Dardanel Onentas

Dardanel Onentas Gida Sanayi A.S. is a seafood and food company founded in Canakkale in 1984; it takes its name from the name Canakkale carries in mythology. Its head office and production are in Kepez, Canakkale. DARDL shares trade on Borsa Istanbul.

The company is known as one of the brands that made canned tuna widespread in Turkey. Its range includes tuna canned in sunflower oil, in olive oil, smoked and in water, tuna in glass jars, tuna and salmon pouches, ready meals combining tuna with grains or beans, and club-can seafood such as sardines, mackerel and salmon. Frozen products include fish fingers, breaded whiting, squid and shrimp; fish soups with collagen and home-style meals are also in the portfolio. Besides Dardanel, the Mr. No and Dardenia brands also belong to the company.

For tuna processors, the main issues investors watch are world tuna prices, the exchange rate given the reliance on imported raw material, fishing quotas, packaging and tinplate costs, competition in the retail channel and household purchasing power. You can compare DARDL shares with similar food stocks on Lzzo.com.