Bumble Bee CEO Tharp sees bright retail future for tuna, but in pouches not cans
Recent tuna sales numbers show 'an opportunity that’s been untapped in shelf stable' -- Jan Tharp, interim president and CEO of Bumble Bee Foods
Bumble Bee, FCF partner on albacore improvement projects
The two companies will work with Ocean Outcomes to improve fishing practices of the albacore longline tuna fisheries in the Indian Ocean and Western and Central Pacific
Twenty-nine plaintiffs reach price-fixing settlements with Thai Union’s Tri-Union
The plaintiffs include a mix of medium and large grocers and retailers
Oman authorities agree $26m land deal for tuna canning facility
Dhohar Fisheries and Food Industries has acquired a 41 square meter plot for the construction of a tuna canning and processing facility in Duqm, Oman
Thirty plaintiffs drop price-fixing lawsuits against Thai Union’s Tri-Union
The 30 plaintiffs include a mix of medium and large grocers and retailers
Mercadona tuna supplier Jealsa becomes 10th Spanish firm to join IPNLF
The family owned conglomerate comprises of 26 companies and serves as a supplier for Spanish retail giant Mercadona
Product diversity main driver behind Seafood Connection, Anova deal
Parent company Maruha Nichiro has set double-digit annual growth targets for Dutch subsidiary Seafood Connection, so more acquisitions are likely to follow
Lawyer: Guilty pleas make price-fixing tuna suits easier to prove, but trial still possible
The recent news that StarKist & Co will plead guilty to price-fixing charges is poised to make life easier for civil plaintiffs suing the US tuna canners
StarKist to plead guilty to price-fixing, could be fined up to $100m
Shelf-stable seafood giant StarKist & Co will plead guilty to its role in the US canned tuna price-fixing cartel
Ecuador’s Tunacons launches biodegradable FAD contest
The winning crew will receive over $10,000