Danish insect meal plant secures €50m funding for expansion
Danish insect meal producer Enorm Biofactory has raised €50m to scale up its plant in Denmark to 11,000t of annual production
Watch: Thai Union exec explores foray into alternative proteins
For 'Veganuary', UCN spoke with Maarten Geraets, managing director of Thai Union Group's alternative proteins division
Cargill backs insect meal to approach fishmeal prices in coming years
Helene Ziv-Douki, president of aqua nutrition at the global firm, said there is potential to rapidly scale its partnership with French firm Innovafeed
Dutch insect feed producer Protix hires new commercial officer
New appointee Anneke van der Geijn has 15 years of experience as a production manager and a sales director for Unilever and dairy firm FrieslandCampina
Investors more wary of ‘buying the dream’ around insect meal
A few years after there were big investments made in the insect protein space, one of Entobel's founders notes there are still very little commercial volumes at competitive prices
Entobel sees Europe, US retail interest in insect-fed seafood
The insect-protein producer said part of its work with Vinh Hoan will be to explore demand from western markets for more sustainable, traceable aquafeeds
Ecuador launches LatAm’s first insect feed production plant
Bioconversion, the first company dedicated to the production of insect meal in Latin America, starts operations on Dec. 1 in the Ecuadorian province of Guayaquil
Vietnamese insect meal producer close to fishmeal price parity as it plans vast scale-up
Entobel believes it is the most competitive insect meal producer out there, as it reveals its recent investment from Vinh Hoan is just a part of its ongoing funding round
Thai university study: Calysta shrimp feed cuts EMS deaths
Since its discovery in 2009, early mortality syndrome has reduced the harvests of shrimp in some regions of China by as much as 80%
Thai Union invests in insect-based pet treats
Orgafeed joins Thai Union’s market-ready pet product brands Marvo, Bellota, Paramount and Calico Bay and a vast number of private labels