On the eve of the World Tuna Conference held in Bangkok, the current state of Thailand’s economy comes to light. As exports remain weak and domestic activity has been depressed by months of...
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MW Brands Firms Grip On French Canned Market
MW Brands, through its IOT cannery in Seychelles, continues to firm its dominance in the French canned tuna market. With its brand Petite Navire, being the Mediterranean nation brand leader,...
Thai Union’s First QTR Profit Up 40%
The world’s largest canned tuna producing company has announced huge profit rises of 40 percent year on year for 2014’s first quarter. The three month period has seen Thai Union’s revenue...
Can Ecuador’s Exports To EU Continue To Grow? What Did You Think?
Following a positive result for 2013, can Ecuador, one of the world’s largest canned tuna producing nations, continue its trend? Last year, the South American country displayed significant...
Increased Sales Of USA Tuna On Promotion
US retailers have invested more in tuna this year, selling a significantly higher volume of canned tuna on promotion in the first quarter. During January to March, when the ‘diet’ season kicks...
Greenpeace Credits For Not Stocking USA Big Three
Greenpeace is praising American retailers, Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s, for not stocking the US big three tuna brands. More stores across the United States are pushing pole and line products,...
EU’s Main Buyer Increases Canned Imports
It’s the EU’s biggest canned tuna importing nation and its purchases last year have climbed up even further. With a 6.5 percent hike in the product reaching its borders, the United Kingdom has...
RD Tuna Denies Involvement In House Burning
RD Tuna has denied having any involvement in a recent incident where police burned houses in the Maiwara area of Mandang in PNG. Homes to employees of the tuna canning company were set on fire...
Brazil Drives Calvo Group Business Growth
Achieving sales of USD 918 million in 2013, Spanish tuna canner Calvo Group has seen a strong 11 percent surge in its turnover from 2012. Not only did it increase its power in its current...
Shipments To Med EU On The Rise Again
Mediterranean Europe was no exception in the growing trend of the EU’s canned tuna imports last year. The nation region, made up of Spain, Italy, France, Portugal, Greece, Malta and Cyprus,...
TUF Adds Director Of Global Innovation To Its Team
Thai Union has welcomed another member to its team, appointing Dr. Tunyawat Kasemsuwan to the new position of Director of Global Innovation. As a highly experienced scientific officer and...
Jealsa CEO New President Of Anfaco
Adding another top spot to his list, the CEO of Spanish tuna canner, Jealsa Rianxeira, Jesus Manuel Alonso Escuris, has now been announced as the new President of Anfaco. Alonso will...
Alliance Raises Funds For GenSan Cannery Expansion
Philippine tuna processor, Alliance Select Foods International, is raising USD 12.7 million (P563.7 million) in fresh capital to ramp up the operations of its tuna cannery in General Santos...
Century IPO Shares Gain 16 Percent
Shares in Century Pacific have gained a significant 16.6 percent on the company’s IPO. This upsurge hit during the morning session of the firm debuting on the Philippine Stock Exchange today....
The Marketing Man Who Created Century Tuna
As the Philippine’s largest canned tuna company is set to go public tomorrow, we take a look at the marketing man who created Century Pacific: Mr. Ricardo Po Sr. Introducing Filipinos to the...
BB’s Samoan Loins Would Be For San Diego Cannery
A Bumble Bee representative has stressed that the Samoan Prime Minister was incorrect about a new fish processing deal in recent talks with press. PM Tuilaepa Lupesoliai Sailele Malielegaoi...
Century Receives USD 76M From Singapore Gov’t Fund
Just ahead of Century Pacific Food Inc’s (CNPF) stock listing debut, just over USD 76 million has been injected into its parent company. The investment has come from Singapore’s sovereign...
World’s Largest Seafood Show To Start Next Week
It’s the largest seafood trade event globally, and it’s taking off in Brussels, Belgium, next week. From May 6th to May 8th, more than 1,600 exhibiting companies from over 75 different...
Ningbo Tuna Industry Is Re-Focusing On Markets
The domestic market is proving a tough feat for some of China’s seafood companies. Chinese port city, Ningbo, is now shifting the focus of its tuna industry, channeling renewed concentration...
Strong Recovery Of Central EU Tuna Imports
It’s the EU’s largest canned tuna importing region, and its stance in this position is only expanding. Central Europe’s three biggest importing nations purchased even higher volumes of the...