Thai Union

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Thai Union Group subsidiary Chicken of the Sea Frozen Foods (COSFF) has announced the appointment of a seafood industry veteran as Business Development Manager, Foodservice & Wholesale.

27th August 2024

Chicken of the Sea appoints new business development exec

27th August 2024

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Seafood giant Thai Union Group PCL has announced new partnerships aimed at tackling plastic pollution. The company has joined forces with Seven Clean Seas and Second Life to implement innovative solutions that significantly…

22nd August 2024

New partnership tackles ocean plastic problem

22nd August 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Seafood giant Thai Union Group PCL reported a second-quarter net profit of THB 1.2 billon, a 14.2% year-on-year increase led by a sustained recovery in its Ambient, PetCare, and Value-added categories. 

8th August 2024

Thai Union profits rise as business segments recover

8th August 2024

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

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Thai Union’s global clean-up programme for World Oceans Day 2024 saw teams collect more than 11 tonnes of rubbish from nine sites including mangroves, rivers, beaches and cities in Thailand, two sites…

12th June 2024

Thai Union volunteers remove ocean-bound rubbish for World Oceans Day

12th June 2024

INSIGHT

INSIGHT

With 70% of the aquaculture production being fed, from a sustainability standpoint, feeds are a very complex input into the world’s fastest growing food production sector. It’s widely recognised that the ingredients…

17th May 2024

There’s no responsible aquaculture without responsible feeds

17th May 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Seafood giant Thai Union Group PCL has reported a net profit of THB 1.2 billion for the first-quarter of 2024, a 53.9% increase from the adjusted net profit of Q1 2023. This…

9th May 2024

Thai Union profits rebound as demand recovers

9th May 2024

SEAFOOD

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

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

Seafood giant Thai Union has become the first Asian producer to secure the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) feed certification for its Mahachai Plant in Thailand. The facility, located in Thailand’s Samut Sakhon…

13th March 2024

Thai Union aquafeed facility becomes ASC-certified

13th March 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) has been working with Thai Union, Wholechain and Publix on a pilot project with an artisanal blue swimming crab fishery in the Philippines putting the codes into practice.

13th March 2024

Publix crab packaging to debut traceable fishery IDs

13th March 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The board of directors at seafood giant Thai Union has announced the company’s intention to pursue an exit from its minority investment in US restaurant chain Red Lobster.

16th January 2024

Thai Union to exit investment in Red Lobster

16th January 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Following successful pilots in different countries, the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) has presented the development of a framework for credible Aquaculture Improvements Projects (AIPs) under the ASC Improver Programme at the Global…

7th September 2023

New support launched for ‘improver’ shrimp farmers

7th September 2023

SEAFOOD

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

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Officially launched at Seafood Expo Global (SEG) 2023 in Barcelona, the Bycatch Solutions Hub is a web-based platform connecting retailers and other businesses that want to financially support projects to reduce ocean…

23rd June 2023

Involving Kitty and Fido in blue actions

23rd June 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

European Seafood Investment Portugal (ESIP), Thai Union’s factory in Portugal, has officially opened a new factory store that will sell ESIP’s own brand creation Peniche Can by Thai Union as well as…

31st May 2023

Thai Union opens Portugal factory store

31st May 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Chris Shearlock has joined seafood company Thai Union as its new Sustainability Director for Europe. Shearlock follows Tracy Murai in the role, following her promotion to Assistant Director, Global Fisheries – Sustainability.

17th May 2023

Thai Union names new sustainability director

17th May 2023

SEAFOOD

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

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Thai Union Group saw strong revenue growth in 2022 driven by its PetCare and ambient seafood businesses.

21st February 2023

Record growth for TU

21st February 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Seafood company John West has appointed Vikki Babb as its new International Marketing Director.

2nd February 2023

John West promotes Babb

2nd February 2023