Four tuna processing firms in PNG have been offering training placements to enable students at the country’s University of Technology to gain practical experience on the factory floor and in...
Tuna Processing News
NGO Comes To Defense Of TU On Social Issues
Although stating that Thai Union has reacted too slowly in cleaning up any possible worker rights violations within primary processing facilities, one NGO has applauded the company for taking...
Alliance “Grossly Mismanaged” Say Minority Shareholders
Philippine tuna canner, Alliance Select, is today set to hold a stockholders’ meeting where concerns about the firm’s board will be raised, and disputes between directors and minority...
District Judge Sets Single Case Hearing On Price Fixing
The pile of lawsuits accusing major US canned tuna brands of conspiring to fix prices on the American market will be heard as one single case, and it was decided this week that this will take...
Chicken Of The Bee: Logo Troubles Behind Abandoned Merger?
Amid allegations of price fixing, an anti-trust investigation and slavery in the supply chain, Chicken of the Sea owner Thai Union called off its planned acquisition of Bumble Bee Foods, and...
Call For Investigation Of Ministers Who Blocked Tuna Imports
With production reportedly running at just 30 percent of capacity Spokesman for a tuna cannery workers’ union, Roger Palacios, stated that the government has been feeding the public...
TU Brings External Processing In-House, Reducing Risks
Thai Union has announced that it will be cutting ties with all external processors by the end of the year and will be moving its processing operations in-house to give the firm full control in...
102 Years Of Tuna Production “From Father To Son”
One of Italy’s oldest tuna processors and brands, Callipo, was among the finalists of a prestigious award recently which seeks to recognize and reward firms that have managed the “generational...
Sea Value’s European Ambitions
Announcing the acquisition of its first tuna processing plant in the EU from Atlantic Gourmet, Sea Value Europe (SVE) explains that the move has been several years in the making, and that it...
Record Exports For Spanish Canners
The weakening of the EU currency has been highly in favor of Spain’s tuna canning industry this year, as the country boosts its European based export, managing more competitive product prices...
Was Calling Off Bumble Bee Deal A Good Thing?
In breaking news this morning, it was revealed that after months of speculation and uncertainty, Thai Union has called off its planned acquisition of Bumble Bee Foods, and has terminated its...
TU Drops BB, But Where Will It Move Next?
A prolonged one year wait appears to have tested the patience of Thai Union, as it today announced the termination of its major buy of Bumble Bee Foods, after antitrust regulators have been...
Thai Union Drops Deal On Bumble Bee
Thai Union Group Public Company Limited (TU), announced today that it has reached an agreement with Lion Capital to mutually terminate the acquisition of Bumble Bee Foods, LLC (Bumble Bee...
Thai Union Drops Deal On Bumble Bee
Thai Union Group Public Company Limited (TU), announced today that it has reached an agreement with Lion Capital to mutually terminate the acquisition of Bumble Bee Foods, LLC (Bumble Bee...
Another Thai Processor Moves In On EU
Sea Value, earlier this year, put expectations of a significant sales increase down to high demand from overseas markets, and now seems keen to bolster its strength in one region in...
New Training In Thermal Processing For Pacific Canneries
To ensure tuna canned in the region meets the required standards for human consumption, canners and national fish product inspectors from Fiji, PNG and the Solomon Islands are currently taking...
First Tuna Product Awarded Protected Geographical Status
After more than a year of deliberation by the EU, Spanish tuna delicacy Mojama de Barbate has finally been approved to join the Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) list, making it the...
PNA Sees Philippine Expansion In EU A Threat
New market access agreements between Europe and the United States with Asian countries are “progressively eroding any advantages” that the PNA had under the Exclusive Partnership Agreement...
Are US Tuna Labels Vague And Misleading?
When buying cans of Chunk Light in the US, consumers have no way to know if the tuna they are purchasing is made up of a species which is abundantly healthy, such as skipjack, one that’s...
Could PNG Successfully Venture Into The US Market?
The US government has noticed the potential tuna production of PNG, according to the Production Manager of one PNG based cannery, International Food Corporation (IFC). His remarks came...

