australia’s fake tuna brand, unveiled last week in Sydney, has taken the internet by a storm over the last seven days as confused consumers opened their tuna cans and shared the...
Thailand’s Profitable “Black Meat Express”
Despite strong calls to increase domestic canned tuna processing in PNG, there is still an obvious existence of what has previously been termed the “Black Meat Express”. A situation continues...
Safeway Tries To Slash Underfilling Claims
In reaction to claims that the company is underfilling its standard 5oz tuna cans, major US retailer Safeway is making moves to reduce the lawsuit it has found itself up against, attempting to...
TUNASCAN Sorts Tuna Better Than The Human Eye
Leaving the identification of tuna species to the human eye can be increasingly risky due to two main emerging trends in the industry, but with the launching of the TUNASCAN machinery, Hermasa...
A Move Away From Promoting Catching Methods
Formerly a common sight on Dutch supermarket shelves, promoting the catching methods of canned tuna on packaging appears to be becoming a thing of the past, especially for local market leaders...
Tri Marine Appoints New GM For STP
TriMarine International has named Fa’afoi Palepua to replace fellow Samoan, Herman Gebauer, as new General Manager for its Samoa Tuna Processors (STP) plant in American Samoa. He will now be...
Bumble Bee Splashes Chunk Light (Over The Table)
The quality of US Chunk Light has been a source of debate for the last several years, with consumers becoming increasingly dissatisfied with the low priced “chunks” often found to be watery,...
Another US Retailer Joins Price Fixing Case
Joining big names such as Kroger and Wegmans in accusing the US Big Three tuna brands of price fixing, Publix is the latest major supermarket chain to announce its involvement in the collusion...
TU Finalizes German Expansion Deal
An attempt by local politicians to block TU’s latest planned merger has failed, as Thai Union announces that it has completed the acquisition of a majority stake in Rügen Fisch, Germany’s...
Are Canneries In Venezuela Set To See Some Relief?
The Venezuelan government has met with some of the country’s tuna industry representatives, and have together agreed to increase tuna production and improve prices within the nation, but only...
Calvo Becomes Latest Addition To IPNLF
Calvo, one of the leading global companies in the canned tuna industry, has now become the newest member of the International Pole & Line Foundation (IPNLF). General Manager, Enrique Orge...
Pinsa Expands With $30 Million On New Plant
With ambitions beyond being Mexico’s largest tuna fishing and processing conglomerate, Pinsa Group has its sights set on expanding into another segment of the canned seafood market, as it is...
Thai Union Faces Blockage Of Another Takeover
In a move taken by local politicians, attempts are being made to block Thai Union’s 51 percent takeover of Rügen Fisch, Germany’s largest canned fish processor, which is expected to be...
Thai Imports Slow Peru’s Production
Thai-processed canned tuna is flooding the Peruvian market, according to the National Society of Industries (SNI), which states that the low cost of the product is appealing to buyers, due to...
Cannery Shuts Down For Third Time
As the tuna crisis in Venezuela continues, it has been revealed that a tuna canning plant of one of the country’s biggest brands has been closed for the third time, with reports that this time...