Sri Lanka-based processing company Megafish recently exported its first 10,000 kg batch of dried fish and fish chips using a new ‘air condition dehydration system' to Korea and Australia. The...
Tuna Processing News
SAPMER Accepts Purchase Offer For Its Mauritian Business
After French tuna fishing company SAPMER sold three seiners flying the Mauritian flag, its subsidiary IOST Company Ltd. in Mauritius has ceased operations. The Board of Directors announced in...
Jealsa Awaiting Environmental Permit To Expand Loins Production
Spanish tuna processor Jealsa Rainxeira is about to restart its operations at its Boiro facility which was destroyed by a massive fire in 2021. It intends to expand the capacity of its tuna...
Atunlo Agrees To Cut Number Of Layoffs In O Grove Plant
Talks between Atunlo’s workers and its management went better on Wednesday with the tuna company announcing that it will reduce the number of affected employees in the O Grove plant in Spain....
Judge Denies Class Certification In American Tuna Lawsuit
A Californian federal judge denied a class certification in a lawsuit against American Tuna Inc. which sells premium albacore shelf-stable tuna. However, the case against the canned tuna...
Big Fish Inaugurates New Production Facility
Maldivian fresh and frozen yellowfin loins producer Big Fish has begun operations of its newly built ultra-low temperature (ULT) facility on Himmafushi Island. This expands the company's...
Atunlo To Close One Cannery & Layoff 90% Of Workers In Other O Grove Site
Spanish tuna loins processor Atunlo will be keeping only 13 of its 150 workers in its O Grove plant in Pontevedra while its Santoña facility will be closed and all 84 employees laid off. This...
US Brand To Introduce Premium New Smoked Yellowfin Next Month
New York-based Acme Smoked Fish brand will launch a new premium product ‘Sesame Crusted Smoked Yellowfin Tuna’ in January. The fish is sourced from Ecuador and Mexico and is cured and...
Atunlo’s Cannery Personnel Demands Clarity
The workers at Atunlo’s O' Grove plant were stunned by their collective dismissal as there is still plenty of workload. Also, they are vexed by the lack of information from Atunlo's...
Atunlo Announces Collective Dismissal Just Before Christmas
Atunlo has investigated a hard restructuring plan to face its insolvency and adjust its debts to its capabilities. The plan will contain a collective dismissal process for the 350 workers in...
Inpesca President Steps Down Unexpectedly
Inpesca held its second extraordinary meeting of shareholders yesterday to discuss the pre-bankruptcy of Atunlo. Without prior notice, Guillermo Arrien Zulueta, President of Inpesca and...
Global Food Prices Stabilize, Sunflower Oil Value Rises
On average, global food values remained stable in November but sunflower prices are rising while soy oil - both commodities used extensively in canned tuna - has continued decreasing in the...
Smaller Suppliers Increased Canned Tuna Exports To EU
Smaller suppliers managed to increase their canned tuna exports to European markets from Q1-Q3 by 10 percent. This is unlike major sellers who have been losing business in the bloc throughout...
SolTuna’s New Fair Trade Premium Line Experiencing Setback
SolTuna launched three new tuna products under the Solomon Blue Premium brand featuring both the US Fair Trade certification and MSC logo late last year. However, the company has hit a setback...
Two Potential Buyers Still In Race To Acquire Princes Group
The sale of UK-based Princes Group is nearing its final stage with two remaining bidders, Epiris and Newlat, in the battle to acquire the canned tuna and food producing company. In January,...
EU Tuna Loins Quota “Has To Stop” Says Europêche
The European Council (EC) adopted new regulations for the coming three years on the Autonomous Tariff Quota (ATQ) for pre-cooked tuna loins and other seafood products to enter the bloc...
Marel Rejects JBT’s Proposal To Buy All Its Shares
On November 24, Italian Food Technology company JBT submitted a non-binding initial proposal to acquire Iceland-based Marel, but the bid was rejected by its Board of Directors on November 28....
Hermasa Celebrates 50 Years Of Developing Innovative Canning Technology
Renowned and oldest Spanish manufacturer of tuna canning machinery Hermasa celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. Atuna spoke with Adrián Carril, the company's Commercial Director, on how...
Atunlo Crisis Pressurizes Relationship Inpesca And Albacora
The pre-bankruptcy process of Atunlo has intensified the conflict between the management of Inpesca and its shareholder Albacora. Fishing company Inpesca, with 40 percent of the shares, is one...
Alliance Select Sees Losses Rise Despite Higher Sales
Despite increased sales, the net loss of Philippine tuna processor Alliance Select Foods International rose by 46.2 percent in the first nine months of 2023. The expected turnaround this year...
