John West

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

John West has appointed Neal Woods as its new Commercial Director for the UK. Woods returns to John West UK after three years as General Manager of John West Ireland, where he also served for a year as interim General…

21st October 2025

Neal Woods returns to John West UK as Commercial Director

21st October 2025

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SEAFOOD

Shoppers in Australia are being urged to “check their cans” and look closer at what’s behind the label of their favourite canned tuna after a first-of-its-kind academic study from the University of Tasmania, alongside fresh consumer insights from YouGov, revealed…

6th May 2025

Australians urged to ‘check their cans’ for sustainable tuna claims

6th May 2025

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Thai Union has officially opened its new, 8,000-tonne coldstore for its Pioneer Food Cannery (PFC) factory. Located in Tema, Ghana, near PFC’s manufacturing plant, the coldstore will ensure year-round temperature-controlled storage of…

26th July 2024

Thai Union expands footprint in Ghana

26th July 2024

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SEAFOOD

Seafood giant John West has teamed up with Alzheimer’s Research UK to help people look after their brains.

7th June 2024

John West joins brain health campaign

7th June 2024

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SEAFOOD

Through a new collaboration, Australian tuna business JR Simplot Company’s John West brand and Pacific tuna supply chain traceability and verification company Pacifical have begun exchanging data using the GDST (Global Dialogue…

21st May 2024

Tuna leaders improve transparency, sustainability levels

21st May 2024

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SEAFOOD

Following Mark Doherty’s promotion to Managing Director of John West in March this year, UK tinned seafood brand John West has announced the promotion of Kate Willoughby to Commercial Director, the position previously held by…

8th May 2024

John West appoints new commercial director

8th May 2024

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SEAFOOD

Mark Doherty, previously Commercial Director John West, took over as John West Managing Director as of 12 March 2024, parent company Thai Union has confirmed.

14th March 2024

Mark Doherty becomes John West’s new MD

14th March 2024

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SEAFOOD

Seafood giant Thai Union, the largest producer of shelf-stable tuna in the world with brands including Chicken of the Sea and John West and the biggest importer of shrimp in the United…

25th July 2023

Thai Union explains its $200m sustainability commitment

25th July 2023

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SEAFOOD

Thai Union, one of the world’s largest seafood firms, has become the inaugural company to sign the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership’s (SFP’s) Protecting Ocean Wildlife pledge.

2nd May 2023

Seafood giant pledges to protect the ocean

2nd May 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Thai Union has announced a commitment to only source tuna from vessels that are implementing best practices to protect ocean wildlife from by-catch. 

14th March 2023

Tuna giant ramps up by-catch protection

14th March 2023