The Regulatory Committee of the European Commission (Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed), who met on 17 September 2018, have clarified their position on the use of...
Processing
Alliance Select Foods Exports Boost Earnings In Q3
Philippines-based tuna processor, canner, and exporter, Alliance Select Foods International, Inc. (ASFII), reported a “surge” of earnings in the third quarter, attributed to “stellar export...
Dongwon F&B Entices Kids With Cartoon Tuna Labels
Famous Korean character “Pororo” is the new mascot of Dongwon F&B’s new tuna product. With the release of its new tuna cans featuring a cartoon penguin, the company aims to appeal to a...
Callipo Group To Expand Cold Storage Capacity
Italian tuna processor Callipo Group is developing a new warehouse in the port of Gioia Tauro, Calabria. The frozen storage covers over 5,000 square meters which will be used to hold supplies...
Shifts In Mexico’s Consumer Patterns Towards Jumbo
Growth of the domestic tuna market in Mexico is projected to rise exponentially in the coming decades, in correlation with an observed shift in purchasing habits, preferences towards...
EU Stops Deadly Fish At Border
In October, the EU found deadly levels of Histamine twice this month in tuna products. The Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed discovered dangerous amounts of histamine in yellowfin tuna...
Asdomar Wins Oasis Award For “Zero Tuna Waste”
Italian canned tuna processor General Conserve was awarded the OASIS Environment Award for its “Tonno Zero Spreco” (Zero Tuna Waste) project implemented by its local brand Asdomar. The project...
Tuna Cleaners Complain Over Lowered Wages
Peruvian processor Seafrost is facing accusations of underpaying from 28 tuna fillet workers. The company maintains that the salaries have been set based on lowered production rates on...
SeaDragon Struggles To Meet EU Demands For Refined Tuna Oil; Increases Loss
New Zealand-based fish oil supplier SeaDragon reports difficulties in accessing the European market for fully refined tuna oil used in infant formula, causing significant operating losses for...
Century Pacific Sustains Earnings Growth From Robust Tuna Branded Sales
Leading Philippine tuna canner Century Pacific’s consolidated revenue surged up to 17 percent amounting up to PHP 29.48 billion (USD 559 million) in the third quarter. This improvement has...
Dongwon Launches Innovative Tuna Pop-Up Stores
After a strong profit growth and market shares in Q3 (2018), Dongwon F&B is looking to increase customer confidence and experience by using innovative marketing communication techniques....
Lower Tuna Import Prices Makes Dongwon Top Profit Expectations
Leading South Korean tuna fishing firm Dongwon F&B exceeds profit estimates and market shares in Q3 following a sharp drop in tuna import prices in the same period last year. The company’s...
Madagascar’s Exports To France Halved, Seychelles Firmly Leading
Madagascar’s overall canned tuna export to France shrank dramatically by 54 percent in the first half of 2018, according to Eurostat Data. Previously among the top six exporters of canned tuna...
Private Equity Firms Want Price Fixing Claims Dismissed
Owners of Bumble Bee Foods LLC have challenged a California federal court in an appeal pushing for the dismissal of latest allegations of tuna price-fixing, arguing that tuna-buying plaintiffs...
Price Fixing: “A Kick In The Pants For Consumers”
After the “Big Three” tuna companies have been accused of price fixing collusion, Bumble Bee Foods, Starkist Co., and Chicken of the Sea (COS) are struggling to regain the confidence and trust...
Stable Raw Material Prices Drive TU Profits Up
Thai Union Group, in a press release, has issued results from its 3Q analysis, which reflected an adjusted net profit of THB 1.3 billion (USD 42.9 million), with an improving gross margin....
Can Brussels Solve Supply Problems Of Mauritian Canneries?
Mauritius Foreign Minister Vishnu Luchmeenaraidoo is presently visiting Brussels, in attendance of meetings with trade ministers, ship owners, and representatives of the Mauritian canning...
Coqueiro Extends Gourmet Tuna Range
Brazil’s second leading canned tuna brand Coqueiro has extended its product mix with four new “gourmet” varieties. In Coqueiro’s extended line of tuna products are two additions: tuna fillet...
Tri Marine Sells Its Californian Terminal Island Processing Plant
Tri Marine Group has closed a deal on the sale of its San Pedro coastal processing plant in Los Angeles, California to Alaskan processor Silver Bay Seafoods LLC. The harbor front unloading...
Trump Appoints Former Monsanto Exec To Head Fisheries Service
President Donald Trump has nominated a former executive of pesticide and agricultural biotechnology giant Monsanto, Aurelia Skipwith, as head of the US Fish and Wildlife Service. Skipwith will...