Alliance Tuna International, Inc. (TUNA) was incorporated and registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 1, 2003, and started commercial operations in 2004 to engage in tuna processing, canning, and export of canned tuna products in General Santos City in Mindanao. TUNA exports to Europe, North America, Asia, Africa and South America, and is a "private label manufacturer" of canned tuna and processes and tuna cans using its customers' brands. The primary product of the company is canned tuna in the institutional and retail can sizes. To enhance margins, TUNA also processes the by-products and scraps from its tuna processing operations into fishmeal, which it sells to Philippine feed millers. The company has a marketing representative office in Bangkok, Thailand to tap the network of buyers and brokers who use Thailand as a base to buy canned tuna. TUNA also has a 40% stake in FDCP, Inc., a can-making company, which ensures the availability of quality cans at competitive prices and sustainable supply. In 2008, TUNA acquired the assets of Indonesian tuna cannery located in Bitung, in the island of North Sulawesi. A complete renovation of the factory and upgrade of capacity to 60 metric tons per day was undertaken. Improvements such as, a temperature controlled clean process room was built. This investment allows TUNA access to Indonesian marine resources and expands operating capacity to 200 metric tons per day. Source: SEC Form 17-A (2008)