With numerous negative reports about the state of canned tuna imports in the United States hitting recent news, it appears there could be a glimmer of light amongst the grey. A modest yet...
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TUF Showing Its Social Face, Reassuring Investors
Thai Union is making a concerted effort to prove its social awareness, as it opens its second TUF Child Care Center in Thailand’s Samut Sakhon province. The facility will offer basic education...
Decline US Tuna Imports Accelerates Thru 2nd Qtr
As the Washington Post takes industry concerns over America’s calming appetite for canned tuna to International levels, atuna.com takes a look at the numbers that form the root of this...
Will Post Holdings Be The Next Owner Of Bumble Bee?
Currently on the auction block for at least USD 1.5 billion, could Bumble Bee Seafoods be taken over by a company that is a tuna industry outsider? According to Reuters, which quoted sources...
SeaDragon Wants To Source Only NZ Tuna
New Zealand based fish oil refinery, SeaDragon, is calling for the local industry to improve its quality management in order to supply the best quality tuna oil instead of having to import the...
TUF Posts 324% Net Profit Increase In 2Qtr
A recovery in the gross profit margin of Thai Union’s global tuna business has contributed to astounding growth in the company’s second quarter net results. TUF has released encouraging...
Philippine Tuna Shares Lack Bite
Alliance Select, FOOD:PM, Philippine Stock Exchange Alliance Select’s 11 percent rise on the Philippine Stock Exchange on August 1st is already showing signs of crashing back to lower levels....
Alliance Shares Up 11% Following Fresh Funds
Filipino tuna processor, Alliance Select Foods International, has escalated on the Philippine Stock Exchange following the release of USD 11.5 million from escrow. Part of an investment made...
StarKist Samoa Appoints Korean As New General Manager
StarKist Samoa has announced the appointment of Korean manager, Mr. Sangdong Kwon to the position of company General Manager. As of today, his leadership of the firm takes effect. In early...
Petit Navire Opens New Research Lab
French canning company, Petit Navire, has opened a new 450 square meter research and development lab in Douarnenez, Birttany, France. The new laboratory will employ around 10 new staff, mostly...
Vietnam Considering Rise Of Minimum Wage
The minimum wage for workers in Vietnam could be set to gradually increase, as the nation considers a raise of the monthly salary. According to Nguyen Tien Dang, Head of the Salary...
Illegally Caught Bluefin Increasingly Ends Up In EU
Spanish authorities, DG Environment, intercepted 6.7 tons of frozen illegal bluefin destined to be sold at Mercamadrid, but the goods did not have the required documentation. The 77 pieces of...
Canned Seafood Rising Star Of Spanish Economic Crisis
While the Spanish economy is still struggling to get out of the crisis, there is one sector that continues to be a rising star among the recession: canned seafood. Despite 10 percent drops in...
Increased Spanish Share In Brazil Canning Industry
Spanish tuna canning group, Jealsa Rianxeira, has been reeled into a Brazilian government project aimed at boosting the national fishing sector, with the construction of a new canning plant...
NZ Leading Tuna Company Appoints New CEO
The New Zealand seafood company, Sealord Group Ltd, has appointed Steve Yung, an experienced food industry leader, as their new CEO. Originally the Director of McCain Foods AU/NZ, Canadian...
Thai Exports To EU Slump
A 30 percent export drop year on year is nothing to take lightly, especially related to shipments to the world’s largest canned tuna import market. During the first five months of 2014, it’s...
EU Denies Philippine Zero Duty Decision
Steep assertions on the outcome of a GSP+ application published in Filipino press this week have been shot down by the European Commission. Earlier this week, according to Trade...
Thai Exports To Arab World Show Fast Growth
It’s a mega tuna market that not many know of, and its strong dominance of global imports of Thai canned tuna is growing even more prominent. The Arab World collectively purchases far more...
Japanese See Katsuobushi Market In Europe
An established Japanese company sees great opportunities for a very Japanese tuna product, which until now has been almost totally unknown in the European market. It plans to develop a...
American Samoa Warns Against Bumble Bee
Previous plans for American canning giant, Bumble Bee Foods, to set up a loining plant in Apia, Western Samoa, has raised concern from the neighboring American Samoa government, which believes...