Thai firm Asian Seafoods Coldstorage is easing its way westward. The diversified company, which currently holds a European joint venture, is looking towards establishing an office in mainland...
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Thai Union Asserts Anti-Slavery Efforts At UN General Assembly
At this year’s United Nations General Assembly, Thai Union Group took up the privilege of addressing world leadership on the espoused subject of eradicating slavery and...
Bumble Bee Foods Undergoes Strategic Transformations
Still bracing from the impact of a long slew of civil lawsuits following a hotly reported price-fixing scandal, Bumble Bee Foods is reshuffling its cards with a...
“Big Three” Disagree On Trump Tariff Impact
With the tariffs on USD 200 billion worth of Chinese goods now finalized, the “Big Three” US tuna brands are divided on the issue. While StarKist has backed the decision to levy additional...
Atunlo Expects Robust Sales Growth In Upcoming Years
Driven by improved efficiency that boosted production, Spanish tuna firm Atunlo registered 30 percent growth in its turnover in 2017. Moreover, the firm expects robust sales growth between...
Brazil’s Leading Tuna Canner Anticipates Post-Election Recovery
Grupo Calvo-owned Brazilian fish canner Gomes da Costa is keeping sight of its prospects for recovery in the years to come following the presidential elections next month. As the nation...
Dongwon Launches Tuna Soup For Cats
South Korean tuna fishing firm Dongwon Industries has launched a nutritional supplement containing tuna for pet animals. The foray into animal nutritional products once again highlights the...
SKJ1.8: BKK Prices Continue To Climb
The price of whole round skipjack in Bangkok has edged higher since our last update, however, buyers are still on the sidelines amid expectations that the likely boost to supplies once the...
Ocean Brands Acquires Leading Canned Seafood Supplier
Ocean Brands, a division of the Jim Pattinson Group and Canada’s leading supplier of canned albacore tuna and salmon, has acquired leading supplier of canned sardines and anchovies in Canada,...
Bom Petisco Introduces Larger Canned Tuna Sizes
Portugal’s Bom Petisco has diversified its “Classic” canned tuna product range with the launch of new can sizes: the available option of 200 grams and 385 grams for its “Oil”, “Olive”, and...
Trader Joe’s Settles For $1.3M In Underfilling Case
After a two-year battle with the California federal court, US grocer Trader Joe’s (owned by Aldi) has agreed to settle for USD 1.3 million a proposed class action from consumers claiming the...
Chancerelle Opens Second Plant In Southern Morocco
Largest producer of MSC-certified tuna in France, Chancerelle, is opening a second plant in Laayoune, southern Morocco. The EUR 4 million (USD 4.6 million) plant, which will cover an area of...
China Tariffs: StarKist Backs It Even As Trade Body Opposes
With the supplemental action announced by the US two months ago in its ongoing trade war set to effect soon, there have been calls for backtracking. The latest to join campaign against tariffs...
To Hike Or Not Hike: American Samoa’s Minimum Wage Dilemma
While it is uncommon for governments to have reservations about hiking minimum wage, such an outlook is currently being observed in American Samoa. American Samoan Governor Lolo Moliga has...
Noro’s Bid To Become The Tuna Reefer Container Hub
Tri Marine, along with global logistics company Maersk and Solomon Islands Port Authority (SIPA), is continuing with its efforts to make the port of Noro a hub for tuna exports in 40ft reefer...
Greenpeace’s Cannery Ranking Under Government Jurisdiction
A change of hands is underway for Greenpeace Philippines' Tuna Cannery Ranking Tool. A full takeover by the country's Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic...
DOJ Urges Civil Case Against Lischewski Be Stalled
Prosecutors with the US Department of Justice (DOJ) have urged a California judge to stall the civil lawsuit against former Bumble Bee CEO Chris Lischewski. The request has been made on the...
Bumble Bee Owner Gets Partial Relief In Price Fixing Case
Lion Capital, a UK-based private equity firm and owner of Bumble Bee Foods, has been allocated some respite in the ongoing price fixing case, with a favorable ruling from a California federal...
Solomon Islands’ Noro Continues Tuna Expansion
More than four decades ago, it was the tuna business that laid the foundation of the Noro Township in Solomon Islands’ Western Province. After a period of stagnation that saw the town’s first...
Sajo Accused Of Using Pressure Tactics To Boost Sales
Some employees of Sajo have claimed that the South Korean deep sea fishing company forced them to purchase gift sets before the Chuseok and Lunar New Year holidays over the past decade in...