Hands packing raw albacore tuna loins into cans at a small cannery

Summer Fancy Food Show Trends — WholeFoods

WholeFoods Magazine · August 22, 2026

In her roundup of specialty food trends spotted at the 2026 Summer Fancy Food Show, Nancy Trent wrote that American Tuna is "changing perceptions of canned tuna" by focusing on traceable fish, local fishermen and better canning.

The piece highlights albacore caught one fish at a time on traceable U.S.-flagged boats, hand-cut and packed raw with no added liquids or fillers, then cooked once in its own juices. The goal isn't to reinvent tuna salad, it notes, but to make the tuna itself better.

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