The US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has found some levels of “forever chemicals” in processed products including canned tuna but said that it does not mean that the foods must be...
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Dongwon Boldly Introduces MSC Tuna In Korean Market
In a move to bring sustainable tuna to Korean consumers, Dongwon F&B has launched Dongwon MSC skipjack canned tuna. It announced on August 19 that the product will be available to the...
StarKist Samoan Employee Deported For Forged Document
A worker at the StarKist plant in American Samoa has been deported to Samoa after it was discovered that he had forged an official vaccine document. The employee traveled to the US territory...
Maldives Food Authority Worried Over Treated Tuna
Maldives Food and Drug Authority (MFDA) has advised caution for parties buying and selling tuna in the Maldives because the Ministry has found that there are some processors producing tuna...
Peru Industry Wants To Reduce ‘Harmful’ Canned Tuna Imports From Asia
The Peruvian tuna industry has asked its government to put local canned tuna products above those from foreign countries, especially Asian nations. The President of the Peruvian Chamber of...
Is Bolton Entering The US Market With Wild Planet A Smart Move?
There are talks that Bolton Group is interested in entering the US market by purchasing the high-end premium canned tuna company Wild Planet Foods. This American label only...
P&P Moves Into Tuna Processing With Significant Stake In TOG
In the latest move, Parlevliet & van der Plas (P&P), the largest fishing group in the Netherlands, will be getting an even bigger foothold in the tuna sector. It has come to an...
Bumble Bee Appoints New Senior Business Strategy Exec
US tuna company Bumble Bee Seafood has hired consumer and retail brands veteran, Connie Cooper Shepherd, for its senior leadership team. Shepherd joined Bumble Bee this month and holds the...
TU Joins Governmental COVID Aid: Blue Flag Scheme
Thai Union Group has announced it will help inhabitants who suffer from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Its SEALECT brand canned tuna chili paste and mackerel in tomato sauce are available at...
StarKist’s Marketing Chief Leaves To Join Chicken Of The Sea
The Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) of StarKist, Andy Mecs, recently left his role to join a competing tuna company, Thai Union’s Tri-Union Seafoods which operates under the Chicken of the Sea...
John West Pushes Tuna’s Health Properties In New Brand Strategy
The UK’s canned tuna leader, John West, has announced a new brand position strategy, strapline, and visual identity. Under the idea ‘Strength For Life’, the company is looking to drive brand...
Jealsa Plant Inferno Caused EUR 48 Million In Damages
Spain’s largest processing firm, Jealsa, suffered a massive fire that destroyed one-third of its main plant in the city of Boiro. The company revealed that the damages...
Bolton To Break Into US Premium Tuna Segment With Wild Planet Acquisition?
Reports have started to circulate about the Italian high-quality consumer goods firm Bolton Group attempting to break into the US market by purchasing Wild...
Princes Carbon Neutral By 2030?
Princes Group has committed to achieving carbon neutrality for all its operations by 2030. The company claims that since 2014 it has already reduced its carbon footprint by 23 percent, a...
US Govt Pushes To Keep 35% Tax On StarKist’s Pouched Tuna Salads
The US government is determined to keep in place the 35 percent duty on a range of StarKist’s tuna salad lunch pouches. The American brand has been strongly fighting this rate for years...
Jealsa Battling Over Toxic Waste’s Origin
Legal allegations against Jealsa Rianxeira for discharging toxic wastes from its Boiro cannery into the Ria de Arousa sanctuary for the...
Vietnam Tuna Plants Face Production Shut Down Or Disruption Due To COVID-19
Vietnam's tuna and seafood industry is currently being hard-hit by a wave of COVID-19 cases, which have led authorities to impose lockdown measures in several regions of the country....
Profitable Tuna Exports Drive Century Pacific Stock To All-Time High
Philippines' leading canned tuna processor published its financial results yesterday, which again happen to be extremely good. The day before, on August 3, its stock hit an all-time high at...
600 Candidates For StarKist’s 200 Job Vacancy
Since mid-May, the StarKist American Samoa tuna plant has been operating under capacity due to a lack of workers. Despite the US territory’s borders still being closed due to the COVID-19...
Decision To Overturn Buyer’s Classes In Big Three Lawsuit Vacated
The move to overturn the three classes of canned tuna buyers in the ongoing price-fixing lawsuit in the US has been vacated. This was decided by all the judges that formed the US Court for...