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15 June 2023
Bumble Bee Seafoods expands line of tuna products
Bumble Bee Seafoods is expanding its line of canned, pouched and kit-based tuna products with 12 new additions to US stores. The new SKUs include:
Bumble Bee Prime Yellowfin in Extra Virgin Olive Oil in three flavours: Lemon & Pepper, Balsamic & Herb and Basil Pesto & Roasted Garlic (5 oz. cans).
Bumble Bee Snack on the Run! Tuna Salad and Crackers kit in ranch flavour.
Bumble Bee Chunk Light Tuna, available in oil and in water, both with MSC-certified tuna (in 5 oz. and 10 oz. cans, in readily recyclable paperboard 4-packs and 10-packs of 5 oz. cans, and in a 3-pack of 3 oz. pouch format, water only).
Bumble Bee Pouched Wild-Caught Tuna in teriyaki flavour, with MSC-certified tuna.
Bumble Bee Pouched Wild-Caught Light Tuna in water in a 3-pack format and Bumble Bee Solid White Albacore Cans, with low sodium.
Connie Shepherd, senior vice president of strategy and commercialisation at Bumble Bee, said: “We are proud to be able to offer our valued retail partners a range of new product offerings this year that deliver superior consumer value”. She added: “Our goal is to offer our retailers a variety of seafood products that are delicious, accessible, and affordable. From our premium Yellowfin Bumble Bee Prime product line, to on-trend new pouch flavours, to the kid-friendly new Ranch flavour addition to our popular Snack on the Run! kits, there really is something for everyone to enjoy.” Products designated with the MSC blue fish icon indicate that the seafood is from an MSC-certified sustainable fishery.