Over the past few years, there has been a rising demand for value-added fishery products in the Seychelles. Items such as burgers and fillets have been selling like hotcakes. Margaret Ally,...
Tuna Processing News
Atunlo Declares Voluntary Bankruptcy
After more than a year of financial struggle, tuna loins processor Atunlo presented a voluntary request for bankruptcy today with the Commercial Court in Pontevedra in Vigo, according to...
John West Appoints New Commercial Director To Guide Innovative Packaging
Kate Willoughby has been promoted to Commercial Director at UK-based John West. She succeeds Mark Doherty, who previously held that position and became Managing Director at the company last...
Unexpected Takeover Forces Airone Seafood To Temporarily Close African Plant
Italian-based Airone Seafood halted the canned tuna production in its Ivory Coast plant. It is in the process of selling the deceased founder’s family stakes in the company. Sergio Tommasini,...
Gaictech Secures Deal To Revive Gabonese Plant
Spanish technology supplier Gaictech has signed an order to provide processing machinery to revitalize a tuna plant in Gabon. The equipment worth EUR 4 million will be delivered to the...
Will More EU Nations Allow “Vegan Tuna” On Plant-Based Products?
The French Council of State (Conseil d’État) recently announced that France will continue to allow vegan companies to list "vegan tuna" on their product labels. This is not only a blow to...
FDA Issues New Guidance For Seafood Importers To Be Removed From Red List
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given new recommendations for seafood products subject to Detention Without Physical Examination (DWPE) under an Import Alert due to the...
Myth Buster: Tuna Is Not Safe For Pregnant Women
Should pregnant women consume canned tuna? Will it affect the baby’s development during the early years? Expecting mothers are warned to stay away from tuna because it contains high levels of...
Alliance Select Tuna Exports Helped 2023 Turnaround
The Philippines tuna processor Alliance Select Foods International reduced its net loss by 25 percent in 2023, and the aimed turnaround partially happened. The company managed to increase its...
Plant-Based Tuna: The Kick-Starter For “Alternative Seafood” And Beyond
- Viewpoint - The plant-based sector has been primarily looking to substitute meat. However, since three years, we have seen a plethora of players entering the plant-based tuna market....
Will MIFCO’s CEO Return To His Role After A Month Suspension?
The suspension period of Ahmed Samah Rasheed, CEO of state-owned tuna canner MIFCO, will end after 28 days on April 21. The Privatization & Corporation Board (PCB) put him on an unpaid...
King Oscar Hires New Marketing Director For US
Thai Union-owned Norwegian canned seafood producer King Oscar has appointed Lara Berman as its new Director of Marketing and Business Development in the US. She joins the brand from her...
Global Vegetable Oil Prices Remained High In March
Food prices worldwide increased in March as vegetable oils, dairy, and meat became more expensive. Canned tuna producers are bound to be impacted by the slight increase in soy and sunflower...
Atunlo & Fandicosta To Avoid Bankruptcy With Restructuring Plans
Two months after a commercial court extended Atunlo’s pre-bankruptcy process, its shareholders have designed an eight-year restructuring plan for approval. Also the fate of Fandicosta will be...
Eleven New Ice Plants Will Soon Commence Operations In Maldives
The Maldives government recently announced the preparatory work to launch 11 new ice plants in various atolls of the archipelago have been completed. MIFCO will operate the facilities that...
Dongwon Expands In Growing Tuna Sauce Market
Dongwon F&B wants to get a bigger piece of the ‘tuna sauce’ pie. It has set up its own production facility and expanded the product lineup with a new flavor. The two existing items were...
Spanish Canning Sector To Modernize With Much-Awaited PERTE Fund
Spain announced that it will launch a new set of financial aid of EUR 40 million for its fishing and aquaculture sectors shortly after receiving EU approval for the much-awaited strategic...
Small-Scale Omani Women Tuna Processors Eyeing EU Markets
Oman fisheries sector has opened new doors for local women to earn a living by making salted tuna and other seafood products. The UN Food and Agriculture (FAO) initiated Coastal Women Project...
Spanish Consumer Group Reports Vegan Product “Mislabeled” As Tuna
A Spanish consumer organization has denounced a tuna company for marketing its vegan products as frozen bluefin. The Organization of Consumers and Users (OCU) recently reported this item,...
Seafood Expo Global Barcelona Will Be Largest Edition Ever
The thirtieth edition of Seafood Expo Global will welcome more than 2,050 exhibitors from 84 countries in Barcelona and has expanded its space by four percent to 51,227 square meters. The...
