Thai Union Group
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Thai Union Group are a Thailand
based producer of various fish based food products.
Thailand’s largest canned-and frozen-seafood producer, it has processing plants in Thailand, Indonesia
, Vietnam
and the United States
. Its 2010 purchase of MW Brands of France
from Trilantic Capital Partners
added plants in France, Portugal
, the Seychelles
and Ghana
. Its fishing fleet consists of nine vessels, giving it a capacity of 500000 MT (492,101.8 LT; 551,155.7 ST) of whole round fish, making it the world’s largest canned-tuna
producer.
Its brands include Chicken of the Sea
and John West Foods.
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
based producer of various fish based food products.
Thailand’s largest canned-and frozen-seafood producer, it has processing plants in Thailand, Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
, Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
and the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Its 2010 purchase of MW Brands of France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
from Trilantic Capital Partners
Trilantic Capital Partners
Trilantic Capital Partners is a private equity investment firm focused on leveraged buyout and growth capital investments in middle-market companies across a range of industries in the US and Europe. The firm was formerly known as Lehman Brothers Merchant Banking , the buyout arm of Lehman Brothers...
added plants in France, Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
, the Seychelles
Seychelles
Seychelles , officially the Republic of Seychelles , is an island country spanning an archipelago of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean, some east of mainland Africa, northeast of the island of Madagascar....
and Ghana
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
. Its fishing fleet consists of nine vessels, giving it a capacity of 500000 MT (492,101.8 LT; 551,155.7 ST) of whole round fish, making it the world’s largest canned-tuna
Tuna
Tuna is a salt water fish from the family Scombridae, mostly in the genus Thunnus. Tuna are fast swimmers, and some species are capable of speeds of . Unlike most fish, which have white flesh, the muscle tissue of tuna ranges from pink to dark red. The red coloration derives from myoglobin, an...
producer.
Its brands include Chicken of the Sea
Chicken of the Sea
Chicken of the Sea is a brand of canned tuna produced by a company owned by Thai Union Group.-Company:Based in San Diego, California, the company markets a variety of other seafood items under the Chicken of the Sea brand name, including clam, crab, mackerel, salmon, sardines and tuna...
and John West Foods.