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Former Bumble Bee CEO Chris Lischewski found guilty of price fixing
4 Dec 2019
The former chief executive of US-based Bumble Bee Foods, Chris Lischewski, has been found guilty of price fixing.

StarKist ordered to pay $100m fine in price-fixing case
12 Sep 2019
StarKist Co., the US-based seafood unit of South Korea's Dungwon Group, has been ordered to pay a US$100m fine for its role in a price-fixing conspiracy.

Dongwon's StarKist issues guilty plea on US price-fixing
19 Oct 2018
StarKist Co., the US seafood arm of South Korea's Dongwon Group, has filed a plea of guilty on price-fixing charges, the Justice Department has announced.
Thai Union outs self as whistleblower in US tuna price-fixing case
11 Sep 2017
Thai Union Group, the Thailand-based seafood supplier, has confirmed it is the whistleblower in the US investigation into claims of price-fixing in the country's tuna sector.
Ex-StarKist executive Stephen Hodge pleads guilty to tuna price-fixing
29 Jun 2017
A former StarKist executive has pleaded guilty to a charge of fixing the prices of canned seafood with officials from other US tuna companies, in the latest development in a scandal which has engulfed the country's three biggest tuna companies.
Former StarKist executive charged with tuna price-fixing
6 Jun 2017
A former executive with US seafood maker StarKist, Stephen Hodge, has been charged with conspiring to fix the price of packaged seafood sold in the country, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced.

Quote, unquote – reaction to US Dietary Guidelines for Americans
8 Jan 2016
The US government outlined new dietary guidelines yesterday (7 October) that will inform both health care professionals, consumers and – significantly -policy decision making over the next five years. The response has – predictably – been mixed.

StarKist details Creations innovation
16 Sep 2015
StarKist, the US unit of Dongwon Industries, is expanding its line-up of ready-to-eat seafood meals in pouches with the addition of new Creations products.

More lawsuits allege US canned tuna price-fixing
28 Aug 2015
Three more lawsuits have been filed alleging price-fixing among major US canned tuna companies.
StarKist launches Gourmet Selects range
18 Feb 2015
US seafood maker StarKist, a subsidiary of the Dongwon Group, is launching a new range of Gourmet Selects tuna pouches.

StarKist invests in US salmon group Silver Bay
12 Nov 2014
US canned tuna group Starkist and its parent, South Korean conglomerate Dongwon Group, have jointly invested in Sliver Bay Seafoods, an Alaska-based salmon processor.

StarKist CEO Lee to retire from seafood group
1 Oct 2014
US seafood group StarKist Co. has said president and CEO Sam Hwi Lee is to retire.
US: StarKist launches single-serve line
12 Oct 2012
StarKist has launched a line of single-serve tuna pouches, StarKist Tuna Creations, in the US.

US: Starkist launches Hispanic-inspired tuna
26 Oct 2011
US seafood firm Starkist Co. has launched three canned tuna products for the Hispanic market.
US: StarKist launches frozen seafood fillets, entrees
25 Mar 2011
US seafood firm StarKist Co. has launched microwaveable fish fillets and seafood entrees into the country's frozen aisles.
1 Mar 2011
StarKist has appointed In-Soo Cho as its new president and CEO, effective today (1 March).
US: StarKist president and CEO steps down
24 Nov 2010
US-based tuna and prepared seafood firm StarKist has confirmed that its CEO has left the company.
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