SIAL 2026, the biennial international food trade show in Paris, is approching on October 17, where several tuna companies are set to showcase their products. The event is expected to bring together about 8,000 exhibitors from 130 countries and 295,000 food-industry professionals. Some of the tuna companies that will mark their presence at SIAL are Princes UK, Frinsa, Marbelize S.A., Albo, Callippo, Jealsa, Ricardo Fuentes, and Grupo Consorcio. Registration to visit Sial is still possible. The event will conclude on October 21 at the exhibition center Paris Nord Villepinte.

SIAL Paris is one of the world’s largest food and beverage trade fairs, held every two years in Paris, France. It brings together food producers, processors, retailers, distributors, and buyers from around the world to showcase products, explore new business opportunities, and discuss industry trends across categories, including seafood, meat, beverages, and prepared foods.

Thiraphong Chansiri, CEO of Thai Union, received the Global Seafood Alliance’s Wallace R. Stevens Lifetime Achievement Award for three decades of leadership that helped build Thai Union into the world’s largest tuna producer. The award was presented earlier this week at the Responsible Seafood Summit 2026 in Bangkok. For Thailand, the award is international recognition of a business leader who helped build a domestic seafood processor into one of the industry’s largest companies. Thiraphong led that growth while raising standards for traceability, worker welfare, and environmental responsibility, read a statement from Thai Union.

Chansiri, who focused on sustainability during his speech at the event, said that Thai Union had no blueprint when it started its sustainability journey. “We simply decided that a company our size could not stand on the sidelines, and over time we became a force for change. My hope for the next generation is that they can build on what we started and take it even further.” The Wallace R. Stevens Lifetime Achievement Award, established in 2004, recognizes individuals whose leadership, integrity, and commitment to responsible production have advanced the seafood industry worldwide.

Spanish processors’ organization Anfaco-Cytma is bringing back the ‘La Matriculata’ campaign to promote canned tuna and other seafood among college students across Galicia as a healthy, affordable, and easy-to-cook item. In its third edition, the initiative will feature a range of programs designed to engage younger consumers and falls under its Cata la Lata campaign. Anfaco has repeatedly called out the drop in seafood consumption in Spain, and this year began fiercely promoting tuna and other fish with several campaigns.

The ‘La Matriculata’ food truck will visit seven university campuses in Galicia, from September 21 to October 1, and will provide free tasting sessions for students. Anfaco-Cytma made a recipe book featuring simple, modern canned seafood ideas tailored to different moments in university life, from quick meals for study days to dishes for sharing, treating yourself, or regaining energy. The goal is to show young consumers that canned fish and seafood can become an ally in solving everyday meal challenges in simple and versatile ways, adapting to different moments, plans, and moods, according to an Anfaco-Cytma statement. Some of the recipes are a light tuna bagel, an Atlantic poke bowl with tuna and mango, along with squid, mackerel, and mussel dish ideas. ‘La Matriculata’ was launched in September 2024.