Thai Union has set up a new Chinese trading unit, following predictions that it would be looking to grow its branded presence in the national market, and the new site and its operations are...
Tuna Trade News
Pouches Make Charlie The Tuna Return To Screens
US tuna brand, StarKist is making an appearance on TV screens again, as mascot Charlie the Tuna is back in a new advertising campaign for the brand’s pouched tuna products, a segment showing...
Tuna Importer Among UK’s Top Profit Makers
After ranking one of the top 100 UK performers for 2015, UK tuna importing firm, Lovering Foods, commonly known for its Kingfisher tuna, has seen its profits soar to even higher levels in the...
Judge Limits Strikes In Price-Fixing Saga
The piling price-fixing lawsuits against the US Big 3 tuna brands have been given approval to move forward, however limits have been put on the arguments allowed to be used by...
5 Price Fixing Cases DOJ Won, What Could Big 3 Face?
Though the outcome of the price fixing case involving the US Big 3 tuna firms is yet to be decided, the fact that two executives from Bumble Bee have already pleaded guilty indicates that the...
Thai Union And Century To Clash In China?
Thai Union is expected to start focusing on the growth of its own brands in the Chinese market, as it ends a joint venture cooperation with Filipino canned tuna giant Century Pacific Food...
US Banks Involved In MOZ’s Tuna Scam Investigated
The sale of Mozambique’s tuna bond and root of the nation’s so called “tuna scandal” is being taken to a much higher international level as it is now being investigated by the US Securities...
“White Tuna” Now Protected From Fraud In NY
A law to protect consumers will come into force this month, with state legislation in New York now requiring that products must come from actual tuna if they are being sold as “white tuna”....
Dongwon Investors Score Solid Returns
In just three months, Dongwon Industries’ shares have shot up by 23 percent in value, offering investors a strong gain on holdings. Two days ago share price hit a year-high for the firm, and...
Rapid Chinese Tuna Growth Attracts New Investment
Eyeing China as a rapidly growing tuna consuming nation, Century Pacific is pumping money into the acquisition of distribution companies in the country, in order to support the expansion of...
Second Guilty Plea In Price Fixing Scandal
Another guilty plea, the second to emerge in a month, is coming from a Bumble Bee Senior Executive for his involvement in conspiring to fix canned tuna prices on the US market. Kenneth...
Second Guilty Plea In Price Fixing Scandal
Another guilty plea, the second to emerge in a month, is coming from a Bumble Bee Senior Executive for his involvement in conspiring to fix canned tuna prices on the US market. Kenneth...
STANDPOINT: US Big 3 Will Take Heavy Hit On Price Fixing
The latest view that requires your input is: US “BIG 3” WILL BE HEAVILY HIT BY PRICE FIXING SCANDAL Have your say now by voting on our homepage poll. StarKist, Bumble Bee and Chicken of...
Are US Pouched Sales Still Growing?
Big US brands have been constantly increasing their offerings of drain-free pouched tuna products, and in recent years these references have been seen as a potential cause for decline in...
Princes’ EU Expansion Drives Profit Growth
One of the UK’s leading tuna firms has recorded a fall in sales over the latest financial year, but saw a slight upturn in profit, during a period in which it expanded business in Europe...
German Retailers Book Big Orders Of MSC “Alternatives”
With most of the EU canned tuna retail market now covered for orders going forward into 2017, the German market, where retailers regularly work on a year-contract basis, has been focused on...
Will Brexit Kill Future UK Tuna Imports?
Imports of seafood products like canned tuna and frozen shrimp could substantially shrink in availability on the UK market post-Brexit, unless EU ministers can agree to favorable trade deals...
Tuna Price Fixing Impacted Other US Canned Seafood
Price fixing activities that have allegedly been conducted by the “Big 3” tuna companies in the US, are said to have pushed up the prices of other packaged seafood, according to plaintiffs...
Tight Import Rules Bring Japanese Production To EU
As two katsuobushi plants have opened in Europe in the last two years, it is clear that the demand for the dried skipjack product, a Japanese delicacy, is significantly increasing among both...
Ecuador Secures Unharmed EU Tuna Access
A multilateral trade agreement that has been years in the making, will now see the official addition of Ecuador, as the EU Parliament has voted in majority to back the deal. It’s reported that...