Edible Insects
Woven: exciting times for edible insects industry in UK
Interview with Matt Anderson, Director of Woven Tell us about Woven Network The idea behind Woven was formulated by Nick Rousseau, now the Managing Director, after having seen in the media the potential insects have as a food of the future. After getting in touch with some of the then current stakeholders in the sector, […]
The role of edible insects in Mars colonization
Interview with the bioMars Team Tell us about the Epic Challenge Program. Epic Challenge is a learning program that was first developed by National Aeronautics and Space Administration, better known as NASA. The main idea of the program is to help students to develop their scientific understanding and skills by coming up with creative […]
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 […]
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; […]
