Cricket crisps and buffalo worm burgers could be as fashionable as sushi within a decade due to falling prices and a waning “yuck factor”, which analysts believe could push the bug protein market to a value of £6bn by 2030. A report has shone a spotlight on a market enjoying...
Press Release: Dutch King Willem-Alexander opens the world’s largest and most advanced insect farm in the world at Protix
Bergen op Zoom, 11 June 2019 – Today, His Majesty King Willem-Alexander officially opened the world's largest insect farm at Protix in Bergen op Zoom, the Netherlands. Protix produces insects for sustainable proteins by using plant waste from the environment as feed for insects. The proteins and other nutrients of insects are very...
Circular Organics™ completes Millibeter transaction:
The Belgian company Millibeter has been acquired by Circular Organics™ – a division of the Insect Technology Group™. The group also owns the insect company AgriProtein. Millibeter is now part of this group and will be rebranded as Circular Organics™. Circular Organics™ will recycle agricultural by-products and organic waste into...
British start-up breeds high performance bugs for animal feed
LONDON (Reuters) - After centuries of selective breeding of animals and plants to maximize yields in agriculture, bugs are getting the same treatment, as demand for insect protein grows. British start-up Beta Bugs is breeding high performance strains of black soldier fly for the insect feed sector, and is selecting...
IPIFF – Press Statement
Brussels, the 18th of February The International Platform of Insects for Food and Feed - IPIFF - the Brussels-based umbrella organisation representing stakeholders active across the insect production value chains publishes today a 'Position Paper' entitled 'The Contribution of the European Insect Sector to Improving Sustainability from Farm to Fork'....
AgriProtein news
source: AgriProtein news Following our recent $105m fundraise, the insect protein sector continues to grow. AgriProtein is expanding its insect technology solutions and applying these to a variety of organic substrates in different market places. We are excited to announce that AgriProtein was chosen as one of TIME Magazine’s 2018...
Agrifirm announces collaboration with Protix
Source: PRESSRELEASE Agrifirm announces a collaboration with Protix that will result in the launch of various new initiatives using insect based ingredients from Protix. The initiatives range from the development of concepts for broiler, layer and pigs as well as targeted applications for a circular soil improver. Dick Hordijk, Agrifirm’s CEO:...
EU Policies and Legislations can further boost the development of the European insect sector
Source: IPIFF Press Release IPIFF - the European Umbrella Organisation representing the interests of the Insect Production sector for Food and Feed – emphasised the potential of the European insect sector towards more competitive and sustainable value chains. Gathered in Brussels for the IPIFF 2018 Annual Conference, 200 participants, including European Commission Officials, Member...
Insect meal for poultry close to EU approval
Source: allaboutfeed “The approval of using insect protein for poultry feed can be expected in the not so distant future.” This is according to Tarique Arsiwalla, chief commercial officer at insect producer Protix in the Netherlands and board member of the International Platform of Insectsfor Food and Feed (IPIFF). The feeding of insect meal to...
University of Alicante BioFlyTech TBF raises 16 million euros from investment firm
Moira Capital Partners —the investment firm — promotes this way one of the largest European manufacturers of animal protein from insects A larva biomass production plant will be installed in the Levante area, with the capacity to efficiently and environmentally-sustainable process 9,000 tons per year of vegetable by-products Alicante. 04...