RD Foods B.V., located in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, becomes the latest partner in the Global Tuna Alliance, an independent group of retailers and tuna supply chain companies, who are committed to implementing the objectives laid out in the World Economic Forum’s Tuna 2020 Traceability Declaration.

RD Foods B.V. is an integrated part of the RD Corporation Group (Est 1994) and established in January 2013 as the European Sales and Distribution office for the Group’s tuna production facilities.

Ed Meijboom, Sales Director at RD foods said: “We are excited to be able to work together with our GTA partners to eliminate IUU fishing and to achieve sustainable and socially responsible tuna resources”.

Dr Tom Pickerell, Executive Director at the Global Tuna Alliance, said: “We are delighted to welcome RD Food to the Partnership. I’m looking forward to working with Ed and his team to achieve the goals of the Global Tuna Alliance.”

Global Tuna Alliance is supported by Friends of Ocean Action, a group of more than 50 global leaders committed to fast-tracking solutions for a healthy ocean.