Singapore’s Ayam brand recently launched three varieties of tuna in flakes containing green olive and oregano, ‘aromatic’ featuring olive oil, garlic, and rosemary, and ‘zesty’ with lemon and...
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Can Thai Pet Food Sales Continue Its Upward Trajectory?
Over the past decade, Thailand’s pet food exports have surged, underpinned by rising global demand for premium quality food for cats and dogs and increased pet ownership. Tuna has emerged as a...
The Future of Tuna: Digitalization & the Health-Conscious Consumer
Demand for protein-rich food is exploding among young adults. But how do you translate this trend into a winning marketing strategy? Find out on Monday, April 20, in Barcelona at the ninth...
ISSF Tightens Labor Audits For Tuna Processing Plants
The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has strengthened its social and labor commitments. This week, the industry-led organization introduced a new measure for conducting...
Popular US Tuna Products Recalled Over Unsanitary Warehouse Conditions
Thousands of items, including canned tuna from StarKist, were recalled in December by Minneapolis-based firm Gold Star Distribution Inc., after the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) found...
Doubled Yellowfin Netting Saves Ecuadorian Fleet’s Total Catch
The Ecuadorian purse seine fleet landed slightly less tuna in Manta during the first nine months of 2025. The huge drop in skipjack was largely offset by more than twice as many yellowfin...
Major Global Highlights January 2026
The opening weeks of 2026 brought several noteworthy developments for the global tuna industry. Trading in major processing hubs, Bangkok, Seychelles, and Manta, remained almost the same as in...
Irish Supermarkets Accelerate Shift To MSC-Certified Tuna
Aldi, Lidl, and Tesco expanded their MSC certified seafood range and were the top suppliers of sustainable tuna to Irish consumers last year. Last week, MSC published its ‘UK and Ireland...
Demand For Thai Tuna In Smaller Markets Slip
Thailand’s canned tuna exports to smaller markets edged lower in 2025. The total trade to these markets amounted to USD 448.12 million. The Thais exported 106,873 M/T in 2025, four percent...
Higher Q4 Sales Forecast for Dongwon Industries, Broker Flags Profit Impact
Brokerage firm Korean Investment & Securities expects Dongwon Industries’ Q4 2025 sales to increase around five percent YoY. The broker advised investors to buy the conglomerate’s shares...
ETC2026 – Navigating The Digital Transformation Of Global Tuna Supply Chains
EU regulation regarding the -18 degrees Celsius for brine freezing of tuna by purse seiners destined for direct human consumption has just come into effect. This requires a different way of...
Thai Canned Tuna Exports Stable But Shifts In Middle East Markets
Thai canned tuna volumes to markets worldwide slid by one percent in 2025, with the reduction mainly in the second half of the year, driven by US reciprocal tariffs and a drop in demand from...
Albo To Close Ready-Made Meals Plant In Asturias
Spanish tuna and food company Hijos de Carlos Albo, will relocate its ready-made meal production from the facility in Tapia, Asturias, to the headquarters in Salvaterra de Miño, in Pontevedra,...
Can Seiners Comply With -18°C In Brine Freezing EU Rule?
EU and foreign-flagged purse seiners must conform to the stricter EU rules for freezing tuna in brine onboard for human consumption. Today, the rule came into force, under which the European...
Spanish Tuna Workers Take To Streets To Demand Rights
Hundreds of workers from the Galician tuna and seafood canning industry in Vilagarcía de Arousa gathered on the streets on Saturday to demand their rights. It includes an increase in wages, a...
Colombian Tuna Sector Closely Watches Trade Talks With US
Colombia is seeking to expand its tuna exports to the US as trade tensions with neighbouring Ecuador escalate. Representatives of the Colombian tuna industry, together with members of the...
Spanish Workers’ Unions Pause Strikes At Galician Canneries
Two Spanish workers' unions, CC.OO and UGT, announced that they are suspending strikes at seafood canneries in Galicia planned in the coming week after a mediation meeting in Madrid with SIMA...
Tariffs Standoff Between Ecuador And Colombia To Impact Tuna Trade
Ecuador and Colombia recently imposed 30 percent tariffs on a range of goods traded between the two countries. The tit-for-tat measures, introduced earlier this week, mark the beginning of a...
EU Processors Increase Sourcing Of Bigeye WR From Non-EU Fleets
Seychelles-flagged purse seiners were the largest suppliers of frozen whole round bigeye to European processors between January and September last year. The processors increased their...
Smart Tunivac: The Future Of Industrial Tuna Cooking
- Sponsored content - In the canning industry, cooking tuna is far more than just another step in the production line: it is the point at which quality, food safety, and process efficiency...