A draft of the US tax plan released earlier this month could benefit the StarKist Samoa cannery if it was to be authorized unchanged. Having complained of supply struggles and faced closures...
Tuna Processing News
Calvo Plans To Transform Brazilian City Into “World’s Biggest” Processing Hub
Under its Brazilian Gomes da Costa brand, Spanish Calvo Group has expressed plans to integrate and expand processing facilities in the city of Itajaí, Brazil to create the “world’s biggest”...
FDA Warns Yellowfin Processor Over Food Safety Violations
A company in the US was found to be importing fresh whole yellowfin tuna from a Panama-based processing facility that had failed to meet seafood health and safety regulations to control...
Workers Outraged By Indefinite Cannery Closures
The indefinite closure of two tuna canneries in Venezuela last week is being met by protests from workers, as they say their unemployment will make them unable to support their families. The...
TU Gains 100% Share Of Vietnamese Canner
Songkla Canning, a Thai Union subsidiary, has announced the acquisition of the remaining shares of a Vietnamese canned seafood processor that was already majority owned by the firm. The...
Korea Launches K-Fish “Premium” Tuna Products In US Market
South Korean tuna brands are to be introduced to the US market this month as the government marketing initiative ‘K-Fish’ will showcase the country’s “premium seafood products” in California....
Century Boosts Profit But Expects Long-Term Price Pressure
Century Pacific Foods has reported a modest yet healthy net profit rise for this year’s first nine months, as it declares its latest quarter to the Stock Exchange. Separately, third quarter...
TU Reports Record Sales & Strong 3rd Quarter Profit
In the face of high raw material tuna prices and currency exchange fluctuations, Thai Union has managed a solid net profit rise in this year’s third quarter. For the three month period the...
Decline In US Canned Tuna Unstoppable
After showing continuous decline since 2010, US per capita canned tuna consumption fell to its lowest ever level last year, a NOAA report has just revealed. At 2.1 pounds (0.95kg), the figure...
Vietnamese Processors Initiate Yellow Card Action Plan
Vietnamese seafood processors have developed an action plan to contribute in fighting the illegal practices in the country’s fisheries industry, which led to a yellow card warning from the...
ISSF Canners Can Now Only Buy From ISSF Companies
Participating companies of the International Sustainable Seafood Foundation (ISSF) will be facing stricter recommendations on their tuna purchasing as part of a new conservation measure. It is...
Calls To Use Million Dollar Fine For Unemployed StarKist Workers
Requests have been made to the US Department of Justice to use part of the USD 6.3 million fine from StarKist in order to pay the 2,000 employees affected by the recent short-term closure of...
TU Hires Environmentalist To Lead US Sustainability Reforms
Thai Union has announced its decision to hire a new Sustainability Director for its operations in North America. The new director will be responsible for overseeing the sustainability...
Polish Canner Hit With Stock Market Suspension
Polish seafood canner, Wilbo, has been suspended from trading shares on the Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE) due to its failure to comply with regulations and publish semi-annual financial reports....
Police Shut Down “Deplorable” Tuna Operation
A tuna repacking operation in Ras Jebel, a town in Tunisia, was closed down yesterday after police discovered that it involved damaged and unhygienic tuna products. Kapitalis reported that the...
Albacora & Ecuador Enter Arbitration Over $20m Tax Charge
The Ecuadorian government is reportedly preparing its defense as part of an arbitration process with major Spanish tuna fishing and processing firm, Grupo Albacora, over tax charges levied on...
US Canned Tuna Imports; Have We Seen The Bottom?
If current increases continue, and overall 2017 volumes show a rise, it could be confirmed that a seven year fall in US canned tuna imports has ended. However, with global tuna supply tight,...
TU Europe CEO Retires – New Management Structure
Thai Union has announced today that Elisabeth Fleuriot will retire from her role as the CEO of TU Europe, after holding the position since 2013. The company will now introduce a new management...
Tuna Growth Strongest For Spanish Canners
As Spanish canned and prepared seafood exports show positive growth overall, the biggest lift has been seen in the value and volume of tuna shipments, the European Commission reports. In the...
TU Drawn Into North Korean Forced Labor Case
Thai Union-owned Chicken Of The Sea has been accused of working with a Chinese plant that employs North Korean laborers working under very poor labor standards, with reports describing it as...
