StarKist Samoa finally has sufficient employees to start a second shift, after months of labor shortages. The cannery has been running only on one shift since June but this week it started a...
Tuna Processing News
Bumble Bee Gets New Vice President Of Sales
The American canned tuna firm, Bumble Bee, has appointed a new Vice President of Sales. Laura Chamberlain, who has more than 25 years of experience across premier consumer packaged goods sales...
American Canned Tuna Producers Buying Less Pre-Cooked Loins
American tuna production has slowed down compared to last year and it has gone back to approximately the same level as in 2019, before the start of the pandemic. This is visible in the US...
StarKist Guilty Plea Not Enough To Show Damages In Civil Case
A Californian federal judge has ruled that StarKist’s guilty plea in criminal proceedings against the company for fixing canned tuna prices show that it did participate in the conspiracy but...
Time Magazine Selects Plant-Based Tuna Among 2021 Best Inventions
Time Magazine US has put the plant-based tuna alternative created by Kuleana in its 'Best Inventions of 2021’ list. According to the magazine, the product deserves the mention because of its...
All The Things We Did Not Know About The Spanish Tuna Powerhouse
Unlike what has been assumed by many that Spain has had a buoyant tuna sector throughout most of the 20th century, recent in-depth research into its evolution has shown that this was far from...
Dongwon Raises Canned Tuna Prices In Korea
Korean company Dongwon F&B has announced that canned tuna items will be priced slightly higher on supermarkets shelves across the country starting next month. The food processor stated...
Nirsa’s Brand ‘Real’ Reaches Russian Supermarkets
Supermarkets in Russia are now offering pouched tuna of the Real brand, which is owned by Ecuador's largest processing company, Nirsa. The firm entered the Russian market in 2020 with its...
Jealsa Ordered To Pay More Than Half A Million Euros For Tuna Tax Imports
Spain's largest processing firm, Jealsa, has been ordered to pay more than half a million euros due to non-compliance with the conditions for tax exemptions for its tuna imports. This is what...
COSI Urges US Govt To Reconsider “Buy American” Rule For School Lunches
Chicken of the Sea International (COSI) has urged the US Department of Agriculture to exempt canned tuna from the “Buy American” provision for school lunches. It stated that having another...
Calvo Expanding Easy Flip Technology After Success In Spain
The Spanish processing group Calvo is preparing to expand its novel ‘Easy Flip’ can, following the success it has had in the local market since it was launched in the first quarter of this...
Struggling Packer Asian Alliance International To Go For IPO?
The Thai tuna processor, Asian Alliance International Co., Ltd, a subsidiary of Asian Sea Corporation Public Company Limited, might be brought to the Thai stock exchange in 2022. The parent...
Dongwon’s Launches Protein Recipe YouTube Video Contest
To get more attention from young Korean consumers, the Dongwon Group has announced a ‘Protein Recipe Video Contest’. Customers may submit a recipe demonstration YouTube clip using a variety of...
Bolton Reaffirms 100% Responsible Tuna Sourcing By 2024
Italian Bolton Group in its recently released report has set a range of sustainable targets to reach by 2025, including its tuna raw material sourcing. One of its aims is to achieve by 2024...
Californian Consumers Now Say Subway Tuna Contains Meat
In a third and flimsy attempt, two Californian consumers have once again alleged that tuna sandwiches from Subway are not filled with actual tuna. This time they claim that the food contains...
Empress Canned Tuna Brand Gets New Owner
The American canned tuna brand, Empress, has a new owner as the Japanese conglomerate Mitsui sold it to the US Gellert Global Group. The transition was part of a deal closed last week which...
Vietnamese Firm’s Exports To US Soaring Despite COVID-19 Waves
The Vietnamese tuna company, Binh Dinh Fishery Joint Stock Company (BIDIFISCO), has all hands on deck preparing for end-of-the-year shipments, the majority of which is headed to the US. Its...
Costa Rica Govt Keeps Ignoring Plans To Build Local Canneries
The government of Costa Rica has been accused of ignoring several proposals to build tuna processing plants in the country. Allegedly, the reason why the officials are turning a blind eye to...
Real Kids Tuna Uses Minions To Appeal To Ecuadorian Children
Minions, a creation of Universal Studios, are starring on the packaging and in the video campaign of the first Ecuadorian tuna snack for kids. Nirsa, the owner of the Real brand, has recently...
Lawsuit: “American Tuna” Not So American?
A class-action suit has been filed against American Tuna Inc. alleging that the company has been giving false information and misleading consumers by advertising that the tuna in its...
