A trend which has been gaining exposure in recent weeks is the growth of US importers purchasing “tuna like” species such as Euthynnus Affinis and Auxis Thazard, before selling them under the...
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Price-Fixing Lawsuits Reach New Milestone
Following the filing of two new complaints against the US Big 3 tuna brands, the number of price-fixing lawsuits now stacks up to a total of 25. The latest prosecutions claim just the same as...
Bumble Bee Has Its Sting In Solid White
With a more than 40 percent sales share under its belt, it’s the Bumble Bee (BB) brand that is taking the lead in the retail size US Solid White canned tuna market, leaving even its biggest...
Euthynnus Isn’t Tuna In Europe
US and EU authorities appear to have a very distinct difference between their views on what’s tuna and what’s not. While in the United States market, Euthynnus Affinis and Auxis Thazard...
Private Label And Branded Competition Brutal
Competition between brands and private label products appears to be intensifying, with price at the core of the battle. As stated by Alfonso Delgado, News Business Development Director with AC...
J/V Brings Strength Back To TUF Stock
With 36.6 million TUF shares traded yesterday, the announcement from the firm of a joint venture (J/V) aiming to target the Middle East market has sent the company’s stock value rising at one...
“Fake Tuna” Is Perfectly Legal
Species that some in the industry have branded as “fake tuna” are likely to continue disrupting the US market, as several sources confirm to atuna.com that what is happening is perfectly legal...
One Player Controlling 53% Of All US Chunk Light
As the US canned tuna market as a whole is probed by antitrust analysis, first half year 2015 US market research is showing that one company is solely controlling a hefty share of the overall...
Who Might Be The 1st CEO To Spill To The FBI?
Price-fixing criminal lawsuits against the US Big 3 tuna brands continue to pile up, but so far with little public emergence of surefire evidence. If the price fixing did take place, who could...
Importer’s Brands Now Scarce In German Market
Importer’s brands seem to be few and far between in the German canned tuna market, as all main retailers now offer private label product lines on their shelves. It’s the German-born discount...
Your Opinion On: “Will TUF Sell Off Chicken Of The Sea To Get Bumble Bee?”
In the last atuna.com poll we asked you: “Will TUF sell off Chicken of the Sea to get Bumble Bee?” The statistics show a real mixed bag of opinions on this issue, with the overall...
StarKist Kids Tuna Set To Hit US Shelves
StarKist Tuna has added a new product line to its Tuna Creations range; single-serve tuna pouches which are specifically aimed at children. According to StarKist’s website, the new pouches...
Tesco Misleading Consumers On Drained Weight Price?
Inconsistent pricing on the UK shelves of Tesco’s canned tuna aisle appears to be misleading consumers, who are being informed of an incorrect and far too low drained weight price on the...
Vietnam Solidifies Position In US Canned Tuna Market
For the third year in a row, Vietnamese exporters appear to be maintaining their place as the second largest supplier of canned tuna to the US, cementing the country as a major player in the...
Nestlé: Enforcement Among Thai Suppliers Can Be Challenging
Following a consumer fueled complaint targeted at Nestlé in regards to some of its Thai suppliers, the Swiss food conglomerate admits that enforcement throughout its supply chain is a...
Tuna Caught Up In Dutch Cocaine Discovery
The Rotterdam Public Prosecutor, in the Netherlands, has intercepted around 110 kilograms of cocaine that was packed between cans of tuna in a container that arrived into a port within the...
Japan SKJ Price Climbs Over Global Benchmark
Brine-frozen skipjack prices have taken an upward trend in Japan, with the most recent deals being made at rates of more than 15 percent higher than last month. The market is expected to stay...
Price-Fixing Lawsuits Could Reach Thousands
Another lawsuit is added to the list of those alleging the US big three tuna brands of conspiring to fix prices this week, as the count adds up to at least four. With individual consumers now...
Silver Food Tuna Cannery Under New Ownership
Talem Africa, an African-focused food and beverage firm, has announced that it has bought 100 percent of the shares of Silver Food, a market leader in producing and selling canned tuna both in...
Spain Boosts Exports In Falling Market
Against the odds of a falling market, Spain’s pre-cooked tuna loin exports showed significant strength last year, climbing 16 percent from 2013 volumes. The volume of the product shipped...