Hijos de Carlos Albo processing plant in Salvaterra de Miño, Spain, is facing difficulties in recruiting and selecting qualified labor. The company is promoting training courses to increase...
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US Importers Stocked Up On Thai Pet Food
Pet food processors in Thailand made a remarkable increase in their deliveries, from January to June this year, without a notable rise in the price invoiced. US President Donald Trump...
Hundreds Of Rio Mare Cans Strewn On Italian Highway
Hundreds of tuna cans fell from a truck last Tuesday, severely disrupting traffic during evening hours on a busy highway in Genoa, Italy. According to the police, the accident was caused by...
Canned Tuna Remains Affordable For Americans While Beef Prices Soar
Chicken and ground beef prices broke records last month in the US, and they are expected to continue rising in the long term. Currently, a dozen eggs are also expensive for the average...
Thai Canners Trade With Smaller Buyers Started Off Well This Year
The first half of 2025 began with many uncertainties for Thai processors, with worries about the US tariffs on their canned tuna topping the list. Nevertheless, canners in the Asian nation...
Dolores Is Betting On Mexican Demand For Ready-To-Eat Foods
Mexican tuna brand Dolores is all set to introduce ready-to-eat foods in the domestic market, and is moving away from selling only tuna and seafood to other foods. It recently launched a new...
Spanish Demand For Pre-Cooked Loins Hits Peak
Dongwon Contracts South Korea’s Top Star As Brand Model
Jin of the world famous South Korean boy band BTS needs no introduction to K-pop fans. Dongwon announced earlier this week that Jin, whose real name is Kim Seok-jin, will be the new face of...
Why American Samoa StarKist Plant Is Eyeing Pet Food Production
The American Samoa StarKist cannery wants to diversify its products and is betting on the massive demand for pet food globally. CEO Edward Min confirmed StarKist’s plans to add a pet food...
Is NewPrinces Preparing For London Stock Exchange Listing?
The NewPrinces Group is aiming for a GBP 700 million (USD 947.81 million) London Stock Exchange listing by mid-October. The food and beverage organization sells a wide range of ambient tuna...
China To Get A New Tuna Processing Plant
Chinese seafood processing firm Guangdong Eagle Coin Haibao Foods Co. Ltd. has plans to expand the manufacture of its tuna products. It will join hands with one of its cooperative companies to...
Chinese Pre-Cooked Loins Trade With EU Growing Exponentially
China has emerged as the largest seller of pre-cooked loins to the EU in the first quarter of 2025, which was a five-year peak. Spain bought the most skipjack loins from the Asian processors,...
Readers: Thailand Will Succeed In Securing Deal With US
Uncertainty looms over the fate of Thai canned tuna trade to the US, as exports from the Asian nation faces an extra 36 percent in reciprocal tariffs next month. Earlier this month, US...
Non-EU-Flagged Vessels’ Skipjack WR Export To The Bloc Witnessed Setback
The imports of frozen whole round skipjack into the EU dropped drastically in the first quarter of 2025. Seychelles-flagged seiners were the major suppliers of the product to EU processors....
Reports Look At Intensity Of American Samoa’s Reliance On StarKist
The American Samoa economy, which is largely reliant on the StarKist cannery, is in a financially risky situation. Moody’s Ratings, a global provider of bond credit ratings, outlined the...
Nauterra Announces New CFO
On Tuesday, Spanish processor Nauterra welcomed its new CFO, Diego Otero. In a social media post in X, the company said that he will take over the position from David Llanas who had worked in...
Dongwon Group Aims To Invest More In Senegal’s Tuna Sector
A delegation from South Korean Dongwon Group met with Senegal officials last week to discuss about boosting investments to scale up tuna processing in the African nation. Dongwon Group...
European Buyers’ Preference For Asian Canned Tuna Saw An Uptick
European brands, retailers, and traders increased their imports of canned tuna from Asia in the first three months of this year. Germany, the Netherlands, and Spain were the top buyers. Atuna...
The Exponential Growth Of The French Tuna Market
Pierre Commère, Executive Director for the Fish Industry at Federation of Preserved Food Industries (FIAC) underlined that canned tuna consumption has grown exponentially over the years in...
Jealsa & Salica To Improve Sustainable Tuna Business With PERTE Funds
Jealsa,Salica and 17 other EU processing and aquaculture companies will benefit from the EUR 40 million financial aid from the Projects for Recovery and Economic Transformation (PERTE) as the...