Italian tuna processing company Callipo Group will soon have a new management heading its operations. Its Director Filippo Callipo is paving the way for his two sons, Giacinto Callipo and...
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Aldi And Mercadona Tuna Again Rated For Top Quality
A Spanish consumer organization recently conducted a test on tuna cans to assess quality. The Organization of Consumers and Users (OCU) tested 32 light tuna in olive and sunflower oil items of...
Thai Union Increased Its Sourcing From MSC Fisheries In 2023
Thai Union (TU) increased its purchase of MSC tuna last year by eight percent more than what was sourced in 2022. This was revealed in the company’s Sustainability Report 2023, titled ‘Healthy...
Amazement About Canned Tuna Produced In Vanuatu
The discovery of two flavors of canned tuna, produced by Sino-Van Fisheries, in a shop in Port Vila in Vanuatu has raised questions. The company has no plant on the island yet but the label...
John West UK Rolls Out New Sustainable Packaging
John West UK introduced a new tuna can designed for ease of use, sustainability, and minimal waste named ‘Ecotwist’. The latest product, with the revolutionary packaging solution, are...
Higher Prices Make Aussies Reluctant To Buy Sustainable Tuna Products
Consumers in Australia and New Zealand are hesitant to buy sustainable tuna and other seafood products due to their high cost, difficulty in availability, and lack of clarity...
No Cause For Concern: EU Has Better Food Safety Standards Than The US
Tuna loins and steaks, sold with unlisted ingredients to hide its low quality, are increasingly entering the US market and most likely into the EU as well. This is sending shivers down the...
Wofco Seals Deal With Fandicosta
Worldwide Fishing Company (Wofco) and Galician seafood firm Fandicosta have closed the much-anticipated deal in whereby a debt of nearly EUR 19.5 million will be taken over by Wofco....
Sajo Brings Korean Food Culture To The US
Sajo Daelim wants to conquer the American market with kimbap, a Korean dish, in three flavors including tuna. The first 155,000 packages (36 tons) of frozen kimbap were shipped in April to the...
Wofco And Atunsa Lend A Helping Hand To Ailing Atunlo
Two Spanish fishing companies have agreed to supply raw materials to Atunlo to continue its production at the Cambados facility on a small scale. Atunlo also receives tuna from others, but...
Woman Criticizes Quality Of US Tuna Brands And Other Social Media Stories
TikTok user Amanda is a regular buyer of Chicken of the Sea and Bumble Bee canned tuna. But lately, she has been noticing their quality is dropping and the "texture of the fish is no longer...
Japanese Tuna Company Expands To EU By Taking Stake In Dutch Firm
Japanese Kyokuyo has bought a majority stake in the Netherlands-based frozen seafood company Northseafood (NSF) Holland B.V. The Dutch fishing and processing company will operate as a...
Grupo Consorcio Steps Up On Traceability
Spanish brand Grupo Consorcio has introduced a tool on its website to trace the origin of its tuna products. This initiative, which aims to promote transparency from net to table, is called...
Pole-And-Line Yellowfin Processing Not In The Pipeline For MIFCO
The Maldivian pole-and-line yellowfin fishermen recently held a protest to demand that MIFCO, the state-owned cannery, must buy their yellowfin. Ilyas Hanees, the company's Chief Financial...
Long Road Ahead For Portuguese MSC Tuna Market
There are over 420 seafood products with the MSC sustainable logo on Portugal retail shelves but MSC is still comparatively low. However, it is showing some progress with a 133 percent...
Atunlo Secures Alternative Tuna Supply To Continue Processing
Atunlo has managed to achieve an alternative supply of raw material to continue operations in its Cambados processing plant in Galicia. The Spanish frozen loins producer is trying to keep...
120 Tons Of Expired Tuna Seized In Jordan
Jordan's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently seized 120 tons of expired frozen tuna. The products were on their way to a factory for processing. The agency has begun procedures to...
Sustainable Tuna Market Is “Constantly Growing” In Italy
The MSC tuna market in Italy is growing exponentially, according to the 2024 sustainable tuna market report for the country. Italians consumed 15,000 tons of sustainable tuna between April...
A Pobra Council Blocks Jealsa’s Cannery Expansion Plan
The municipal council of the Spanish town of A Pobra rejected Jealsa’s proposal for permission to expand its Escurís cannery in the region last Thursday. Members of regional political parties...
Czech Tuna Company Gaston Is Evolving In The Dynamic EU Tuna Market
Gaston Group, the Czech Republic-based company, owns two of the most popular tuna brands in the country, Franz Josef and Giana. It has a strong foothold in other parts of Central and Eastern...