Philippine canned food company Century Pacific Food Corporation has released plans for its expansion, with completion set for 2019. A hefty PHP 1.5 to 1.8 billion (USD 28 - 33 million) is...
New Tuna Products
UK Brand Shakes Up The Shelves With Creative Design
UK tuna brand Reel Fish has revamped its canned tuna packaging with a completely new design. The bold color scheme and illustrations are likely to shake up the canned tuna shelf, which can...
‘Tuna Jerky’: Revival Of A Traditional Product?
A researcher from the University of Philippines has said the traditional tuna jerky products have good market potential. While the processing stage does create some by-product, the remaining...
Canned Tuna With Alcohol, A New Niche Market?
An innovative addition to the canned tuna segment is about to hit the European market, as a new gourmet tuna product with alcohol will be introduced in Portugal this summer – the first ever...
Tuna In Aloe Vera Juice Launched In Spain
Spanish tuna firm Marina Sea Tuna is launching a new health-focused product to Spanish supermarket shelves through its newly founded Vixvital brand; canned tuna in aloe vera juice. The...
Costa Rican Sardimar Ventures Into Frozen Tuna
Costa Rican tuna leader Sardimar has introduced new frozen tuna medallion products to its home market. This is the first time the brand ventures into frozen products, with it already being the...
US Firm Capitalizes On Veganism Trend With Fish-Free Tuna
US based company, Good Catch, has developed a fish-free tuna product it hopes to bring to the market this year in an attempt to increase ‘seafood’ choices for vegans as well as “preserve the...
Mercury-Testing Brand Expands, Launches Seasoned Tuna Pouches
The US brand, Safe Catch, which claims to test every fish for mercury levels, has launched new products including seasoned tuna pouches and ahi canned tuna. The expansion of its...
Govt. Urged To Save Venezuelan Tuna Sector From Breaking Point
The production of canned tuna in Venezuela has hit one of its lowest points of the last 20 years, as the ongoing economic crisis has obstructed processors’ access to raw material. A...
Italian Brand Fools Consumers With Tuna Energy Drink
Tuna companies are constantly adding new products to their portfolios, with innovative flavors and formats being introduced at a rapid pace to attract more consumers. One brand that looked...
French Shrimp Processor Hits Market With MSC Albacore
French seafood processor Escal is launching a new range of premium frozen seafood steaks, which includes an MSC certified albacore product. The firm, which concentrates mostly on frozen shrimp...
‘Tuny Sport’ Aimed At Athletes Hits The Shelves
Mexican tuna processor, Grupomar, has created a new ‘Tuny Sport’ product which aims to target athletes. According to the firm, the tuna is said to have additional vitamins, minerals and amino...
Can ‘Cold Smoked Tuna’ Attract Salmon Consumers?
A cold smoked tuna product has hit the shelves in Lidl stores around the Netherlands under the supermarket’s own brand ‘Deluxe’. The product is cold smoked, a process typically associated with...
Chinese Oil Firm Ventures Into Tuna
Chinese peanut oil manufacturer XingHe Holdings is venturing into tuna processing, having teamed up with two Malaysian companies to set up a factory in Malaysia. The country has expressed its...
Big US Foodservice Player Brings Vegan “Tuna” To Market
The NYC based company Ocean Hugger Foods has partnered with one of the US’ biggest food service firms, Aramark. Both companies will work together to introduce a plant-friendly tuna alternative...
Bumble Bee Taps Into Fast-Growing Poke Trend
Major US tuna brand Bumble Bee has introduced a new product to the freezer aisle; yellowfin cubes that can be used to create the trendy dish of poke. Restaurants have been adding this mealtime...
MSC Adjudication Big Win To PNA Fishery
After an extensive process and adjudication, the PNA free-school skipjack and yellowfin tuna fishery has again been recommended for MSC recertification, this time by the Independent...
Italian Brand Turns Back The Clock With New Range
An Italian tuna brand has expanded its tuna product range and it now has references which recover “old traditional methods”. While the tuna sector as a whole has been found to turn towards...
Innovative Cartoon-Style Albacore In Sauces Range Launched
An innovative tuna product line has been launched that has taken the company’s customary bonito del norte (Atlantic albacore) and added a range of flavors, combined with cartoon-style...
Frime Becomes Industry’s First To Accept Bitcoin Payments
The Spanish processor Frime now accepts Bitcoin as a form of payment for its fish products, including its specialty - tuna. The firm claims to be the first in the tuna industry to give...