Graal
Lacks transparency. Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.
Last researched 23 October 2026 · 5 sources
Polish canned fish brand owned by Lisner, part of Germany's Müller group.
Until Graal traces its fish and seafood to the boat or farm and has the conditions of the people who catch or farm it checked independently, it can't show that they are free and fairly paid.
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Why it's graded Lacks transparency
- Not met: Meets 1 of 6 Good requirements.
- Holds the grade back: It relies on fish and seafood that it can't trace to the boat or farm. That alone means a poor grade until it takes steps to trace it and check the conditions of the people who catch or farm it.
- It isn't Harm on record, because there's no serious confirmed problem on its record.
- Lacks transparency is still a poor grade: in supply chains like this, workers who can't be seen to be treated fairly are usually underpaid or unprotected.
Good requirements 1 of 6
- Not met: Pays a living wage, or holds a strong fair-pay certificationLiving wage: no evidence
- Not met: Respects worker rightsJudged on where its products are made: worker rights are poorly protected in Thailand, China and Vietnam.
- Not met: Supply chain independently audited or certified, or at least 80% made in countries with strong labour standards
- Met: No child or forced labour findings or links
- Not met: Names the factories or farms that make its products, or is fully certified by a scheme that holds and audits that list
- Not met: Traces its catch to the boat or farm and has crews' or farm workers' conditions checked independently
Red flags 3
- Red flag: No evidence it pays a living wage
- Red flag: Hidden supply chain: no certification, independent audits or supplier list
- Red flag: Relies on fish and seafood it can't trace to the boat or farm
- Red flag: Fails its category's raw-material check (means Lacks transparency)
Stars it would earn as Good
None yet. Stars only show on Good companies. About stars
Where it's made
Graal names some of the countries it makes in: Poland. The rest is shown as where fish and seafood are usually processed.
| Country | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | Regular violations | Close to a living wage | Moderate |
| ThailandUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| ChinaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| VietnamUsual for the industry | Systematic violations | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| IndonesiaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| IndiaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | High |
| AustraliaUsual for the industry | Strong protections | About a living wage | Low |
| EcuadorUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| NorwayUsual for the industry | Strong protections | About a living wage | Low |
Evidence
What we found
- Risk across the industry, not a finding about this company: fishing fleets and processing plants have some of the worst documented forced labour, including trafficked crews held at sea for years.
- Makes part of its range in its own factories
- Relies on fish and seafood from fishing boats and farms, where crews and farm workers, often migrants recruited into debt, have been held for months or years, beaten and denied pay, out of reach of factory audits. It hasn't shown any steps to trace its fish and seafood to the boat or farm or have the conditions of the people who catch or farm it checked, so it's graded Lacks transparency until it does.
Research notes Graal S.A. of Wejherowo cans fish in its own Polish plants, including Polinord in Kartoszyno, which makes up to 20 million cans a month for Graal, Neptun, Kuchnia Staropolska and private label. Lisner, owned by Germany's Müller group, completed its purchase of Graal in 2024. Mackerel is of several species and catch areas are not stated. Graal also sells canned tuna without naming where it is canned. It names no vessels and publishes no supplier list, certification share or modern slavery statement.
Sources and actions
Sources 5
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- Graal sells canning business to UTM's Lisner Holding (SeafoodSource, 2023) · search the archive · Graal has four Polish plants; Kartoszyno plant cans for Graal, Neptun, Kuchnia Staropolska and private label, up to 20 million cans a month
- Unternehmensgruppe Theo Müller gains approval to purchase Polish seafood group Graal (SeafoodSource) · search the archive · Graal headquartered in Wejherowo with four manufacturing facilities in Poland and over 2,200 staff
- The transaction with Graal has become a fact (Müller Group, 2024) · search the archive · Lisner Holding, part of Unternehmensgruppe Theo Müller, acquired 100% of Graal S.A. in November 2024
- Lisner przejmuje Graala (money.pl, 2024) · search the archive · Graal group runs production plants in Poland and exports to 38 countries, including Australia
- Graal Mackerel Fillets in Tomato Sauce (Ocado) · search the archive · Country of origin Poland; made by Graal S.A., Wejherowo; three mackerel species, no catch area or MSC
Company details
- Headquarters
- Poland
- Last researched
- 23 October 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is Graal ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/graal, last researched 23 October 2026, accessed [date].
- Method
- Researched with AI assistance against published rules. How we check · What Lacks transparency means
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