Top 10 U.S. seafood industry stories of 2014

1. Big tuna: Saving the biggest story for the end of the year, Thai Union acquired Bumble Bee Foods a couple of weeks ago. What had been rumored for about six months finally came to fruition in a USD 1.5 billion (EUR 1.1 billion) mega-deal, creating the world’s largest canned tuna company. Much will be said about this deal in the months to come before it officially closes, including how Thai Union chooses to handle its multiple (and valuable) brands, but this is easily the largest seafood industry acquisition, in terms of dollars, in history.