The future of edible insects in the petfood industry
Interview with Dr. Ken Tudor, veterinary and pet nutrition expert Three reasons to feed our pets with edible insects-based products? First is the increased world consumption of protein. Added to this is the worldwide increased desire to feed pets the same protein that their human owners are also eating. This dramatically puts international supply/demand pressure on […]
Bugzz: edible insects in the streets of Holland
Interview with Patrick, founder at Bugzz What convinced you that edible insects could be something in relation with a “normal job”? Well, we just started and found that was pretty awesome to cook with insects. A really nice product with a fantastic taste that to be produced also takes less resources from the environment (less […]
Sahakhun Bug Farm: from Thailand to the european market
Interview with Mr. Thanaphum Muang-Ieam, co-founder and Ceo of Sahakhun Bug Farm Let’s know the story behind Sahakhun Bug Farm project Sahakhun Bug Farm Limited Partnership is located in Thailand, we breed edible crickets “Acheta Domesticus” (House Crickets) for human consumption only. We not only breed crickets but we’re also manufacturer (frozen&steamed house crickets, proteic powder […]
Allergies to edible insects? There’s nothing to fear
Interview with Prof. Cristoforo Incorvaia, Allergology specialist at the Centro Specialistico G. Pini/CTO of Milan Products made from edible insects have recently appeared on the market; which could be the consumers’ risks related to a potential allergic reaction? Obviously the problem is quite complex because there are many types of edible insects. We can divide […]
Italian design for domestic edible insects breeding
Francesco Faccin, designer You’ve designed and realized a terrarium for edible insects domestic breeding, how you got the idea? The project “Home breeding” was born because I was invited to participate to the exhibition “The selective affinities” in Triennale (Milan) by Aldo Colonetti; the theme was food (for Expo). For some time I’ve been interested in […]
Paul Vantomme: il mio pensionamento? La FAO non ha rinnovato il mio incarico
Intervista a Paul Vantomme Quale era la percezione media del mondo occidentale nei confronti degli insetti commestibili quando ha iniziato a lavorare con la FAO? Quando ho iniziato a lavorare sugli insetti commestibili presso la FAO dal 2000 in poi (Studio sul ruolo di bruchi commestibili in Africa Centrale), la reazione mondo occidentale era di […]
Little Herds: the first american no-profit dedicated to edible insects
Interview with Robert Nathan Allen, Founder and Director of Little Herds Tell us about Little Herds project: when and how did you decide to start an edible insects business? In March of 2012, my mother sent me a video about eating insects, meant as a joke. It talked about the nutrition and sustainability of edible insects; […]
