In just under two decades, from 1990, the canned tuna processing industry in Japan saw a dramatic collapse. The country best known in the tuna sector for having a healthy appetite for the...
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Will Thailand Obtain A Reduced Tuna Import Tariff In 2014? What Did You Think?
Amid ongoing free-trade negotiations between Thailand and the European Union, our latest atuna.com homepage poll asked you: “Will Thailand obtain a reduced tuna import tariff in 2014?” A...
Thai Union’s Big Bet On “Sustainable Innovation”
This new year will see Thai Union Frozen Products Plc put strong focus into a sustainable innovation strategy. The world’s largest tuna company will create a global innovation center in...
John West Gets Hot With Tuna Steam Pots
John West is adding couscous Steam Pots as a hot accompaniment to its most recent line of Tuna Infusions that hit the Dutch and UK market in September. The couscous pots can be prepared in...
Chicken Of The Sea To Mark “100 Years Of Good”
Next year will see Chicken of the Sea celebrate its 100th anniversary as one of America’s leading tuna brands. According to analysts SCB Securities, the company is focusing on campaigns to...
Soybean Oil Prices Soften As Supply Grows
Forecasts made last month by IGC for the 2013/2014 market performance for soybeans shows a positive time ahead for production, trade and consumption, pushing price down. Outlook for the grain,...
TMI Samoa Tuna Operation Hires First Workers
Samoa Tuna Processors Inc. (STP) is hoping to employ a first small number of workers to handle its fresh/frozen fish operation over the coming few weeks. Current employment will be minimal as...
Princes Canned Food Firm Reports Profit Up 30 Percent
As much as a 30 percent boost in profit has been reported by the UK based canned food manufacturer Princes Ltd. Princes is the one of the two leading tuna brands in the UK, together with...
Calvo To Also Distribute Consorcio Tuna In Italy
Nostromo tuna, retailed in Italy, as part of Spanish Calvo Group brand, has signed a five year commercial agreement with Consorcio tuna to exclusively bring the Spanish brand to the Italian...
Galicia To Insist Thai Canned Tuna Is Excluded From Free Trade
The government of the Spanish region Galicia, Europe’s largest tuna processing center, demands that canned tuna from Thailand be excluded from a free trade agreement in negotiation between the...
Innovative Necessary-for-life Products Should Create Growth For Thai Union
Innovation was the hot topic of a meeting between the CEO’s of Thai Union Frozen Foods Plc’s (TUF) overseas businesses at an analyst meeting on Friday. Discussing the company’s outlook for the...
Sysco’s Share Price Hit 2.5 Year Peak After US Foods Deal
In line with the announcement that United States’ Sysco Corp, global leader in marketing and distributing food products to the catering industry, bought long-term competition company,...
Philippines EU Export Slump Could See Turnaround
The Philippines’ exports of canned tuna to the European Union have been on a steady decline since a peak in 2008. Last year, the Southeast Asian country exported only around half of the...
Ecuador Granted GSP+ Status By EU
General Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) status with the European Union has been granted to Ecuador by the European Parliament. The ratification will see Ecuadorian tuna exports to the region...
Expatriate Tuna Workers Move Home For Holidays
In the run up to the festive season, various tuna companies are getting ready to close production as migrant workers return home for the holidays. Some tuna plants will halt operations for as...
Philippines Applies For GSP+ For EU
An application to the European Union’s Generalized Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) has been submitted by the Philippines in request for the country to be allowed to benefit from more tariff...
What Do Pangasius In EU And Canned Tuna In US Have In Common?
Continuous pressure by retail buyers for ever lower import prices, and the need for earning by processors and distributors have seen a reduction in the quality of certain fish products....
BB’s Anova Acquisition Centered On Tuna Supply Synergies
Bumble Bee Foods has made an official announcement on its acquisition of United States based Anova Foods. Its amalgamation of the two companies is hoping to bring together the...
Unexpected Developments Put Thai Union Shares On BUY
Thai Union Frozen Products’ (TUF’s) earnings are being given a boost by the depreciation of the Thai baht in the fourth quarter of this year. The company will benefit from baht weakness and is...
Calvo El Salvador To Receive SA-8000 Social Certificate
Calvo Group has become the first company in El Salvador and the second tuna producing company in the world to achieve the highest social accountability certification, SA8000. The...