Budget, the private label of Swiss retailer Migros is offering pet owners sustainable tuna in one of its wet food products. The tuna Adult Snack in a can of 170 gr net weight is being sold...
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Co-op UK Recalls Tuna Sandwich
Co-op is recalling its Tuna Mayo Sandwiches because the product has been found to contain a foreign body, according to the announcement published in the Food Standards Agency (FAS) website....
Fish Tales Seeks Share-Funding After Gaining Whole Foods Tuna Business
The Dutch seafood company and canned tuna supplier, Fish Tales, has made available a tenth of its shares to the public through a share-funding process. This comes on the heels of the firm...
Frime’s Brand Reaching Retailers With Yellowfin Steaks Flatskin
The Spanish frozen tuna producing company, Frime, has announced the launch of its own brand in an attempt to grow its visibility in supermarkets shelves. The firm is taking advantage of the...
Subway’s Tuna Fact Check Site Reveals Details Of Supply Chain
Subway Restaurants is on a roll with putting out the fires from the bad press it has been getting over the months due to claims that its sandwiches do not contain real tuna. Last week, it...
Brazil Looks To Export Tuna To EU
Brazil wants to reintroduce the high-quality tuna from its waters near the state Ceará to the European market. Therefore, the Industry Observatory of the Federation of Industries of the State...
Subway Overhauls Almost All Menu Except “Fan Favorite” Tuna
In what can only be seen as a marketing strategy to counteract the negative media attention that it has been receiving for its tuna products, America’s largest fast-food chain, Subway...
High Container Costs A Curse For Some Tuna Traders, Blessing For Others
The worldwide tuna industry had been facing strikingly rising freight rates for the past year creating a difficult arena for canned tuna distribution and purchasing. This might create an...
One Of China’s Leading Tuna Players Plans USD250 Million IPO
The Chinese tuna fishing and processing company, Zhejiang Ocean Family Co, has applied for an Initial Public Offering (IPO) to the China Securities Regulatory Commission. If the move is...
Maruha Nichiro Buys Japanese Bigeye Processor
The largest Japanese tuna and seafood company, Maruha Nichiro, has acquired nearly two-thirds of the shares of processing firm, Marine Access Corporation, to boost its tuna business. The...
Atunlo Launches New Range Of Pre-cooked Products
- Advertorial - At the beginning of 2021, Atunlo launched its new range of frozen wild tuna products, reaching supermarkets with four different cuts presented in different formats: Steaks,...
Tuna Containers Found With Largest Cocaine Seizure Ever In Ecuador
Authorities in Ecuador have stopped two containers containing smuggled cocaine hydrochloride in tuna cartons as they were being boarded onto a carrier destined to Spain. According to police...
Thailand Loses Big In America’s Pre-Cooked Loins Imports In Q1
Purchases of pre-cooked tuna loins in the US strongly declined during the first quarter of the year. In 2020, suppliers boosted their deliveries for this period, but they did not manage...
Spanish SeaKings Ambitious Newcomer In The US Tuna Pouch Segment
- Advertorial - Spanish tuna processor, SeaKings, extended its product range into the consumer segment last year. In a new adventure, the foodservice specialist introduced an 80 gr retail...
Media Frenzy Over Tuna Melts Spells Misery For Subway
The media is in a frenzy after the New York Times (NYT) published one lab’s results last week which stated that it could not identify the content of Subway tuna sandwiches. To the dismay of...
US Pouch Buyers Favored Senegal & Philippines In Q1
The US's main supplier of tuna in pouches, Thailand, lost a big chunk of its business to processors from Senegal and Philippines. Overall, the volume of imported pouched tuna in America...
Atuna Readers Think WWF Red-Listing EPO Tuna Will Not Affect Trading
Atuna readers are split on whether the fact that many European WWF offices listing EPO skipjack as red in their country’s sustainable seafood guide will negatively impact the region’s exports....
National Data Shows Strong Q1 Performance By Ecuadorian Tuna Processors
The value of Ecuador’s tuna exports skyrocketed in the first quarter of 2021. Data from the National Chamber of Fisheries (CNP) also revealed that countries in the EU paid slightly more for...
Seiner Operating Costs Pushed Up Further By Fuel Prices
The bullish oil market hit the highest note today of the past two years and broke the psychological barrier of USD 75 per barrel, causing worry for purse seiner owners given that marine fuel...
Vietnam Aggressively Taking Over US Bonito Market
The demand for bonito and tuna-like species in the US during the first quarter of the year saw a huge increase compared to previous years. Since the trade war between the US and China started,...