A new tuna TV commercial has been added to our extensive collection as the world’s largest source of tuna commercials. Filipino tuna brand, 555, has released a new ad to promote its canned...
Tuna Processing News
BB’s CEO “Sickened” By Child Labor Allegations
Bumble Bee Tuna CEO, Chris Lischewski, has said in an interview with Intrafish that he is “sickened” by claims of the company being involvement in child labor, and has fiercely denied...
StarKist “Tuna Creations” TV Commercial At Atuna.com
In the latest tuna TV commercial featured on atuna.com, the mascot Charlie the Tuna promotes the StarKist’s recent line of single-serve tuna pouches. Arriving at an office lunch table, Charlie...
Vietnam 2013 Tuna Exports Decline
Exports of tuna products from Vietnam in 2013 are predicted to fall to USD 520 million, a nine percent decrease on the volume shipped in 2012. According to VASEP, tuna exports to Japan, one of...
TMI Denies “Minority Interest” Sale Was To Finance Its Cannery
Tri Marine has denied allegations that a European company’s acquisition of a “minority interest” in its business was a move to secure capital for its newly planned cannery in American Samoa....
The Fall Of Japanese Canned Tuna Production
In just under two decades, from 1990, the canned tuna processing industry in Japan saw a dramatic collapse. The country best known in the tuna sector for having a healthy appetite for the...
Will Thailand Obtain A Reduced Tuna Import Tariff In 2014? What Did You Think?
Amid ongoing free-trade negotiations between Thailand and the European Union, our latest atuna.com homepage poll asked you: “Will Thailand obtain a reduced tuna import tariff in 2014?” A...
Thai Union’s Big Bet On “Sustainable Innovation”
This new year will see Thai Union Frozen Products Plc put strong focus into a sustainable innovation strategy. The world’s largest tuna company will create a global innovation center in...
John West Gets Hot With Tuna Steam Pots
John West is adding couscous Steam Pots as a hot accompaniment to its most recent line of Tuna Infusions that hit the Dutch and UK market in September. The couscous pots can be prepared in...
Chicken Of The Sea To Mark “100 Years Of Good”
Next year will see Chicken of the Sea celebrate its 100th anniversary as one of America’s leading tuna brands. According to analysts SCB Securities, the company is focusing on campaigns to...
Soybean Oil Prices Soften As Supply Grows
Forecasts made last month by IGC for the 2013/2014 market performance for soybeans shows a positive time ahead for production, trade and consumption, pushing price down. Outlook for the grain,...
TMI Samoa Tuna Operation Hires First Workers
Samoa Tuna Processors Inc. (STP) is hoping to employ a first small number of workers to handle its fresh/frozen fish operation over the coming few weeks. Current employment will be minimal as...
Princes Canned Food Firm Reports Profit Up 30 Percent
As much as a 30 percent boost in profit has been reported by the UK based canned food manufacturer Princes Ltd. Princes is the one of the two leading tuna brands in the UK, together with...
Calvo To Also Distribute Consorcio Tuna In Italy
Nostromo tuna, retailed in Italy, as part of Spanish Calvo Group brand, has signed a five year commercial agreement with Consorcio tuna to exclusively bring the Spanish brand to the Italian...
Galicia To Insist Thai Canned Tuna Is Excluded From Free Trade
The government of the Spanish region Galicia, Europe’s largest tuna processing center, demands that canned tuna from Thailand be excluded from a free trade agreement in negotiation between the...
Innovative Necessary-for-life Products Should Create Growth For Thai Union
Innovation was the hot topic of a meeting between the CEO’s of Thai Union Frozen Foods Plc’s (TUF) overseas businesses at an analyst meeting on Friday. Discussing the company’s outlook for the...
Sysco’s Share Price Hit 2.5 Year Peak After US Foods Deal
In line with the announcement that United States’ Sysco Corp, global leader in marketing and distributing food products to the catering industry, bought long-term competition company,...
Philippines EU Export Slump Could See Turnaround
The Philippines’ exports of canned tuna to the European Union have been on a steady decline since a peak in 2008. Last year, the Southeast Asian country exported only around half of the...
Ecuador Granted GSP+ Status By EU
General Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) status with the European Union has been granted to Ecuador by the European Parliament. The ratification will see Ecuadorian tuna exports to the region...
Expatriate Tuna Workers Move Home For Holidays
In the run up to the festive season, various tuna companies are getting ready to close production as migrant workers return home for the holidays. Some tuna plants will halt operations for as...
