Charlie the Tuna, StarKist’s iconic mascot turned 60 this year. To celebrate his anniversary, the US tuna company released an advertisement, Stair Climb 500, which has an animated Charlie...
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Should Former Execs Involved In US Price-Fixing Be Imprisoned?
Two former Bumble Bee executives, Walter Scott Cameron and Kenneth Worsham, as well as one ex-StarKist employee, Stephen Hodge, have each been sentenced to three years of probation and a USD...
Thai Union Turns Tuna Waste Into High-End Oil
After launching its calcium product made from tuna bones, Thai Union Ingredients has unveiled its latest innovation: a tuna oil brand UniQDHA. The brand includes tuna crude oil and...
US Stimulus Checks Responsible For StarKist Samoa Lack of Labor
At the StarKist plant in American Samoa, the difficulties to get employees continue. More efforts have been put in place to attract workers, but these are targeted mainly at foreigners as...
StarKist Claims It’s Already Sourcing 100% MSC & FIP Tuna
The US canned tuna market leader, StarKist, has announced that it has reached its goal to source 100 percent of its tuna from sustainable fisheries with an MSC certification or Fishery...
Judge Rules In Favor Of Tri-Union In Van Camp’s Trademark Suit
Nearly one year after Tri-Union Seafoods sued two companies for importing and selling infringing canned tuna products from Ecuador under its Van Camp’s brand name, a Californian federal judge...
Processor In Costa Rica Wants To Shake Up Market With Pouches
A company in Costa Rica is committed to selling its tuna products in pouches in the hope that this will differentiate it from other competitors in the market. The Tuna...
Strong Albacore Demand By Spanish Canners During Q1
European tuna processors nearly doubled their albacore demand in the first quarter of this year (Q1 2021) compared to the same period in 2020. The latest import figures from the economic...
Lischewski Defense Once Again Appeals Against Conviction
The former CEO of Bumble Bee will be taking another shot at appealing his conviction of price-fixing shelf-stable tuna in the US in a couple of months. The Ninth Circuit Appeals Court has...
Bankrupted Spanish Company Risks Being Torn To Pieces
The Spanish processing company, Thenaisie-Provoté, is being sold. The deadline to receive offers has already expired and only one came in, from the tuna brand Dani. If the deal is not closed,...
Worker Shortage In American Samoa StarKist Still Unresolved
StarKist’s American Samoan cannery is still in dire need of workers and the company has reached out to the territory’s government to help resolve this issue. The plant has been facing a worker...
Australia’s Last Tuna Cannery Set To Close As It Failed To Secure New Contracts
Australia’s last tuna cannery, Port Lincoln Tuna Processors (PLTP) is set to stop its operations by the middle of the year as it has failed to secure new clients for its facility. The plant...
COSI & Thai Union Settle USD 13 Million In Price-Fixing Case
Chicken of the Sea International (COSI) and its parent company, Thai Union Group, have arrived at a settlement amount with a group of Direct Purchasers in the class-action lawsuit brought...
Ecuadorian Tuna Worker Wants Diamond Back From Can
From time to time, canned tuna is known to have foreign objects which were missed during processing and the products need to be taken off the shelves. However, one lucky Ecuadorian tuna lover...
Dongwon Tuna Stew Brand Winning Korean Market
The Korean company Dongwon F&B launched a new brand a year ago, Yangban, which offers soups and stews containing tuna and other seafoods. During this short time span, the label has managed...
Mega Tuna Turns World Upside Down In New Commercial
Filipino tuna brand, Mega Tuna, has released a new online video commercial that is bizarre as well as funny. The advertisement unfolds as a woman is being startled by a lizard as she deeply...
Spanish Canners Clash With Authorities Over Nutri-Score Tuna Labeling
Hundreds of scientists across Europe are calling on the EU to make the Nutri-Score labeling system mandatory for all products, including canned tuna. The EU Commission is considering proposing...
Cat Parents Taste Entrées Of Their Pets
More than one-third of cat parents (37 percent) have tried their pet’s food or considered sampling it to make sure it tastes good, according to a survey conducted by US-based Blue Buffalo...
StarKist Samoa Desperate To Attract Workers To Keep Operations Running
Despite great efforts by American Samoa’s StarKist plant to recruit new employees, its pool of workers remains insufficient to keep operations running as usual. In light of this, the company’s...
Tuna Non-Compliants Get Grace Period Prior To New Law In Mexico
The Mexican government is moving forward to regulate the content of soy and other ingredients in canned tuna sold nationally. Last year, a law was announced which was set to come into effect...