Thai Union: Greenpeace tuna league ignored key facts
In response to Greenpeace's damning ranking, Thai Union says 80% of Petit Navire's tuna is from fully sustainable stocks, and says NGO appears to have ignored that 35% of the volumes are from pole and line
Greenpeace slams French tuna brands for reliance on FADs, Atlantic yellowfin
Bolton's Saupiquet and Thai Union's Petit Navire land towards bottom of ranking, with Chancerelle's organic brand Phare d'Eckmuhl given the best score
CP Foods plans to expand IFFO-certified tuna meal model with Kingfisher to other plants
Thai agribusiness group wants to expand partnership with Kingfisher for certified tuna trimmings meal to up to ten other plants, as it also looks to improve the by-catch fisheries in Thailand it came under fire for sourcing from
Skipjack price free-fall continues with packers left holding high-priced inventory
Prices for October deliveries of skipjack tuna to Bangkok are down $320/t on the previous month in a 'crazy market', with packers left holding stock at $1,600/t
Sapmer in the red as earnings tumble on tuna price drop
Dive in tuna prices, compounded by unfavorable exchange rates for toothfish and rock lobster sales saw the French group make a loss of €3.75m in first six months of the year
Spain’s Jealsa Rianxeira opens $8.6m Brazil cannery
Inaugurated on Sept. 15, Jealsa Rianxeira's factory has the capacity to produce 10m cans a month
King Oscar, Thai Union tightlipped on future of Bumble Bee US distribution deal
King Oscar, Thai Union keen on synergies between respective brands and networks, but planned deal throws former’s US distribution deal with Bumble Bee into question
Analysts: Thai Union could hit $5bn sales target without Bumble Bee deal
King Oscar deal following Meralliance shows appetite for small acquisitions from Thai Union. Analysts still feel the company is keen on a big move for Bumble Bee, but also say it can hit its $5bn sales target without
Thai Union snaps up King Oscar
Having bought French smoker Meralliance on Sept. 4, Thai Union swoops again for Norway-based canner King Oscar
John West touts new products, Dubai sales office as 2013 profit falls
Sales office in UAE will develop sales to Middle East and North Africa, says UK tuna canner owned by Thai Union Frozen Products