Over the last decade, tuna production and processing operations in Venezuela have been going downhill. Workers at the Fextun plant in Sucre claim that since the government assumed the...
Tuna Processing News
Alliance Select Sells Indonesian Cannery & US Business
Philippine listed seafood company, Alliance Select Foods International Inc., has announced the sales of its Indonesian assets and its US subsidiary in order to focus on...
Yamaki To Expand Maldivian Katsuobushi Operation
The Japanese company Yamaki is discussing new investment opportunities in the Maldives, where through its subsidiary Addu Katsuobushi Private Limited (YMAK), the corporation produces...
Conservas Garavilla Becomes Bolton Food España
The Spanish company Conservas Garavilla will become Bolton Food España, reflecting the name of the Italian multinational which has held 100 percent of the shares...
Relocating PAFCO Plant ”Out Of The Question”
The Pacific Fishing Company (PAFCO) loining facility in Levuka, Fiji, is better off by declaring the PAFCO wharf as a port of entry, according to the company’s CEO, Bhan Pratap Singh. He...
Lischewski Wants Ex-StarKist Exec “Sudden” Testimony Removed
On October 8, Christopher Lischewski’s lawyers introduced a Notice of Objection to previously undisclosed co-conspirator statements. The former Bumble Bee CEO’s legal team argues want the...
StarKist Settles Ammonia Violation At STP Plant
After the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) observed unsafe management of anhydrous ammonia at the Samoa Tuna Processors plant (STP) in Pago Pago, American Samoa, StarKist Samoa Co....
On Netflix: Tuna Girl 2019
Netflix has recently released the Japanese movie, Tuna Girl 2019. The 89-minute drama by Manu Yasuda is about the struggles of a clumsy but cheerful fisheries student, Minami Takayama, trying...
TU Commits To 50/50 Women And Men In Management
Thai Union is convinced that business and society will benefit from more women in the workforce. The company takes on the challenge of overcoming the stubborn gender imbalance in the seafood...
Unclear Future For New Tuna Processing Plant In Costa Rica
The future of a project to build a new tuna processing plant in Costa Rica is unclear due to the government’s lack of action. Back in June, Alliance Fisheries Inc. presented the written...
Grupo Calvo Boosts Profit, Suffers Sales Drop
In 2018, Spanish seafood cannery Grupo Calvo closed the year with profits of EUR 29.8 million, a more or less 30 percent increase compared to the EUR 17.95 million of 2017. The boost came in...
Mexico To Rule Cans With High Soy Additives As Not Tuna
Mexican authorities have decided to put their foot down on the country's canned tuna industry that uses high levels of soy-based hydrolyzed proteins. Soon, a new rule will enter into force...
Frinsa Takes 50% Stake In Major Portuguese Canner
Europe’s largest canned tuna processor, the Spanish group Frinsa del Noroeste, has acquired 50 percent of the Portuguese cannery A Poveira. A Poveira is located in Póvoa de Varzim and is...
Readers: Plastic Packaging Has No Long-Life
Plastic packaging does not go hand-in-hand with sustainability, this is the belief of three-quarters of our readers. They don't think it is the material for the future. The...
Solomon Blue Looking To Avoid Possible Counterfeit
The Solomon Islands' processing company of the canned tuna brand Solomon Blue is now stamping its trademark on the lids of the cans, as opposed to printing it on the product's outside label....
PNG Aims To Increase Domestic Production
The government of Papua New Guinea (PNG) intends to increase the country's domestic processing of tuna catches within the next three years. Fisheries Minister Dr. Lino Tom said...
Philippines Ocean Canning Corporation Joins ISSF
Filipino company, Ocean Canning Corporation, is the latest to join the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF). ISSF participating companies work with...
Brazil Interested In Jealsa’s Crusoé Foods Expansion
The Brazilian government is interested in increasing the tuna production in the state of Ceará. In early July, Crusoé Foods stated that it intends to expand its facilities in...
Giacinto Callipo Says “Made In Italy Tuna” Staying Strong
Giacinto Callipo Conserve Alimentari, even after a century, is still going strong. The Calabrian family business, renowned for its Callipo tuna brand, is...
Chinese To Build Mega Cold Storage Capacity
Last month, China's first huge cold store with a 50,000 M/T capacity for tuna and other seafood was put into operation. This is part of an expansion plan to store 300,000 M/T in the...
