Alemanno rises through ranks at Bolton Food to take CEO spot
Luca Alemanno, an executive who cut his teeth at the pet care division of Mars, has risen through the ranks at the seafood and food arm of Italy's Bolton Group International
P&P snaps up ‘significant’ stake in tuna processor
Parlevliet & Van der Plas has inked a deal for a stake in a tuna processor with plants in Cote d'Ivoire and Madagascar, the company confirmed to Undercurrent News
Pew urges IATTC to seize opportunity on tropical tuna management
The Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission is set to hold its annual meeting on August 23-27 to discuss conservation measures for tropical tuna in the eastern Pacific Ocean
Manta skipjack prices surge ahead as Thai canners struggle with COVID
The average price for skipjack tuna in the eastern tropical Pacific hub of Manta, Ecuador is up $250-$300/t with a smaller increase seen in Bangkok, Thailand
Bolton set to buy high-end US tuna brand
The acquisitive Italian group is closing in on a deal for a top-tier US tuna brand selling in the likes of Costco, Target and Whole Foods
Indonesian processing ops not part of Slade Gorton’s North Atlantic deal
Slade Gorton confirmed in an email that the deal for Portland, Maine-headquartered NAI will not include the processing operations on the Indonesian island of Sumbawa
Slade Gorton buys Indonesian seafood supplier North Atlantic
Boston-based Slade Gorton, one of the largest importers on the US East Coast, announced the deal for NAI, headquartered in Portland, Maine, on Tuesday
Fiji-flagged tuna longliner’s manager denies US forced labor claims
'The crews have access to Ministry of Labour or if they are foreign crew they have access to their embassies or even to us that they can always discuss this if they have any issues' -- Hangton Pacific's Jitendra Mohan
Three Micronesian companies earn MSC tuna purse seine certification
Three companies operating in the Federated States of Micronesia have earned an MSC certification for purse seine fishing for skipjack, yellowfin and bigeye tuna
US Customs hits Fiji-flagged tuna longliner with WRO over forced labor concerns
US Customs and Border Protection said it identified at least three of the International Labor Organization's 11 indicators of forced labor