Actemsa S.A., a Spanish family-owned firm dedicated to the import and export of frozen fish and tuna processing since 1994, is now looking for investment from the private sector to expand its...
Tuna Processing News
Judge Overturns Own Decision And Puts Lischewski Back On The Price-Fixing Hook
In November, Chris Lischewski, former CEO of Bumble Bee Foods, is due for release from the halfway house in Long Beach and will be reunited with his family. However, he will...
Sajo Launches Raw-Packed Canned Tuna
Determined to upgrade the taste and texture of its canned tuna assortment, Korean food company Sajo Daelim has relaunched its “Fresh Tuna” as a new brand of premium raw-packed tuna fillet...
Thai Union’s Higher Q2 Tuna Sales Not Reflected In Profits
Over the second quarter of this year, Thai Union Group booked an all-time high turnover mainly driven by canned tuna sales. However, the net income remained far behind a trend that had already...
Vietnam Tuna Export Revenue Up Nearly 60 Percent In H1 2022
Despite the abysmal yellowfin fishing season for the past few months in Vietnam, the country has managed to increase its exports to international markets and experienced a good turnover....
UK’s Tuna Sammies Hit By Labor & Inflation Woes
The UK food service, especially the sandwich sector, has been badly hit by the global pandemic, labor shortages, and rising commodity prices. All this has led to a serious drop in turnover...
Costco Sued For False “Dolphin Safe” Advertising
A Californian resident has filed a class action lawsuit against Costco Wholesale Corporation for falsely and deceptively advertising and labeling its tuna products, including its Kirkland...
Major Commodities That Inflated Canned Tuna Costs Relaxing
The canned tuna sector has been facing increased costs since the beginning of the year but with the fluctuating global demand and supply for commodities, there have been price changes for...
Koreans Have To Pay 10 Pct More For Their Favourite Tuna Can
Dongwon, Korea’s number one tuna brand, will be raising its consumer store price for canned tuna products by 10 pct, according to retail industry sources. This increase will take place as of...
Jealsa Part Of Artificial Intelligence Project YIELDCAN 5.0
Spain’s leading canned tuna processor, Jealsa, has joined hands with two IT entities to improve production and yield quality in canned seafood with Artificial Intelligence (AI). The YIELDCAN...
Dongwon Marks Cans With Minions Movie Characters, Shows Advantage In Domestic Production
By marking lithographed cans with characters from a recently released highly popular Minions 2 movie, Korean tuna company Dongwon uses innovative marketing to target young consumers. Its local...
StarKist Private Label Tuna Was Part Of Price-Fixing Says Judge
StarKist’s and Dongwon Industries’ bid to get a US federal court to toss out private label tuna products within the scope of the price-fixing conspiracy has backfired. The judge ruled against...
Brain Drain At Bumble Bee, Most Top Management Exit
A major brain drain is taking place at Bumble Bee Seafoods with more senior executives leaving. This includes the Chief Operating Officer (COO), James Badet, who has been with the US tuna...
Dongwon Set To Become Korea’s Protein Powerhouse
Korean seafood giant Dongwon Group, parent of US tuna brand StarKist, is set on becoming Korea’s leader in the protein business. Through successive mergers and acquisitions, the owner of the...
Asdomar’s Sustainability Sourcing Fully Focuses On FOS
One of the largest tuna brands in Italy, Asdomar, claims that its sourcing actions speak of 100 percent sustainable fishing as all of its products are Friend of the Sea (FOS) and Dolphin...
Tuna In Jars, The New Moneymaker For Small-Scale Pacific Fishers?
Small-scale tuna fishers in Small Islands Developing States are being encouraged to produce tuna in glass jars. A relatively small investment has the potential to provide good financial...
Micronesia Needs A Tuna Diet To Survive
The wealth of the oceans is dwindling at an unparalleled rate and the dangerously decreasing numbers of reef fish might soon push the Micronesian population to choose an alternative food -...
Thai Union Wants IPO For Its I-Tail Pet Food Subsidiary
By listing its pet food subsidiary, I-Tail Corporation Plc., on the Stock Exchange of Thailand, Thai Union Group opts to acquire more money for investments. On July 4, the leading global...
Century Joins The Plant-based Tuna Alternative Trend
Just two months after starting its plant-based alternative meat products, Philippines’ Century Pacific Food, Inc. (CNPF) has started its venture into plant-based fish alternatives, with its...
Century Pacific Forecasts 20% Price Increase For 2022
At the annual stockholders' meeting (held Thursday, June 30), Filipino seafood processor Century Pacific Foods announced that it is not excluding the possibility of further retail price...
