Indian seafood company Captain Fresh is gearing up to acquire the major Spanish frozen tuna steak processor Frime S.A.U., intending to expand its international footprint. A spokesperson for...
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Fricam Restructuring Plan Ensures Continuation and Establishment Of Coper Group
The restructuring plan for the Frigoríficos de Cambados (Fricam) tuna processing plant in Cambados, Spain, has been approved by the Commercial Court in Vigo. The facility is wholly owned by...
Plant-Based Tuna Gains Traction As Flexitarianism Grows
In the past five years, vegan tuna producers have positioned their fish-free alternatives as sustainable food source, betting on shifting consumer preferences among millennials and Gen Z....
EU Markets Profit From Ecuador’s Canned Tuna Influx
Ecuadorian processors shipped almost half as much canned tuna to the EU from January to September this year as in the cumulative Q3 of 2024. Spain was their biggest market, but the...
Seatech Rebuts Claims About Explosives At Van Camp’s Tuna Warehouse
Colombian seafood company Seatech International has dismissed reports that explosives were discovered at a tuna warehouse operated by its Van Camp’s subsidiary, saying the claims were...
European Tuna Conference 2026 To Take Place In Barcelona On April 20
Atuna is pleased to announce that we will be organizing the 9th edition of the European Tuna Conference on Monday, April 20, 2026, in Barcelona, Spain. The event will take place one day...
Thai Canned Tuna Exports To EU Continues To Grow
Thai canned tuna exports to the EU increased, and to key non-EU markets remained steady between January and September this year, with average selling prices largely unchanged over the period....
Colombian Govt Seals Off Van Camp’s Tuna Warehouse Over Safety Concerns
The Colombian Ministry of Labor has partially ceased the operations of Seatech International in Cartagena, which produces the Van Camp's tuna brand, after several boxes of explosive material...
Maldivian Govt Pledges New Plant To Appease Protesting Yellowfin Fishers
Maldivian yellowfin fishermen have kicked off fresh protests urging the government to intervene by purchasing their catch. Ahmed Shiyam, the Minister of Fisheries and Ocean Resources, sought...
EU Buyers Expand Imports From Smaller Canned Tuna Suppliers Amid Softer Prices
EU brands, retailers, and traders sharply increased their purchases of canned tuna from smaller suppliers between January and September. The cost of the products fell during this period. Atuna...
Jealsa Secures Continued Operations Of Its Boiro Plant
Jealsa received an exceptional 75-year extension of its concession to operate in the port of Bodión in Boiro, Spain. This ensures that the company’s tuna processing plant can remain at the...
PNG Signs JV Deal With RD Corp To Build Flagship Tuna Cannery In Madang SEZ
Papua New Guinea (PNG) is all set to expand its tuna sector after the government signed an agreement with RD Tuna Canners and its Philippines-based parent company, RD Corporation, to develop a...
StarKist Lures 300 Samoan Workers With Promises Of New Housing Facilities
The StarKist tuna cannery in American Samoa is luring guest workers from neighboring Samoa with promises of better accommodation. Injoo Ha, President of the cannery, recently met with Samoa’s...
Enapor Issues Public Tender For Mindelo Cold Storage Facility
On Monday, the Port Authority of Cape Verde (Enapor) launched an international tender for the Mindelo cold storage platform in Cape Verde. The Chairman of the Board of Directors, Irineu...
Oceania Cuts In Thai Tuna Buying
The exports of Thai canned tuna to markets in Oceania declined from January to September this year. Most of them reduced their intake, while the purchase price remained stable. Thai processors...
Nauterra Unveils Billion-Euro Ambition After Decades Of Global Expansion
Spanish company Nauterra has, over the years, carved out a niche in the tuna sector. The firm, which began with full-fledged canning operations in 1940, has come a long way from operating in...
Coper Rebrands Atunlo To Atunes Del Norte
Months after the company’s liquidation, Spanish consumers can still find Atunlo-branded products in supermarkets. This is due to the continued production by the Cambados factory (renamed...
Bangkok Skipjack Price Slides And Trading Eases
Tuna trading has slowed down in the Bangkok processing hub, and the price for skipjack whole rounds has softened further as the year comes to an end. Atuna was informed by sources that deals...
Sealect Tuna Taps Nostalgia to Hook Youngsters To ‘Mystery Cans’
Millennials who grew up watching Cartoon Network’s peak programming era, in the late 1990s through the mid-2000s, are unlikely to have missed its iconic ‘Powerpuff Girls.’ Thai Union’s Sealect...
Europeans Reduced Tuna Consumption In 2023
Europeans ate less tuna and other seafood at home in 2023, revealed the EU Fish Market Report released this week. Tuna continued to be the number one eaten fish in the bloc. Europeans ate...