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Hollywood Talks Of New “Tuna Melt” Movie
The American star, Chloe Cherry, has officially signed up to debut in the Hollywood movie named Tuna Melt. Why the film is named after one of the three main US tuna dishes and relates to the...
Inflation Makes Lower Income US Consumers Switch To Canned Tuna
Two of the biggest retailers in the US, Walmart and Target, report that inflation is drastically affecting customer buying behavior. The bump has particularly affected those with low incomes,...
Thai Packers Buy Record Value Of Yellowfin In H1
In the first half of 2022, Thai processors bought whole round frozen yellowfin at the record amount of USD 107 million, 40 percent more than paid for in the same period last year. Thunnus...
Wait-N-See For FAD-Free Cargo To Arrive, Increases Bangkok Skipjack Price
The classic economic mechanism of low supply and increasing demand is driving up the Bangkok skipjack price. Also, the ongoing FAD ban in the WCPO is causing landings to Bangkok to decrease,...
New “Tuna Juice” As The All-Purpose-Seasoning
A new kind of tuna broth is now starting to compete in the classic seasoning market of South Korea. In a recent interview, Lee Jae-Han, CEO of Halla Foods, said that his company is now...
Collapse Of Thai Albacore H1 Imports, Lowest In Years
In the first half of 2022, Thailand's imports of frozen albacore dropped dramatically by one-third to 16,096 M/T. With Thunnus alalunga being the second most important species for Thai...
Canned Tuna Turning Blue On Cocaine Content Intercepted
Along the Colombian and Ecuadorian border in the town of Ipiales, police found a cargo worth close to USD one million consisting of cans filled with tuna that contained cocaine. The police and...
Lischewski Fires Legal Team, Decides To Represent Himself
As reported today by Intrafish, former Bumble Bee CEO Chris Lischewski has taken some drastic measures after he was confronted with Judge Dana Sabrow's turnaround ruling in the Associated...
Police Raid On Massive Amount Of Spoiled Tuna
In Sri Lanka, the police received information about a vendor selling rotting tuna. After investigating and questioning the vendor, the police, in cooperation with public health officials,...
Should Lischewski Be Personally Accountable For Price-fixing Damages?
After nearly two years in jail for the US Big Three tuna price-fixing case, Bumble Bee Foods' former CEO, Chris Lischewski, is due for release this November. Without much hope of leaving the...
Readers: Strong Dollar Will Slow EU Tuna Consumption
The majority of our readers assume that the strong dollar will slow tuna consumption in the EU zone. They foresee that the effect of the exchange-rate-related prices will have an impact on...
Sajo Launches Raw-Packed Canned Tuna
Determined to upgrade the taste and texture of its canned tuna assortment, Korean food company Sajo Daelim has relaunched its “Fresh Tuna” as a new brand of premium raw-packed tuna fillet...
Philippine Processors Lose Business In Japanese Market
In the stable Japanese canned tuna market, Philippine processors lost business to Thailand and Indonesia in the first half of the year. The Filipino canneries were unable to maintain their...
StarKist Takes Price Fixing Case To US Supreme Court
Virginia-based canner StarKist has announced that the company will not be backing down within the price-fixing case and has proceeded to file a “writ of certiorari” appeal to the US Supreme...
Healthy Tuna Tears, A Japanese Delicacy
Japanese cuisine can sometimes amaze even the most passionate tuna consumers. Traditional Japanese tuna dishes, other than sashimi and sushi, can also be prepared from exclusive pieces, such...
Kenya’s Tuna Processing Project Restarted Despite Corruption Allegations
In the summer of last year, corruption claims against the construction company in charge of the Liwatoni tuna fisheries complex resulted in the Kenyan government halting the KES 1 billion (USD...
Dongwon Industries Achieves USD 1.3 Billion Sales, Best H1 Performance Ever
The largest tuna fishing company in South Korea, Dongwon Industries, experienced a prosperous first half of this year, which turned out to be the best performance ever for it in terms of sales...
Century Beats Inflation In First Half Of 2022
Beating the current inflation, the Philippines’ leading tuna processor, Century Pacific Food (CNPF), revealed that it has made a profit of nine percent in the first half of 2022. The gain was...
Century Tuna Discovers Philippine’s Fittest Body
Named the hottest and sexiest event of the year, Century Tuna's Superbods annual competition has announced its winners. Out of 32 finalists, Kirk Bondad and Christelle Abello were crowned...