Abidjan-based Airone Seafood is aiming to expand its tuna production capacity with new investments, its Chairman and CEO, Sergio Tommasini, announced. He said that Airone “is working to...
Tuna Processing News
Galician Canners Battle For A US Market Share
By establishing the subsidiary, Frinsa USA, and investing over USD 20 million in a new production facility in Lakeland, Florida, Spanish Frinsa group is competing with Calvo and Jealsa. The...
EU Alert: High Mercury Levels Lead To Spanish Notification
Spain, France, and Belgium reported four tuna-related incidents to European food and safety authorities in November. Frozen yellowfin loins from Mexico (Mercury above permissible levels was...
Seven Billion Cans In 40 Years, Dongwon Has Reasons To Celebrate
Dongwon tuna is celebrating its 40th anniversary, and the company just announced that it has sold seven billion cans in cumulative sales over the four decades. This means each citizen has...
Spanish Canners Warn Government Of Plastic Tax Impact On Businesses
The Spanish seafood processors association, Anfaco-Cecopesca, has warned the government of the impact of the plastic tax, especially on small and medium-sized companies. To be implemented from...
Activists Urge Suspension Of Operations At Maltese Tuna Processing Plant
The “unbearable stench” from a plant processing tuna remains calls for quick action, say locals and environmental protection groups. Two NGOs have demanded immediate suspension of all its...
Thai Union Sets Final Price For IPO i-Tail Shares
Thai Union Group officially informed its investors and the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) that the final IPO price for i-Tail Corporation Plc., the pet food producing subsidiary, has been...
EU Canners Switching From Whole Round To Loins Further Accelerates
The decline in the use of frozen whole-round tuna by EU canners and their purchase of pre-cooked loins over the last years has further accelerated, creating challenges for the EU fishing fleet...
Thai Union’s Sealect Tuna Brand Strengthens In Domestic Market
Thai Union is gaining an increasingly large domestic market share with its Sealect tuna brand. It joins a group of processors that initially focused on exports but over the last decades...
Japan Airlines Serves Plant-Based Tuna In First Class
Japan’s second-largest air service, Japan Airlines, is serving BettaF!sh plant-based tuna in a wrap to first- and business-class passengers on flights between Tokyo and London. The...
REAL Tuna Can Becomes New Icon In Guayaquil
Ecuadorian Real tuna brand, owned by Nirsa, has come up with an interesting marketing strategy that is turning heads on social media. Four different stylized campaigns can be seen in...
Sunflower & Soy Oil Prices Continue Sliding
Canned tuna processors can rejoice that edible oil prices, especially soy and sunflower, have dropped by a large percentage over the past couple of months. The latest data for vegetable oils...
Frinsa Eyeing Tuna Canning Operations In Florida
Spanish fish and meat canning company Frinsa will begin operations at Lakeland, Florida. The exact dates have not yet been confirmed and the firm is currently in talks with the Lakeland...
Thai Union Optimistic But Alternative Proteins Segment No “Golden Goose”
Thai Union is optimistic about the plant-based sector but its Head of Global Business Development of Seafood Alternatives, Gerben Kamps, warned that caution is necessary as the segment is not...
Isabel Wants To Revolutionize Spanish Market With Tuna Pouches
Spanish tuna brand Isabel has introduced a pouched tuna product for the local market. This is revolutionary as consumers in this country are known for buying tuna in traditional small cans,...
Dongwon F&B Announces Further Price Hike For Tuna
Dongwon Food & Beverage is again increasing the prices of all Dongwon tuna products sold in South Korea. The new rates are set to start on December 1. On average, the price per item will...
Roberto Alonso Is Eurothon’s New President
Roberto Alonso has been appointed President of the European Tropical Tuna Fishing and Processing Committee (Eurothon). Alonso is stepping into the role previously held by Juan Manuel Vieites...
Grupo Calvo Foresees To End 2022 With Uncertainties
Spanish canned tuna processor Grupo Calvo announced that the company expects growth in this year's turnover due to higher sales prices. However, inflation will temper its net income. The...
Dongwon Launches “100% Human Grade” Tuna Pet Food
Dongwon F&B announced its latest launch of wet dog food range as “100% Human Grade”, marketing that the new product line contains the same ingredients as consumed by people. The line...
Thai Union Reprimanded By FDA For Deficiencies In HACCP Plan
On April 20, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sent a warning letter to Thai Union regarding deviations in its HACCP Plan, and better temperature control was needed for tuna processing...
