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'''FCF Co, Ltd. (FCF)''' is a privately held Taiwanese seafood conglomerate. They are the largest ] trader in the world. '''FCF Co, Ltd.''' ('''FCF''') is a privately held Taiwanese seafood conglomerate. They are one of the largest ] traders in the world.


==Overview== ==Overview==
FCF is the largest tuna trader in the world.<ref name="Choppy Waters" >{{cite web |title=Choppy Waters, Forced Labour and Illegal Fishing in Taiwan’s Distant Water Fisheries |url=https://www.greenpeace.org/usa/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/b87c6229-2020-choppy-waters-en.pdf |website=www.greenpeace.org |publisher=Greenpeace |accessdate=3 April 2020}}</ref> They are ].<ref name="Learn Who We Are" /> They are one of the largest integrated marine industry supply-chain service providers.<ref name="AP+Newswire 2020" >{{cite web |title=FCF CO., LTD., Largest Tuna Supplier in Western Pacific, acquires Bumble Bee Foods |url=https://apnews.com/Business%20Wire/53cb46dcb1114fc7b98727c4fff1929c |website=apnews.com |publisher=Associated Press |accessdate=3 April 2020}}</ref> They have more than 30 subsidiaries. FCF is an member of the Western Pacific Sustainable Tuna Alliance.<ref name="Mutter 2019" /> FCF is one of the largest tuna traders in the world.<ref name="Choppy Waters" >{{cite web |title=Choppy Waters, Forced Labour and Illegal Fishing in Taiwan’s Distant Water Fisheries |url=https://www.greenpeace.org/usa/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/b87c6229-2020-choppy-waters-en.pdf |website=www.greenpeace.org |publisher=Greenpeace |accessdate=3 April 2020}}</ref> They are ].<ref name="Learn Who We Are" /> They are one of the largest integrated marine industry supply-chain service providers.<ref name="AP+Newswire 2020" >{{cite web |title=FCF CO., LTD., Largest Tuna Supplier in Western Pacific, acquires Bumble Bee Foods |url=https://apnews.com/Business%20Wire/53cb46dcb1114fc7b98727c4fff1929c |website=apnews.com |publisher=Associated Press |accessdate=3 April 2020}}</ref> They have more than 30 subsidiaries. FCF is a member of the Western Pacific Sustainable Tuna Alliance.<ref name="Mutter 2019" />


==History== ==History==
FCF was founded in 1972.<ref name="Learn Who We Are" >{{cite web |title=Learn Who We Are |url=http://www.fcf.com.tw/program/who-we-are/ |website=www.fcf.com.tw |publisher=FCF |accessdate=3 April 2020}}</ref> FCF was founded in 1972.<ref name="Learn Who We Are" >{{cite web |title=Learn Who We Are |url=http://www.fcf.com.tw/program/who-we-are/ |website=www.fcf.com.tw |publisher=FCF |accessdate=3 April 2020}}</ref>


In 2019 FCF placed a ] following the bankruptcy of ],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gladstone |first1=Alexander |title=Bumble Bee Files for Bankruptcy With $925 Million Offer From Taiwan’s FCF |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/bumble-bee-files-for-bankruptcy-with-925-million-offer-from-taiwans-fcf-11574372264 |website=www.wsj.com |publisher=The Wall Street Journal |accessdate=3 April 2020}}</ref> they already held a 25% stake in the company.<ref name="Mutter 2019" >{{cite web |last1=Mutter |first1=Rachel |title=Who is Bumble Bee bidder FCF Fishery? |url=https://www.intrafish.com/finance/who-is-bumble-bee-bidder-fcf-fishery-/2-1-711245 |website=www.intrafish.com |publisher=IntraFish |accessdate=3 April 2020}}</ref> In 2020 they successfully acquired Bumble Bee Foods.<ref name="AP+Newswire 2020" /> In 2019 FCF placed a ] following the bankruptcy of ],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gladstone |first1=Alexander |title=Bumble Bee Files for Bankruptcy With $925 Million Offer From Taiwan’s FCF |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/bumble-bee-files-for-bankruptcy-with-925-million-offer-from-taiwans-fcf-11574372264 |website=www.wsj.com |publisher=The Wall Street Journal |accessdate=3 April 2020}}</ref> they already held a 25% stake in the company.<ref name="Mutter 2019" >{{cite web |last1=Mutter |first1=Rachel |title=Who is Bumble Bee bidder FCF Fishery? |url=https://www.intrafish.com/finance/who-is-bumble-bee-bidder-fcf-fishery-/2-1-711245 |website=www.intrafish.com |publisher=IntraFish |accessdate=3 April 2020}}</ref> In 2020 they successfully acquired Bumble Bee Foods.<ref name="AP+Newswire 2020" />


A 2020 ] report linked FCF to ] and ].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Monaghan |first1=Elizabeth |title=Who is FCF? Taiwan’s biggest tuna trader linked to forced labour & illegal fishing |url=https://www.greenpeace.org/international/story/29409/who-is-fcf-taiwans-biggest-tuna-trader-linked-to-forced-labour-illegal-fishing/ |website=www.greenpeace.org |publisher=Greenpeace |accessdate=3 April 2020}}</ref> A 2020 ] report linked FCF to ] and ].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Monaghan |first1=Elizabeth |title=Who is FCF? Taiwan’s biggest tuna trader linked to forced labour & illegal fishing |url=https://www.greenpeace.org/international/story/29409/who-is-fcf-taiwans-biggest-tuna-trader-linked-to-forced-labour-illegal-fishing/ |website=www.greenpeace.org |publisher=Greenpeace |accessdate=3 April 2020}}</ref>
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==Organization== ==Organization==
FCF has six main operational units: FCF has Seven main operational units:
* Information Technology and Administration * Information Technology and Administration
* Longline * Longline
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* Finance * Finance
* Compliance Customers Response Management (CCRM)<ref>{{cite web |title=FCF Organization Structure |url=http://www.fcf.com.tw/fcf-organization-structure/ |website=www.fcf.com.tw |publisher=FCF |accessdate=3 April 2020}}</ref> * Compliance Customers Response Management (CCRM)<ref>{{cite web |title=FCF Organization Structure |url=http://www.fcf.com.tw/fcf-organization-structure/ |website=www.fcf.com.tw |publisher=FCF |accessdate=3 April 2020}}</ref>
* Vessel Service and Governance Department (VSG)


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Latest revision as of 05:30, 12 October 2024

Seafood company
FCF Co, Ltd.
Company typePrivately held conglomerate
IndustrySeafood
Founded1972
HeadquartersKaohsiung, Taiwan
Key peopleMax Chou (President)
Websitefcf.com.tw

FCF Co, Ltd. (FCF) is a privately held Taiwanese seafood conglomerate. They are one of the largest tuna traders in the world.

Overview

FCF is one of the largest tuna traders in the world. They are privately held. They are one of the largest integrated marine industry supply-chain service providers. They have more than 30 subsidiaries. FCF is a member of the Western Pacific Sustainable Tuna Alliance.

History

FCF was founded in 1972.

In 2019 FCF placed a stalking horse bid following the bankruptcy of Bumble Bee Foods, they already held a 25% stake in the company. In 2020 they successfully acquired Bumble Bee Foods.

A 2020 Greenpeace report linked FCF to illegal fishing and forced labor.

Facilities

FCF owns processing plants in Ghana and Papua New Guinea. Their fishing bases are mostly in Pacific Island Nations but they also have bases in Mauritius, Cape Town, South Africa, and Montevideo, Uruguay.

Organization

FCF has Seven main operational units:

  • Information Technology and Administration
  • Longline
  • Squid
  • Purse Seine
  • Finance
  • Compliance Customers Response Management (CCRM)
  • Vessel Service and Governance Department (VSG)

See also

References

  1. ^ Mutter, Rachel. "Who is Bumble Bee bidder FCF Fishery?". www.intrafish.com. IntraFish. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  2. "Choppy Waters, Forced Labour and Illegal Fishing in Taiwan's Distant Water Fisheries" (PDF). www.greenpeace.org. Greenpeace. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Learn Who We Are". www.fcf.com.tw. FCF. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  4. ^ "FCF CO., LTD., Largest Tuna Supplier in Western Pacific, acquires Bumble Bee Foods". apnews.com. Associated Press. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  5. Gladstone, Alexander. "Bumble Bee Files for Bankruptcy With $925 Million Offer From Taiwan's FCF". www.wsj.com. The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  6. Monaghan, Elizabeth. "Who is FCF? Taiwan's biggest tuna trader linked to forced labour & illegal fishing". www.greenpeace.org. Greenpeace. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  7. "FCF Organization Structure". www.fcf.com.tw. FCF. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
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