Songkhla Canning (Thai Union)
Songkhla Canning is a Thai Union Group (SET:TU) canned-seafood manufacturing facility located at Songkhla. Anchors structural Thai-tuna canning capacity for global brands including Chicken-of-the-Sea (US), John West (UK / Australia), Petit Navire (France), Mareblu (Italy), and SEALECT (Thailand). Co-located with Songkhla Deep-Sea Tuna Port for vertically-integrated supply-chain proximity.
Profile overview
Songkhla Canning is a Thai Union Group (SET:TU) canned-seafood manufacturing facility located at Songkhla. Anchors structural Thai-tuna canning capacity for global brands including Chicken-of-the-Sea (US), John West (UK / Australia), Petit Navire (France), Mareblu (Italy), and SEALECT (Thailand). Co-located with Songkhla Deep-Sea Tuna Port for vertically-integrated supply-chain proximity.
Brand portfolio
US Market
Chicken of the Sea
Chicken of the Sea is Thai Union's largest US canned-tuna brand with ~20% US retail market share. Distributed through Walmart, Kroger, and Costco. The Songkhla Canning facility produces approximately 50,000-60,000 tonnes of Chicken of the Sea product annually.
European Markets
John West, Petit Navire, Mareblu
John West (UK, Australia), Petit Navire (France), and Mareblu (Italy) are Thai Union's European branded-tuna lines sourced through Songkhla. Combined European tuna volume approximately 80,000-100,000 tonnes annually from Thai canning operations.
Thai Union canned-seafood global brands
Chicken of the Sea
John West
Petit Navire
SEALECT
Watchpoints 2025-2026
Tuna Prices
Skipjack Raw Material Cost
Bangkok skipjack tuna benchmark price rose to $2,200-2,500/tonne in 2023-2024 driven by La Nina supply disruption in Pacific fishing grounds. Raw-material cost is 50-60% of canned-tuna COGS; price swings directly compress Songkhla facility margins.
Labour
Migrant Worker Compliance
Thai Union committed to SeaBOS and Responsible Business Alliance supply-chain standards. Songkhla facility migrant-worker audits, living-wage compliance, and grievance mechanisms are key sustainability risk-management areas for EU buyer contracts.
ESG
Sustainable Sourcing Certification
MSC (Marine Stewardship Council) certification for key species is required by Tesco, Sainsbury, and Whole Foods buyer standards. Songkhla Canning's ability to maintain MSC skipjack chain-of-custody is a competitive prerequisite for premium retail shelf position.
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