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Tuna Processing News
Another US Retailer Joins Price Fixing Case
Joining big names such as Kroger and Wegmans in accusing the US Big Three tuna brands of price fixing, Publix is the latest major supermarket chain to announce its involvement in the collusion...
TU Finalizes German Expansion Deal
An attempt by local politicians to block TU’s latest planned merger has failed, as Thai Union announces that it has completed the acquisition of a majority stake in Rügen Fisch, Germany’s...
Are Canneries In Venezuela Set To See Some Relief?
The Venezuelan government has met with some of the country’s tuna industry representatives, and have together agreed to increase tuna production and improve prices within the nation, but only...
Calvo Becomes Latest Addition To IPNLF
Calvo, one of the leading global companies in the canned tuna industry, has now become the newest member of the International Pole & Line Foundation (IPNLF). General Manager, Enrique Orge...
Pinsa Expands With $30 Million On New Plant
With ambitions beyond being Mexico’s largest tuna fishing and processing conglomerate, Pinsa Group has its sights set on expanding into another segment of the canned seafood market, as it is...
Thai Union Faces Blockage Of Another Takeover
In a move taken by local politicians, attempts are being made to block Thai Union’s 51 percent takeover of Rügen Fisch, Germany’s largest canned fish processor, which is expected to be...
Thai Imports Slow Peru’s Production
Thai-processed canned tuna is flooding the Peruvian market, according to the National Society of Industries (SNI), which states that the low cost of the product is appealing to buyers, due to...
Cannery Shuts Down For Third Time
As the tuna crisis in Venezuela continues, it has been revealed that a tuna canning plant of one of the country’s biggest brands has been closed for the third time, with reports that this time...
Frinsa Aims For Smartphone Tuna Sales
Spanish firm Frinsa, one of Europe’s largest manufacturers of canned tuna, is taking a serious look at how modern technology can benefit business in 2016, and has expanded its online shopping...
Thai Union Puts Stop To Hiring Temporary Workers
Thai Union has announced that it will no longer hire temporary workers to clean seafood products within its canneries. Instead, employees will only be hired on a full time basis so that they...
How Much Robot Technology Is In A Tuna Sandwich?
It’s hard to imagine a world without technology, but with fishing being one of the oldest professions in the world, how much have things changed, and aside from new boats, does modern...
EU Cold Stores Stuffed With Pre-Cooked Loins
Enabling EU canners to acquire frozen pre-cooked loins from anywhere in the world duty free, eight days was all it took for the yearly tuna loins Autonomous Tariff Quota (ATQ) for 2016 to be...
Alliance Buys Up Land In GenSan Processing Zone
Alliance Select has boosted its control of the owning company of a Philippine Foodport Processing Zone (FPZ), firming its grip on an area of General Santos City in which its tuna cannery...
New TU Partnership To Target The Health-Hungry Market
In its latest business merger Thai Union is appealing to the health-hungry market, as a New Year generally brings a new attitude in consumers to reach for those low calorie options. Canned...
Chinese Pour Millions Into Tuna Processing Plant
A Chinese fishing company, which last year announced a joint venture with US tuna supplier Tri Marine, has recently publicized plans to invest over USD 30 million to develop a new tuna...
StarKist Celebrates Another Year Of “Tuna Tax Break”
Just agreed by Congress, StarKist has announced its gratitude in the extension of the American Samoa economic development credit (30(A)), which is also more commonly referred to as the “tuna...
Thai Union: Punished By Stock Market
Turbulent prices have made 2015 a tough year for most in the tuna industry, but one company that has really been hitting the headlines over the past 12 months, on more than just its finances,...
TU Takover To Fuel Expansion In Germany
Thai Union may have just secured the deal it needs to powerfully penetrate John West branded products into the German market, getting its hands on a majority share in the nation’s largest...
Tri Marine’s Ex-Partner Puts Operations For Sale
An African based tuna loin processing plant that formerly held an exclusive deal with Tri Marine International, is now up for sale, states the owning company, Wananchi Marine Products. The...
