Bumble Bee Foods

Today we are featuring an employee spotlight from Sofija Kresovich, MBA, our Supply Chain Lead. Read on to learn more about Sofija and her experience working at Bumble Bee. Thanks for sharing Sofija, we're lucky to have you! "Growing up, I enjoyed Bumble Bee tuna every summer in what my grandparents called the “Phillips Special”: a tuna sandwich, macaroni salad, and watermelon after a long day by the pool. I never imagined working for a company that was part of such cherished memories. In 2020, after graduating with an MBA from San Diego State University, where I met Raquel Samawi, a fellow Bumble Bee employee, I started my journey at Bumble Bee Foods during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, a challenging time for Supply Chain. Over the past 4 years, I've held various Supply Chain roles. I began as an intern in Customer Service and Imports and now serve as the Supply Chain Lead in DC Inventory Logistics. My responsibilities include overseeing DC management, operations, and handling financial and project duties. The dynamic nature of my role keeps things exciting with new projects constantly emerging. Bumble Bee’s collaborative and fun culture has been a highlight. We celebrate with desk decorations for birthdays and festive Christmas events featuring a White Elephant gift exchange. The supportive and friendly atmosphere has been crucial to my growth. My advice to new professionals is, “Don’t stress too much; find a company whose values match yours and a culture that supports you. Everything else will fall into place!”

We recently wrapped up a press tour with BBMAK and can officially confirm that it’s nearly impossible to get us to stop humming “Snack Meal, Baby” after spending the day with Christian, Mark and Stephen! If you haven’t seen our campaign music video starring BBMAK, check it out on the Bumble Bee Instagram page (@bumblebeefoods). To hear more about how the BBMAK trio enjoys our protein-packed Bumble Bee tuna pouches while on the road for the Pop 2000 Tour, watch the clip below. 

On June 5th, members of our amazing Bumble Bee team, supported by a group of and family and friends, came together to give back to our community by volunteering at the Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank. 🤝❤️ Our dedicated team helped to pack 10 pallets of meals – that’s 600 meal boxes and 21,000 lbs. of food - which will result in 9,000 meals for seniors in the San Diego area. It was a rewarding experience that allowed us to make a positive impact beyond the workplace, and within our community. 🌟🍽️ A huge thank you to the San Diego Food Bank for the opportunity to support your mission. We are grateful for the chance to contribute and make a difference in our community. #TeamBumbleBee #CommunityFirst #VolunteerWork #SanDiegoFoodBank #GivingBack #TogetherWeCan

Today is World Ocean Day, an annual global event that shines a light on the importance of our oceans and raises awareness about ways we can all work together to protect them. Did you know that today there are 20,000 Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified sustainable seafood products in 66 countries around the globe? At Bumble Bee, we are proud that nearly 100 of our products are designated with the MSC ecolabel – ranking us #1 for having the most MSC labeled products among shelf-stable tuna brands in the U.S. Together, we protect our oceans through environmentally sustainable choices. #MoreFish #WorldOceanDay #BumbleBee

Thank you to PEOPLE Magazine | PEOPLE.com for naming our Wild-Caught Tuna Pouch in Teriyaki flavor as a winner in the 2024 PEOPLE Food Awards! Our Teriyaki tuna pouch is a delectable mix of sweet, tangy teriyaki with notes of garlic, green onion, and sesame. The new pouch designs feature tasty recipe images with QR code links on back of pack. The new packaging also better communicates about protein, no-drain, the MSC ecolabel, and the pouches tear open easily for the ultimate portability & convenience. Check it out here: https://lnkd.in/gkA_Yj5y

Check out this behind-the-scenes look at our employee volunteer day with SeaTrees and Nature Collective ! Together, we are helping to restore 15k sq-ft of salt marsh at the San Elijo Lagoon in our hometown of San Diego. This project is one of the most extensive wetland restorations in California, and we are proud to partner with local organizations to help protect and restore the health of our oceans. 

Bumble Bee's VP of Responsible Sourcing & Sustainability joined the Global Ghost Gear Initiative's Annual Meeting alongside a diverse group of attendees that included fishers, government representatives, NGOs, and technology companies to discuss solutions that address the industry-wide issue of abandoned, lost, and discarded fishing gear ("ghost gear"). Traci Linder presented on the industry leading work that Bumble Bee is spearheading to address this issue and develop practical and sustainable solutions for its supply chain. Bumble Bee is proud to be leading the seafood industry on this issue and to be GGGI's largest financially contributing corporate partner. #BumbleBee #Sustainability #Tuna

What do you get when you combine a Bumble Bee Snack Meal with BBMAK, the chart-topping, original 2000s era boy band? You get “Snack Meal, Baby” and our new marketing campaign, designed to bring back that feel-good nostalgia and encourage millennials to give our protein packed, super affordable tuna products a try. We’ve partnered with BBMAK to re-record their chart-topping summer of 2000 hit song “Back Here” and now…it’s all about tuna. #BBMAK #Tuna #BumbleBee #SnackMeal #BoyBand Kudos to Dana Kowal, Jeremy Zavoral, and SOCIALDEVIANT!   Get the details in our announcement press release here: https://lnkd.in/gR598ztD and watch the music video below.

In honor of #EarthMonth, some of our amazing team members spent the day getting dirty at the San Elijo Lagoon in our hometown of San Diego! Together with our partner SeaTrees and local San Diego nonprofit, The Nature Conservancy, we are helping to restore 15k sq-ft of salt marsh at their coastal watershed restoration project. This project supports Bumble Bee’s sustainability pillar of caring for our oceans, not only internationally, but also locally. Bumble Bee staff counted and identified plants, planted native species, removed invasive species, and cleaned up trash. Thank you to SeaTrees and The Nature Collective for educating us and allowing us to get involved in our local community! #BumbleBee #Sustainability #SanDiego

Today, on World Tuna Day, we are proud to share that Bumble Bee ranks #1 for having the most Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) label products among all shelf-stable tuna brands in the US. We know that consumers today have high expectations for brands and retailers to clearly communicate environmental sustainability, including third-party verification. The best-in-class MSC certification helps us do just that as we work to ensure that both our consumers and our customers are confident in Bumble Bee products. #WorldTunaDay #BumbleBee #MSCbluefish