Online press release distribution platform IssueWire recently issued news that a seafood company named Natural Tuna Corporation (NTC) has introduced StarKist ‘Hot Buffalo Style Tuna Creations...
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Workers Of Fraudulent Spanish Tuna Company Will Receive Salaries
A Spanish court has ordered that salaries of workers in the La Rioja-based tuna company Plaza Chica must be fully paid. Plaza Chica has been in the news lately as it was being investigated for...
Major IO Seychelles Tuna Cold Storage Firm Saw Profit In 2023
The Chairman of the Central Common Cold Store (CCCS) in Seychelles recently praised the hard work of employees which resulted in “a modest profit” for the company last year. CCCS is a facility...
Bangkok Skipjack Price Holding In Balance
The skipjack price is holding steady despite the large supply as stakeholders are trying to keep the market in balance. Most of the contracts are being concluded at USD 1,450 per ton, which is...
High WCPO Transshipments In December, More Skipjack Expected In Hubs
Bangkok, General Santos, and other processing hubs can expect a substantial skipjack supply in the coming weeks as data shows that an exceptionally high volume of tuna was transshipped in PNA...
Criminals Face Prison For Extorting Ecuadorian Tuna Company Shareholders
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...
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...