Edible Insects
Submitted Novel Food Applications
Probably you’re wondering who has already submitted an application for the novel food authorization. Well, you can satisfy your curiosity visiting the EU “Summary of ongoing applications and notifications” site section. At the moment you can find three submission regarding edible insects: 1 from ProtiFarm (Lesser mealworms) and 2 for Micronutris (Tenebrio molitor and Gryllodes […]
Eat Small: for dogs and cats
Interview with Véronique Glorieux, cofounder at Eat Small Tell us how you got involved in the edible insects world In January 2017 Gema – second cofounder of Eat Small – and I read an article about Canadiens that were farming edible crickets.. It was telling how incredibly nutritious and environment-friendly these crickets were, and how […]
Sweet edible insects
A short talk with Samuli Taskila, cofounder of Entis Our first, usual question: how you guys entered in the edible insects world? Our co-founder Antti had read the FAO report on “Edible insects: future prospects for food and feed security” and was looking for opportunities to start a business around this insect trend. We were […]
Insects feed from Russia
Interview with Ivan Sokolov, CEO of Biogenesis Tell us how Biogenesis project started The issue of waste processing in Russia is particularly urgent: about 70 million tons of waste are generated annually in our country. Just imagine, in terms of volume, this can be compared to 10 Pyramids of Cheops! And it is mostly food […]
Edible insects in South Italy
How many times have we heard about the differences between North and South Italy? The gap between the north and the south of Italy it is such an ancient question that has been going on since the time of the Unification of the country in 1861. Many aspects differ between these two regions: history, geography, […]
Edible insects: the future of the industry
What’s happening in the edible insects industry around the world is pretty clear. The most forward-looking companies are trying to expand themselves buying other companies or being bought by bigger ones. The last news on the topic is that Aspire Group acquired Exo. The entrepreneurs are understanding that if this industry wants to grow strong […]
Entomojo: pet food with insects
Interview with Madeleine Morley, head of communication at Entomojo Tell us how you got involved in the edible insects world and why you decided to start the Entomojo project One evening after dinner in March 2017, as the Wi-Fi at home was down, I was reading the magazine The Scientist with my teenage brother, Max […]