Princes Limited announced on Tuesday that its acquisition by Italian company Newlat Food S.p.A is complete. The UK food and beverage organization which has a wide range of ambient tuna...
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Colombia Tightens Sanitary Rules For Canned Tuna
The Colombian Ministry of Health and Social Protection has issued a draft resolution to start testing canned tuna to cover up the use of inferior quality raw materials. This regulation aims to...
Thai Union’s New Cold Storage In Ghana Opens Its Doors
Thai Union (TU) wants to ensure that the tuna caught from the Atlantic Ocean is stored well in a temperature-controlled facility around the year. Thiraphong Chansiri, President and CEO of TU...
Vietnam Boasts Of Increased Loins Trade In H1, Origin Rule A Hindrance
Vietnamese tuna exports have risen substantially in the first six months of this year, driven by the Asian nation’s fresh and frozen loins exports. However, the canned tuna business for...
Spanish Canners Sold Less To Foreign Markets In Q1
The export of canned tuna from the EU witnessed a slight increase in the first quarter of 2024. Processing countries saw some decline in their trade, but redistribution hubs were the driving...
Atunlo’s Portuguese Plant Under Fire For Accounting Fraud?
Spanish beleaguered tuna loining company Atunlo is facing another headache. Its Central Lomera Portuguesa (CLP) plant in Portugal was raided by officials this week and three managers were...
Thai Union’s Thriving Market Of Tuna Byproducts
Global seafood giant Thai Union (TU) has been valorizing by-products from tuna processing and this market is indeed thriving. Magnus Bergkvist, Head of Science and Research, Global Innovation...
Judge Says Atunlo Santoña Workers’ Dismissal Is Unfair
A Cantabrian court has ruled that Spanish loining company Atunlo’s dismissal of three of its workers from its now-closed Santoña plant was unfair. The facility has been shut since January 31....
EU Processors Increase WR Import From Unusual Suppliers In Q1
In the first three months of 2024, almost one-third more frozen whole-round tuna were imported into the EU. The processors made quite some shifts in the origin where they bought their raw...
Bolton Reveals Road Map For Women’s Empowerment In Tuna Sector
Bolton Group is taking a step forward towards inclusivity by conducting several programs for women who work in the tuna industry. This was revealed by Sandra Ochoa Jaramillo, Chief Industrial...
Can ThisFish AI Tool Help Canners Save Millions?
“Reducing the net overfilling of the cans is likely the biggest single cost reduction you can achieve,” according to Eric Enno Tamm, CEO of Canadian seafood technology and traceability...
Mystery Of Vanuatu-Produced Sino-Van Tuna Cans Solved
The Vanuatu Customs Department announced that the two flavors of canned tuna, with Sino-Van Fisheries Ltd labels, that were sold in a Chinese shop in Vanuatu were not intended for sale. They...
Low Catches Translate Into Drop In EU Canned Tuna Trade With African Nations
The EU canned tuna trade with Africa plummeted in the first three months of this year compared to the same period in 2023. Seychelles’ canners are the largest sellers, followed by Mauritius....
Design Of Budding Artist To Decorate Tuna Cans In Spanish Campaign
Ana Tocino Castaño, a 22-year-old artist from Madrid, won the sixth Anfaco-Banco Sabadell Foundation Design Award last week. The award, which recognizes creativity in packaging for canned tuna...
Binh Dinh Tuna Festival Puts Spotlight On Province As ‘Tuna Capital’
Vietnamese province of Binh Dinh organizes the Essence of Land and Sea Festival from July 11 to 15. The event will be an opportunity to advertise the importance of its tuna industry. The...
Major Global Highlights June 2024
Skipjack price in Bangkok witnessed an upward trend throughout June. The biennially released UN FAO SOFIA report revealed that tuna is the most consumed fish. Uncertainty continues to loom...
Bangkok Skipjack Price Shoots Up
The skipjack trade in Bangkok is slowing down as processors have full inventories and with the FAD ban in the WCPO inching closer, stress in the market is rising and deals are made at...
Consorcio Aims To Take Italian Market With HPP Processed Tuna Products
Spanish tuna brand Grupo Consorcio launched its ready-to-eat tuna products in the Italian market earlier this year. The Cantabrian-based Group used high-pressure processing (HPP) technology...
Vietnam Boosts Business With EU Buyers In Q1
The EU increased its canned tuna purchase from Asian processors in the first quarter of this year compared to the same period in 2023. The Filippino canners are its biggest seller, followed by...
Tuna Buyers Settle Price-Fixing Claims With StarKist & Bumble Bee
Tuna buyers seeking USD 1 billion compensation for damages from owners of StarKist and Bumble Bee reached settlements just ahead of the trial on July 15 bringing an end to a decade-old legal...