Interviews 241
Micronutris: edible insects ISO 22000-certified
Interview with Cedric Auriol, Ceo at Micronutris Tell us about your first steps into the edible insects world. How did you decide to be an entrepreneur in the edible insects industry? The first idea came in 2011 after the reading of a FAO report (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations), which prescribes entomophagy […]
Proti-Farm: World’s first HACCP-certified insect company on the lesser mealworm
Interview with Heidi de Bruin, CEO of Proti-Farm Holding NV Tell us about Proti-Farm and your experience in the edible insects business With the acquisition of Kreca Netherlands in 2014, Proti-Farm has been in business since 1978 and producing 10+ different species of insects. Proti-Farm is scaling up the lesser mealworm for the food and […]
I vegetariani e il consumo di insetti commestibili
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The Gateway Bug: booming american edible insects industry
Interview with Johanna B. Kelly and Cameron Marshad, The Gateway Bug filmmakers What was your relationship with insects before you decided to start The Gateway Bug project? JBK – Mine was minimal. As an Australian living in New York I’m always being asked about bugs back home but the reality is I come from Melbourne, […]
There is a huge potential global market for insect protein
Interview Dr. Elaine Fitches, researcher at Durham University and ProteInsect Project co-ordinator Very shortly: what’s ProteInsect Project? PROteINSECT is a European funded project investigating the potential use of fly larvae grown on organic wastes as a source of protein for incorporation into animal feed and as a means of reducing waste volumes. I can see […]
High quality products: the key-factor for the edible insects business
Interview with Harry Harrison, co-founder of Mophagy Tell us the story behind the project Mophagy… We have always wanted to create a business with sustainability and “giving back” at its core. We’re both into our fitness and food and came across cricket and mealworm powder last year, being blown away by the nutritional values, flavour […]
Ask to the lawyer: Question 2
With the new procedure, how long will it take for the applicant company to be fully authorized after submitting a request for authorization (assuming the documents are in order)? Undoubtedly the terms of the new authorization procedure are clearer and more defined compared to the former regime. It was actually one of the Commission’s goals. […]
