After an announcement that the world’s largest canned tuna producing firm would be receiving a name change makeover, registration has now been completed, leaving TUF as only TU. Following...
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Thai Union To Buy Remaining Shares In TUM
Announced today, Thai Union will purchase the remaining shares in its subsidiary firm, Thai Union Manufacturing Company Limited (TUM), which is noted on TUF’s website as a processor and...
ANFACO: 85% Of Canned Imports Violate Standards
A new “Traceability Observatory” body presented in Vigo by ANFACO-CECOPESCA, will aim to boost surveillance on canned tuna imported into the EU from third countries, and was set up to promote...
Thai Union Drops “Frozen” From Its Name
Thai Union is changing its name, following an approval vote from its shareholders. The company, the world’s largest canned tuna producer, is dropping the word “Frozen” from its full company...
Major Shift Taking Place In Thailand’s Tuna Pet Food
Pet populations are continuing to grow around the world; in the US alone, nearly 40 percent of all households own a cat or dog, creating a demand from consumers for high-quality pet food....
TUF: Young Adult Or Struggling To Mature?
At the ripe age of 37 years, Thai Union describes itself as a young adult in the world of global business, with plenty of development yet to come. However, with a stack of challenges recently...
Venezuelan Crisis Hitting Hard On Ecuador Industry
The impact of economic and industry crisis in Venezuela has rippled out of the nation, and is even hitting Ecuadorian exporters hard. Ecuador’s tuna shipments to the country have suffered a...
Lumar Delists From Stock Exchange, And Changes Name
Lumar Natural Seafood’s impromptu shareholders’ meeting has resulted in the company gaining approval to be delisted from Spain’s Alternative Investment Market (Mercado Alternativo Bursátil...
The “Fake Tuna” That’s Disrupting The Market
There’s a "fake tuna" that has started severely disrupting the US food service canned tuna market, and American imports of it are rocketing. According to sources who stressed that they wish to...
TUF To Invest 10’s Of Millions In Middle East J/V
Often not getting the attention it deserved from the world’s largest tuna industry players, the Middle East’s potential appears to have been recognized by Thai Union, as the firm shakes hands...
GenSan Tuna Festival Kicks Off This Week
Dubbed the “Tuna Capital of the Philippines”, General Santos City is one of the largest production and export centers of tuna in the world, and each year in September, the city celebrates its...
Temporary Shut Down Of Seychelles IOT Cannery
A large water tank at one of the world’s biggest tuna canneries has burst, causing all tuna processing operations within the Seychelles factory to be temporarily shut down, as well as major...
Dongwon Shares Surge While StarKist’s Under Scrutiny
A recent string of cases putting StarKist in the spotlight doesn’t seem to have knocked any confidence out of investors in the brand’s listed parent company, as stock value surges. As StarKist...
Will US Govt. Subsidize Tuna Workers Wages?
A local minimum wage hike in American Samoa is due in September this year, rising USD 0.50 per hour from previous levels. Earlier plans of the move had caused concern from companies owning...
Could Price-Fixing Claims Reach $100 Million In Damages?
With the complaints stacking up each day, the threat of potentially huge financial damages to the Big Three is rising. The most recent price-fixing lawsuit against the three US tuna brands...
TunaLawSuit.Com For Consumers To File Claims
Two and half years after a class action lawsuit was filed against StarKist, the case has finally been settled, and consumers are called on to come forward with their claims. To this date,...
Frinsa Boasts Record Profit
As an example of the Spanish economy pulling itself out of a seven year crisis, canned tuna producer, Frinsa, has shown an excellent performance in recent years, and boasts a healthy 2014...
Cannery Closures Leave Hundreds Jobless
Nearly 1,000 workers have at least temporarily lost their jobs, as small tuna canneries in Venezuela lose their fight, and halt operations for the foreseeable future. With facilities...
US Big 3 Face Second Price-Fixing Lawsuit
After a first federal complaint was filed early this month, the US big three tuna brands have been hit again, faced with a second allegation of price-fixing. Wholesaler Pitco Foods, based in...
Will TUF Sell Off Chicken Of The Sea To Get Bumble Bee?
It has been a week of speculation regarding Thai Union’s Bumble Bee purchase, and the tuna industry remains curious as the saga continues. To gain an industry perspective, atuna.com would like...
