Universal Canning, Inc.

We main product/services:
Frozen Fish ; Canned Mackerel; Canned Sardines And Mackerel; Dried Fish; Canned Seafood;
Company Profile
Year Established:
Businss Type: Manufacturer
Contact: Mr. Leoncio Kaw (Director/CEO/General Manager)
Telphone: 63-2-3559033
Fax 63-2-3623023
MobilePhone: 6322157115
Web Site: www.universalcanning.com,
Zip: 7000
Country/Region:
Province/State: Zamboanga del Sur
City: Zamboanga City
Address: Calle San Isidro, Ayala    
Introduce
Universal Canning, Incorporated is one of the largest and most dynamic seafood processing and canning facility in the Philippines. Strategically located in the bustling port city of Zamboanga, the company boasts of a fully mechanized, semi-automated canning plant built according to the most stringent international requirements and standards. The plant is HACCP- and EU-accredited, employs over a thousand factory workers and is capable of producing approximately 1.2 to 1.5 million 202 x 306 jitney cans a day.

Since its inception, the company has gradually emerged as the most dominant player in the local canned sardine industry. Its FAMILYS brand sardines is regarded as the fastest growing sardines brand in the country and has been awarded Most Outstanding Sardines Brand by multiple respectable agencies nationwide. International recognition followed recently (2008) with the prestigious International Europe Award for Quality: New Millennium Award by the Spain-based Trade Leaders Club. The companys other brands include MASTER, ATAMI, and MIKADO sardines. These come in a variety of innovative flavors and mixes, satisfying even the most discriminating consumers who value good taste and a healthy lifestyle.

Capitalizing on the support of an extensive nationwide distribution network, updated market research, continuous technology upgrading, and aggressive development and acquisition of high quality equipment, the company has successfully weaved its products deep into the fabric of the Filipino consumers everyday life and culture. Moreover, with the operation of a new club can sardines manufacturing plant, blast freezer and cold storage facilities, Universal Canning, Inc. has tapped new markets for canned sardines, specifically the European Union, and likewise expanded its product line to include dried and frozen fish, firmly establishing its growing reputation as the premier seafood processing company in the country.

Behind the success of Universal Canning, Inc. is the support of its sister companies:
-Zamboanga Universal Fishing Corp., the largest deep-sea fishing
company in Mindanao, catches the fish;
- Universal Shipyard takes care of maintaining the fishing fleet;
- Universal Ice Plant and Cold Storage makes sure the fish catch stays
fresh before processing; and
- Southern Philippines Fishmeal Corp. takes care of the cannery waste
materials (heads, tails, entrails) by processing them into fishmeal and
fish oil.

Together, these resources collectively afford an independent and vertically integrated process of providing fresh fish to the market, or the cannery, bringing into reality the concept of straight from the sea to the can.