Wild Planet Foods has found itself once more under the spotlight, after a second underfilling class action has been filed, this time with allegations raised against the firm’s 5-ounce canned...
Tuna Processing News
StarKist CEO “Cannot Guarantee” American Samoa Future
On a visit to the firm’s American Samoa cannery, StarKist’s CEO Andrew Choe has said that although he is pleased with how things are run at the plant, the future of its existence is uncertain,...
Domestic Profit Hike As Branded Sales Rise
The Philippines’ leading canned tuna producer, Century Pacific, has increased its net profit by 21 percent in just a year, thanks to a huge growth in sales of branded products such as Century...
Growth Of Injected Yellowfin In EU Market
A process of injecting tuna with vegetable broth to improve its coloring and give both buyers and consumers a fresher impression of the fish appears to have become a prolific trend in the EU...
Storage Capacity At Critical For StarKist Samoa
Efforts need to be made to secure ample fish storage space in StarKist’s American Samoa-based cannery, or workers hours could be affected, according to the firm. The StarKist Samoa plant finds...
Anfaco’s Investment To Fend Off Asian Competitors
A EUR 8.5 million investment by Anfaco has been injected into the opening of new research facilities in Galicia, Spain, which it believes will bolster the competitiveness of domestic canneries...
EU Demand Drives Frime’s Production Boost
In light of witnessing an overall increased demand for tuna in Europe, Spanish processing firm Frime has announced the construction of new, state of the art cold storage unit facilities....
TU Invests Millions To “Revolutionize” Canned Tuna
Unveiling plans to invest millions of dollars in expanding its private research and development center, Thai Union’s President says that besides creating new products, the company is looking...
FDA Oversight At Fault For COS Mess Up?
As a nation with one of the highest standards of food safety in the world, a large-scale public recall of nearly two million branded tuna cans processed in the US and suspected of containing...
Vicky Serrano Leaves Tri Marine Cannery
Tri Marine has announced this week that Victoria Serrano will retire from her position as General Manager of Seafman, the firm’s majority owned tuna processing company in Manta, Ecuador. Vicky...
TU: Best Managed Company In Thailand
Thai Union has been named the best managed company in Thailand after winning an award which assessed businesses from across the country. The firm also ranked in first place in a number of...
7 Year Dormant Tuna Plant To Finally Get Going
After failing to get off the starting blocks seven years ago, the Sino-Van Tuna Plant’s opening has finally been announced by the Vanuatu government, scheduled for July. Making the...
Chinese To Drive Albo Brand Into Asian Market
Energy and retail investors group China Resources Corporation (CRC) has announced its plans to begin constructing a new tuna plant in Asia which will produce canned tuna products bearing the...
COS Mess Up: The International Impact
A large scale recall of canned tuna processed at a US Chicken of the Sea plant has now crossed international boarders, as cans sent from the factory to the Caribbean island of Trinidad and...
Is The COS Mess Up Related To A Lack Of FDA Oversight?
It’s been an unpleasant few days for Chicken of the Sea following revelation that after a fault in processing, nearly two million cans of tuna produced at its Georgia plant could be...
COS Mess Up Also Affects Private Labels
Following announcements from both Chicken of the Sea and Bumble Bee last week, Texas supermarket chain H-E-B has now also issued a recall of thousands of tuna cans which may have been...
COS Mess Up Also Affects Private Labels (2)
Following announcements from both Chicken of the Sea and Bumble Bee last week, Texas supermarket chain H-E-B has now also issued a recall of thousands of tuna cans which may have been...
Massive Bumble Bee Recall Over Contamination Fears
Bumble Bee has announced a large-scale national recall of more than a million cans of its Chunk Light tuna today, after suspicions arose that deviations in the processing stage of production...
SSTC Upgrades Its PNG Plant
South Seas Tuna Corporation (SSTC) has upgraded its Wewak PNG tuna loin processing facility at a sum of PGK 9 million (USD 2.94 million), to improve facility capacity and operations as a...
Staggered Shutdown Of StarKist Samoa?
While the resolution on the disrupted 2016 South Pacific Tuna Treaty has eased some worries in American Samoa, StarKist has reportedly cut workers’ hours, stating that a shortage of tuna raw...
