This week, the former CEO of Bumble Bee, Chris Lischewski, got into a battle royal with public prosecutors who knuckled down on his sentencing in his criminal lawsuit for price-fixing canned...
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Q1 2020 Shows Massive Spanish Demand For Chinese Loins
Canneries in the EU are increasing their volumes of imported tuna pre-cooked loins. The Eurostat figures for the first quarter of 2020 (Q1) showed that the deliveries amounted to the highest...
Bangkok Skipjack Following 2019 Price Trend
The news from Bangkok is that the value for whole round frozen skipjack is continuing to soften, despite a rather stable supply of raw material being shipped to the country. Various sources...
Brexit Leaves A Hole In EU Q1 Canned Imports
Canned tuna imports by EU members during the first quarter of 2020 (Q1) somewhat declined in both volume and value. And although the majority of destinations demanded slightly less product,...
Tuna Containers Among Favorite Shipping Method For Narcos
The use of tuna containers for drug smuggling continues to be a worry for authorities and the industry. Ecuadorian officials seized almost half a ton of cocaine that narcos were trying to ship...
COVID-19 Misery Not Yet Over For Thai Union
Today, Thai Union (TU) Group informed the Stock Exchange of Thailand that one of its workers at its European Seafood Investment Portugal (ESIP) plant has tested positive for COVID-19. As a...
Thai Union Appoints North American CEO
Thai Union recently announced Bryan Rosenberg as the new CEO and President for its North America (TUNA) operations. The move follows the resignation of the CEO of Chicken of the Sea...
UK Sets Lower Import Duty For Canned Tuna
The United Kingdom has unveiled its upcoming post-Brexit trade duties which will go into action at the end of the ongoing transition period, expected to be next year. The country plans to...
Washington Law Firm Declares Tuna Class Action Unconstitutional
The appellate process of the multidistrict class-action lawsuit against StarKist, Chicken of the Sea International (COSI), and Bumble Bee for price-fixing canned tuna is moving forward....
Mozambique Wants Tuna Scandal Mastermind Tried In The Country
The Attorney General Office (PGR) of Mozambique wants former Finance Minister Manuel Chang extradited to Maputo to face charges for his role in the USD 2 billion loan fraud -- including USD...
DOJ Urges US Judge To Delay Lischewski’s Sentencing
The federal judge in charge of the case of Chris Lischewski, former CEO of Bumble Bee, has stated that he might be able to hold an in-person sentencing for the defendant next month. On the...
Celebrities Backing Plant-Based Tuna Alternative Company
Several Hollywood celebrities are investing in Good Catch, a plant-based tuna brand that recently joined forces with Bumble Bee in the US. The list includes Paris Hilton, actor Woody...
Thailand Losing Grip On Japanese Tuna Petfood Market
The volume of canned tuna pet food exported from Thailand during the first quarter of 2020 (Q1) experienced a very modest recession; although it remained slightly above the average of the last...
Seafood Expo Asia 2020 To Be Held In Singapore
Diversified Communications has announced that the 2020 edition of Seafood Expo Asia will take place from November 18 to 20 in Singapore at the Singapore EXPO, Hall 2. “Moving to...
European Demand Drives Calvo Group’s 2019 Profits Up
The Spanish seafood processing company, Calvo Group, has revealed its 2019 figures which show an increase in turnover. It was mainly driven by the positive movement in the European markets...
Thai Union’s Red Lobster Adventure About To Go Down The Drain?
The Red Lobster restaurant chain was hard-hit by the COVID-19 outbreak in the US and is probably facing bankruptcy. Other foodservice chains have already gone out of business. The focus on...
Thai Entry To The US Bonito Market, Race To The Bottom?
For decades, Thai processors have dominated the US import of canned chunk light and solid white tuna, including those for pouches and catering size cans. However, now the latest Q1 2020...
Mozambique’s Civil Society Calls For Arrests In Tuna Bonds Scandal
The Budget Monitoring Forum (FMO), a group comprising 20 civil society organizations, has called for trials and punishments of those responsible for Mozambique’s two billion dollar fraud which...
Bumble Bee’s Brand-New Look Wins US Packaging Awards
Early this year, US tuna canner Bumble Bee Seafoods unveiled a fresh look to its assortment of current and brand-new products. It features a clean-cut design with a nautical style, bold...
Peruvian Authorities Discover Illicit Canned Tuna Relabelling Ring
In Peru, police officers have arrested a man after they found out he was part of a group that was relabelling canned tuna illicitly. The discovery was made by chance after authorities chased...