British startup Truggs raised €443,000 in funding round
The British startup Truggs which predicates to be the first in the UK producing fresh dog food out of insects, could raise €443,000 (£500,000) in a pre-seed round. Truggs [...]
Sven Schlager was appointed new Chief Brand Officer at Petgood
Sven Schlager was appointed Petgood’s new chief brand officer and managing director for Germany. The company intends to evolve the brand and expand into new markets this year. Schlager [...]
Protix appoints new CFO
Lynn De Proft is new CFO of insect-based protein and lipids producer Protix. She shall push the company’s plans for international expansion. De Proft has previously worked as chief [...]
Zooplus and Royal Canin in price battle
The online retailer Zooplus does not stick to latest price increases by pet food manufacturer Royal Canin. The retailer has informed its customers about the “excessive” price increase on [...]
Adisseo announced acquisition of Nor-Feed
Adisseo has announced the acquisition of the French animal nutrition additive producer Nor-Feed. Adisseo aims to expand and push the development of ingredients for animal feed. 20 years ago, [...]
Volare plans to build industrial-scale factory
According to an announcement by the foodtech company Volare, the insect-based ingredient producer will build its first industrial-scale manufacturing facility in Järvenpää, which will be the first of its [...]
UK Food Safety Research Network is working on raw pet food safety
According to the UK Food Safety Research Network by Quadram Institute, six food safety projects will get fundings of £30,000 to £62,000 (roughly $36,544 USD to $73,089 USD). Academic [...]
Protein producer Flylab obtains $1 million in funding
The Thai agritech startup Flylab has obtained $1 million in a seed and pre-series A funding round Sanyo Trading. The black soldier fly (BSF) ingredients producer aims to increase [...]
World’s leader in mealworm farming and manufacturing displays quality standards
Among petfood and animal feed producers steadily increases the demand for insect-based raw materials. That’s why it is extremely important, the companies follow standards regarding product quality and reliability. [...]
Novozymes and Chr. Hansen unite to a new combined company
The two companies Novozymes A/S and Chr. Hansen Holding combine to one new company. First, the company shall keep the name Novozymes until the new name is created. Novozymes [...]