French mealworm producer, Ÿnsect, is making changes at the executive level, following the first tranche of €160m (US$175m) in Series D funding announced in April.
French insect-based ingredients producer, Ÿnsect, is to increase its focus on high-margin markets like pet food and human consumption. It is also closing a production plant in the Netherlands and letting around 20% of its staff go.
Ÿnsect has inked two major agreements for new facility builds: one in the US with Ardent Mills and another in Mexico with Corporativo Kosmos, a food service business.
Beta Hatch, currently the largest producer of mealworms in North America, is flagging the sustainability of its production site at its flagship operation in Cashmere, Washington.
A Singapore based partnership will see airline food waste redirected as a rearing substrate for insects to a tech innovator involved in insect protein production.
The demand for insect protein, mainly as an ingredient in feed and pet food, could reach half a million metric tons by 2030, up from today’s market of around 10,000 metric tons, predict the authors of a new RaboResearch report.
A multidisciplinary research team studied the effects of alternative feed protein sources on the animal's small intestine, using ‘mini-guts’ or organoids, as an alternative for animal tissue.
Campden BRI has begun working with a team of experts to enhance the use of mealworm derived protein in feed to move the UK’s fish and poultry production towards a more sustainable future.
Polish researchers found that small amounts of full-fat mealworm derived meals added to the diet of broiler chickens can improve growth performance and change selected immune system traits.
US insect protein producer, Beta Hatch, is moving to a new location this summer in order to set up a new flagship production facility and ensure the company’s long-term growth.
Beta Hatch is scaling up production of its insect-based protein feed ingredient along with carrying out continuing research to lower production costs with the aid of $630,000 in National Science Foundation funding.
