EU brands, retailers, and traders increased business with smaller suppliers of canned tuna from January to June this year. Shipments from all sellers went up, within and outside the bloc....
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Dongwon ‘BTS Jin Tuna Gift Set’ Grabs Spotlight For Korean Thanksgiving
South Korean tuna company Dongwon F&B offers over hundred varieties of Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving Day) gift sets this year, and canned tuna is again a star. The company expanded the...
Thai Union Explores Relocating US Tuna Production To Low-Tariff Countries
Thai Union Group presented its half year figures and strategy to relocate overseas tuna production in response to the US import tariffs to investors and analysts in August. The recently...
TunaVigo2025 App Helps Attendees With Conference Starting In 2 Days
The twelfth Anfaco World Tuna Conference will start in Vigo, Spain, on September 11 with a program of expert speakers featured in different sessions. The TunaVigo2025 app, which will aid...
Grupo Consorcio’s New Report Boasts Enhanced Sustainability Initiatives
Spanish tuna company Grupo Consorcio recently published the Sustainability Report 2024, which investigated its progress in Environmental, Social, and Governance matters. Some of the highlights...
Bumble Bee Ex-Owner Lion Capital & US Retail Chains Want Case Dismissed
Two US retail chains and former owner of Bumble Bee Foods, Lion Capital, have jointly submitted a motion to the US Court for Southern District of California to permanently dismiss a decade-old...
How Has Thai Canned Tuna Industry Evolved In 30 Years?
Thailand is the biggest supplier of canned tuna worldwide and the industry has cemented its trade with international markets over the past 30 years. Over time, the volumes have expanded and...
StarKist Promotes Tuna Pouches For Multitaskers
StarKist has kick-started a ‘Fuel for the Modern Hustle’ campaign that focuses on positioning its ready-to-eat tuna products as ideal for today’s busy, multitasking lifestyles. American...
Spanish Albo Boosts H1 Sales By 30%, Heading For Top Year
Vigo-based canning company Hijos de Carlos Albo has increased its sales by over 30 percent in the first half of this year. Exports and a strong position in the domestic market boosted this...
EU Alerts: Five People Sick After Eating Spoiled Yellowfin From Spain
Only two tuna-related incidents were listed in the EU Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) in August, contrary to the seven that were reported the previous month. Five people from...
Azores Tuna Canners And Auction Company Lock Horns Over Cold Storage Facilities
Tuna canners in Portugal’s Azores region have pointed fingers at Lotaçor, a regional fish auction company, for the shortage of tuna storage space. Lotaçor claimed that the abundant tuna...
French Industry Stunned By Cities Banning Canned Tuna From School Menus
Eight cities in France temporarily banned canned tuna from their school canteens, as they want to protect the health of children from high mercury levels. The municipal councils of Paris,...
Major Global Highlights August 2025
Trade in Bangkok was hit with uncertainties looming around the US President Donald Trump imposed reciprocal tariffs that were announced August 1 and came into effect within a week. Low...
Atunlo’s O Grove Plant Loses More Workers
Half of Atunlo O Grove tuna plant’s workers were dismissed this week. The factory lost the bulk of its workforce last January when 166 employees were let go as Atunlo decided to close its...
Pilot Project Proves Tuna Waste Valorization
Jealsa has completed the LIFEREFISH project on valorization of tuna and other fish waste. The hard work of three years has paid off, with results demonstrating the high value of fish heads,...
TUNA VIGO 2025: Last Chance To Register For The World’s Leading Tuna Conference
- Sponsored content - The countdown has begun: in just a few days, the global tuna industry will gather in Vigo, Spain, for the XII ANFACO World Tuna Conference, from September 11–12, under...
Indian Tuna Exporter Association Points Out Roadblocks To A Thriving Business
Last year, the Indian government announced that it is gearing up to expand its tuna industry, which included fishing, processing, and exports. The country's tuna sellers point out that there...
Indonesia Tuna Processors Ink Deal With Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia has given the green light to six Indonesian tuna and seafood processing companies to export their products to the Middle East nation. One of the organizations is PT Pahala Bahari...
US Tariff Predicament Makes Asian Canners To Expand Shipments To Five-Year-High
US importers and Asian canners expanded business with each other from January to June this year, amid worries and uncertainties that followed US President Donald Trump's announcement of...
PNG Wants To Stop Exporting Tuna For Processing
Papua New Guinea’s Fisheries Minister Jelta Wong recently said the country needs to reform its economy and stop exporting fish to be re-imported in cans. The National Fisheries Authority (NFA)...
