Six people including a minor were arrested on Monday for demanding money from the shareholders of a Posorja-based tuna company. Ecuadorian police did not reveal its name but two prominent tuna...
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Irish Tuna Brand Opens Fish Tasting Center For Tourists
Irish company Shines Seafood recently opened a tuna and fish tasting center for tourists at its shop in Killybegs, the largest fishing port in the country where several cruise ships anchor....
Owners Of US Premium Canned Tuna Brand Fishwife Part Ways
US-based canned tuna brand Fishwife Tinned Seafood Co. has been turning heads on social media for its colorful unique packaging and exorbitant priced products. The brand has been in the news...
The Changing Look Of Atuna During 25 Years
Atuna's website layout has undergone many iterations over the past 25 years. What began as an informative blog eventually evolved into the leading news site for the global tuna industry...
US Canned Tuna Importer J.A. Kirsch Sold To Atalanta Corporation
US largest privately held food importer, Atalanta Corporation acquired J.A. Kirsch, wholesaler to the American food service segment. Specific terms of the transaction were not disclosed. J.A....
Bumble Bee’s Brand Design Recieves Award
Bumble Bee Seafood recently won the ‘Chief Marketer’s 2023 Pro Award for Best Package Design.' Its label shows the iconic lighthouse located at the mouth of Colombia River, near Astoria, where...
Analysts Say Thai Union’s Exit From Struggling Red Lobster Comes At Right Time
Earlier this week, the Thai Union Group announced that it will be exiting from Red Lobster, its US subsidiary, because of “prolonged negative financial contributions” from the restaurant...
Dongwon Tuna Continues To Be Top Lunar New Year Gift
Dongwon F&B announced that it will introduce over 100 types of 'Lunar New Year Gifts’ marketed as healthy and environment-friendly for the upcoming East-Asian holiday season beginning on...
Will Thai Union Cutting Off Red Lobster Impact Its Business?
After years of investing in US restaurant chain Red Lobster, the Thai Union Group announced yesterday that it will be pulling back from this subsidiary. It cited that its exit was due to...
Thai Union Exits Beleaguered Red Lobster To Stop Financial Bleed
Finally, the Thai Union Group has decided to call it quits with Red Lobster, after years of bleeding money from the US seafood restaurant chain. In a statement on Tuesday, the tuna company...
Eight Fishers Rescued After Mini Seiner Sank In Mexico
Nine crew members of the mini purse seiner 'California' were rescued while one is still reportedly missing after the vessel capsized near the coast of Las Lajitas in Mexico. The missing...
Calippo Will Not “Give In An Inch” After Mafiosi Shoot At Its Tuna Warehouse
Unknowns fired gunshots at the warehouse of Italian tuna processing company Callipo in the night of January 13. The owner, Pippo Calippo, said that he “will not give in an inch” as the police...
FCF Launches Bumble Bee Tuna In Home Market Taiwan
Taiwanese tuna trading company and owner of Bumble Bee, FCF Co., Ltd., has introduced the US brand domestically with two pouched tuna flavors, ‘Spicy Chili Thai’ and ‘Lemon and Pepper’. The...
Readers: Atunlo Will Face Bankruptcy This Year
There is no light at the end of the tunnel for Spanish tuna processing company Atunlo. It entered into a pre-bankruptcy procedure with creditors last November to restructure its debts as it...
Costa Rican Tuna Brand’s Marketing Claims Show Several Discrepancies
Costa Rican brand Tonnino, which sells in the US market, recently launched a line of tuna products including party dips and gourmet tins. Atuna took a close look at its website and found many...
Red Sea Militant Attack & Panama Canal Drought Choke Global Tuna Trade
Houthi militant attacks in the Red Sea and severe drought in the Panama Canal region have put global container traffic in severe crisis. South American, African, and Asian canners are keeping...
US Food Magazine Ranks The Best & Worst Albacore In ‘Taste Test Series’
Popular US food magazine Bon Appétit recently published the results of a ‘blind taste test’ on canned albacore in oil. The tests were conducted on nine brands and according to the reviewers,...
Indonesia And Japan Agree On Tax-Free Tuna Trade
Indonesia will be able to export four types of tuna products at zero tariff instead of the usual 9.6 percent to Japan as the nations recently reached an agreement on duty-free trade. Indonesia...
Storm Of Violence In Ecuador & PNG
Ecuador saw an unprecedented wave of gang violence for days especially in Guayaquil, the country’s largest city with three million residents, and a base to several tuna processors. Its new...
Chicken Of The Sea Ad Campaign Features Jessica Simpson
In a hilarious turn of events, Chicken of the Sea announced this week that it is teaming up with pop singer and businesswoman, Jessica Simpson, to promote its new tuna pouches in the “It’s The...