The European Parliament has called for fisheries products such as canned tuna imported from Thailand to be treated as “sensitive”. These products are regarded in Europe as being a potential...
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Will Princes Take Over TDM? What Did You Think?
As rumor hit the tuna market of a potential merger of two Mauritius based tuna plants, our atuna.com homepage poll has revealed that the majority of our readers think collaboration is likely....
Thai Union Frozen Aims For USD 4bn In Sales In 2014
Thai Union Frozen Products is aiming for sales of USD 4 billion for 2014, up nine percent on last year. Its gross profit margin for this year has been estimated at at least 14 percent. As the...
Study On Bad Welfare Thai Tuna Cleaners False
Claims that workers cleaning tuna in processing plants in Thailand are victims of poor working conditions have been found to be false by Chulalongkorn University research. The study that...
Philippines Tuna Export To US In Crisis
Philippines canned tuna shipped to America has dropped by 19 percent year on year from 2012 to 2013, causing a crisis for the tuna canneries in General Santos. Previously a 17 percent drop in...
New Method To Authenticate Canned Tuna Species
A new method to authenticate canned tuna, which allows you to check the species of the tuna within 24 hours, has been developed by AZTI-Tecnalia, a Spanish-based expert technology center in...
US Canned Tuna Imports Hit A Seven Year Low
US imports of canned tuna witnessed a modest drop in 2013 compared to 2012 volumes. According to NOAA data, it seems this was mainly fueled by a considerable fall in canned tuna purchased from...
Lower Duties For Ecuador In Mexico?
The Ecuadorian tuna industry is crossing its fingers for lower duty on tuna products shipped to Mexico. Mexico’s appetite for canned tuna is growing, with more imports needed to fill the...
COS 39 Cities Promotional Tour
Chicken of the Sea has launched its promotional tour across America to celebrate the company’s 100th anniversary. Owned by the world’s largest tuna processor, Thai Union Frozen Products,...
Myanmar Lures Thai Tuna Investors
Thai tuna players, including Thai Union’s Chief Executive, Thiraphong Chansiri, are being lured into investment in neighboring country, Myanmar. Businesses in Thailand are being urged to come...
Tenpoint Looking To Set Up Plant In Zambo
Japanese tuna processor, Tenpoint Manufacturing Corporation, has expressed an interest to set up a new tuna processing plant in Zamboanga, Philippines. The City Special Economic Zone Authority...
COS Hires Darden Exec For Quality
Chicken of the Sea Frozen Foods has hired former Darden Executive, John Wigglesworth, as Vice President of Procurement and Technical Services. As former Senior Director in total quality for...
Thai Union Appoints German CFO
The appointment of new CFO, Joerg Ayrle, has been announced by the world’s leading tuna processor, Thai Union Frozen Products (TUF). Ayrle is said to bring extensive financial experience to...
COS And Kraft Team-up On Iconic Tuna Sandwich
In an effort to “take the iconic sandwich to the next level,” Chicken of the Sea is teaming with Kraft, Kraft Mayo and Miracle Whip brands for Lent 2014. The program, kicking-off March 9 and...
UK Dodgy Dealer And Top Tuna Supermarket Ranked
Source: Full text taken from Greenpeace UK blog Sainsbury’s ‘Top tuna supermarket’ - this Special Award goes to Sainsbury's for their 100% pole and line own brand tinned tuna and for...
TESCO Attacked Over Stocking “Dirty” Tuna Brand
In the UK this weekend, campaigners have accused Tesco of stocking a “dirty” brand of tuna. Greenpeace claimed the Oriental and Pacific brand was “dirty” because the tuna in it was caught by...
Dispute Over Essential Water Supply For Cannery
A decision on a dispute over the essential water supply for the SolTuna cannery in Solomon Islands is being pushed for by the Island’s Attorney General, Mr. Billy Titiulu. He said the water is...
Tuna Now Less Than 50 Percent Of TUF Total Business
As the world’s biggest producer of shelf-stable tuna products, tuna contributed 47 percent of Thai Union Frozen Products’ 2013 total sales. This is down from 2012, when around half of the...
Workers Push Garavilla To Re-Open Plant: Extortion?
Former employees of Cuca tuna plant in Vilaxoan, Spain, who have had jobs re-located 30km away after production was moved, are fighting hard for the re-opening of the original factory. Workers...
Can A Tuna Worker Survive On USD 9,21 Per Day?
According to the writers of a recent Finnwatch report immigrant workers cleaning tuna in Thailand cannot survive on a basic salary. The organization states in its report that, in their view,...