Innovafeed launches @HiluciaforPets, its first Instagram page dedicated to pet owners and the pet food industry
Paris, February 20, 2025 – Innovafeed (B Corp™, Pet Sustainability Coalition 2025 Accredited), a global leader in insect-based solutions for animal and plant nutrition, is launching @HiluciaforPets, its first BtoC Instagram page dedicated to pet owners, partner brands, and all stakeholders committed to more sustainable pet food. The official launch is set for February 20, […]
Innovafeed and Agryco announce strategic partnership to market frass, an innovative, sustainable fertilizer
Nesle, January 30, 2025 – Innovafeed (Next40, B Corp™, Impact40), world leader in insect-based solutions for agriculture and aquaculture, and Agryco, a leading platform for the valorization of natural agricultural inputs, announce a strategic partnership for the commercialization of Hilucia™ “Frass for plants” organic fertilizer. Innovafeed and Agryco: a promising alliance in service of farmers […]
Innovafeed introduces new “Powered by Hilucia™” label through co-branding partnerships with Jiminy’s & Arch, insect-based pet food leaders
Chicago, August 22, 2024 – Innovafeed is excited to announce 2 strategic partnerships with toprenowned US pet food companies Jiminy’s and Arch for the rollout of its Powered by Hilucia™ co-branding on Jiminy’s Good Grub Dog Food and Arch’s Insect and Plant Recipe Dog Food. These new collaborations, launched at Superzoo, North America’s premier pet […]
Innovafeed Completes the third expansion phase of Its Nesle Industrial Site, demonstrating the strength of its innovative industrial model
Nesle, July 15, 2024 – Innovafeed (Next 40, B Corp™) is proud to announce the completion of the third phase of expansion at its production site in Nesle. This is a crucial step that marks the scaling up of its production capacities, as announced in September 2022, following its record-breaking €250M Series D funding round. […]
Innovafeed Expands to U.S.; French Agtech Firm Opens Insect Innovation Center in Decatur, Ill.
Decatur, Illinois – [April 18] – Innovafeed, a global leader in the production of insect ingredients for high-quality animal feed, pet food and plant nutrition, inaugurated its North American Insect Innovation Center (NAIIC) in Decatur, Illinois on the 18th of April. This pilot plant is the first step of the rising French agtech’s industrial expansion […]
Hilucia™ by Innovafeed: a new brand to unlockthe power of Hermetia illucens
Paris, February 26, 2024 – In order to support the acceleration of its production and sales growth, which more than doubled in 2023, Innovafeed today unveils its new brand Hilucia™, redesigning its offer around a complete range of high-quality ingredients for animal and plant nutrition, with minimal environmental impact. Hilucia™ embodies the combination of the […]
One year after obtaining the B Corp™ certification, Innovafeed publishes its first Impact Report and reaffirms its leading role in the transition to sustainable agri-food solutions.
Innovafeed publishes its first Impact Report, reaffirming its leading role in the transition to sustainable agri-food solutions.
Innovafeed joins the French Tech NEXT40
Paris, 20 February 2023 – Innovafeed, a leader in the production of sustainable insect-based ingredients (Hermetia illucens) for plant and animal nutrition, joins the French Tech Next 40 Programme Class of 2023, the most selective yet since its creation. Innovafeed, an industrial deeptech symbol of environmental and societal ambitions, joins the French Tech Next40/120 2023 […]
Innovafeed obtains B Corp™ Certification and joins international community of companies committed to using business as a “force for good”
Paris, November 7th – Innovafeed, the world leading insect ingredient producer for animal and plant nutrition, is proud to announce it has been certified as aB CorporationTM by B Lab. This international certification reflects that sustainable impact is at the core of Innovafeed’s business model. Since its creation in 2016, environmental and social impact have been […]
Innovafeed raises US$ 250M (€250M) in series D financing round to accelerate growth
Paris – September 20, 2022 – Innovafeed, a leader in the production of insects (Hermetia Illucens) for animal and plant nutrition, today announced it has raised US$ 250 million in Series D funding. This round led by Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), also includes existing investors Creadev and Temasek, and new strategic and financial investors: global […]
Innovafeed and Cargill extend their partnership to bring healthy novel ingredients to aquafarmers
Press Release Expanding from three years to ten, the global partnership will jointly develop and market insect meal to help aqua feed customers raise more sustainable seafood with less environmental impact PARIS, MINNEAPOLIS – June 30, 2022 – The aquaculture industry is focused on its role in ocean stewardship and addressing the sustainability of food systems. […]
Innovafeed unveils new brand identity reflecting company’s focus on delivering positive impact and performance
New platform highlights mission to replicate nature’s processes on an industrial scale San Francisco, March 21, 2022 – Innovafeed, the leading biotech insect producer for animal and plant nutrition, today unveiled its new brand platform and identity, marking another bold step in its journey to feed tomorrow’s world. The company’s new brand identity represents its […]
Alf-Helge Aarskog joins InnovaFeed Board of Investors
Paris, March 10, 2022 – InnovaFeed, the global biotech company and leading insect producer for animal and plant nutrition, today announced the appointment of the leading agri-food industry figure Alf-Helge Aarskog to its Board of Investors. Clément Ray, co-founder & CEO of InnovaFeed:“We are very pleased to welcome Alf-Helge onboard as our development gathers momentum. […]
InnovaFeed readies for major U.S. expansion
Company announces strategic partnership with ADM Petfood to pioneer large scale commercialization of insect protein in pet food in the U.S.New partnership follows InnovaFeed and ADM’s collaboration in building the world’s largest insect protein farm in Illinois, with R&D center set to begin operations in 4Q 2022.Human consumption of insect protein targeted for later this […]
French Minister Delegate for Industry visits InnovaFeed site in Nesle
Agnès Pannier-Runacher, French Minister Delegate for Industry, visited the largest insect protein production site in the world: the InnovaFeed plant located in Nesle (France). This visit was an opportunity for Agnès Pannier-Runacher to discuss with Aude Guo and Bastien Oggeri, co-founders of InnovaFeed, about the “France Relance” plan, from which the Nesle plant has benefited. […]
InnovaFeed commits alongside Nofima and other European leaders to create the most sustainable salmon of the future
Nofima, InnovaFeed, Corbion Algae Ingredients, Cargill, SINTEF Ocean and Auchan collaborate in the “Millennial Salmon” project to accelerate innovation that will support the sustainable growth of the aquaculture industry Bergen, Norway, August 23rd 2021 – Today, Nofima, the Norwegian institute for applied research within the fields of fisheries, aquaculture, and food research, launched the Millennial […]
InnovaFeed and Lidl commit to reduce dependence on imported soybeans
InnovaFeed joins forces with Lidl and Earthworm to provide concrete solutions and reduce our dependence on imported soybeans. Less than a year after the launch of this working group, no less than 4 value chains – poultry, egg, pork and milk – are scheduled for commercialization in autumn 2021, thanks to the commitment of leaders […]
Cargill & InnovaFeed expand their partnership for sustainable feed beyond aquaculture
Expanded partnership represents major step towards more sustainable animal nutrition industry Cargill and InnovaFeed have extended their strategic partnership through a commercial contract to bring sustainable, novel feed options to additional segments of the animal nutrition industry. While their initial collaboration focused on aqua-nutrition, the expanded partnership will include more species, starting with the use […]
InnovaFeed achieves Naturland certification, paving the way for insect ingredients to accelerate the growth of organic farming in Europe
While European Organic Farming is currently struggling to meet consumers demand with up to 33% of organic products sold in France that are imported (source: Agence Bio), InnovaFeed’s Naturland certification demonstrates the potential of insects to accelerate the growth of organic farming, adding new performant and sustainable ingredients for organic farming. A premiere that lays […]
InnovaFeed enters the French Tech 120 index, the top 120 most promising startups in France
Aude Guo, co-founder of InnovaFeed, is nominated at the Board Impact of FT120 / Next40 With its last fundraising of 140 million euros, bringing the total to 200 million euros of secured funding since its creation, InnovaFeed is delighted to be among the 120 most promising startups of the French Tech index, an equivalent of […]
InnovaFeed and Auchan launch of a responsible pork offering benefiting carbon footprint and animal welfare with insect oil
Aligned on the same vision since 2017 that to transform tomorrow’s food system, we will have to reinvent animal nutrition, InnovaFeed and Auchan launch today their third “insect powered” value chains with the pork, the second this year after the insect-fed chicken in June. Pork available for 5 months starting today in 4 Auchan supermarkets […]
Hauts-de-France sector: Porcilin, the pig from Hauts-de-France, fed with insect oil produced in the Somme
Since August 2020, 25% of the pigs born, raised and slaughtered in Nord Pas De Calais by Le Porcilin – a group of 15 breeders in the Hauts-de-France region – have been receiving a feed enriched with insect oil. This natural and sustainable ingredient, produced locally by Innovafeed – the world leader in insect breeding […]
Launch of world’s largest insect vertical farm and new fundraising for InnovaFeed to accelerate its expansion strategy
Strong ambitions to build a new agricultural sector that contributes to meeting the challenges of food systems: producing healthy food for all, while preserving biodiversity and limiting our carbon footprint A MAJOR INDUSTRIAL SUCCESS AND A WORLD PREMIERE WITH THE OPENING OF THIS NEW PRODUCTION SITE Less than 18 months after the laying of the […]
InnovaFeed puts its expertise at the service of the World Mosquito Program to eradicate dengue in the world
InnovaFeed is partnering with the World Mosquito Program (WMP) to develop large scale mosquito production facilities to fight mosquito-borne viral diseases that has been shown to reduce dengue fever cases by 77%*. A world premiere that brings together a non-profit organization and the world insect breeding leader around a crucial public health issue « Insects […]
Energy saving certificate in Nesle: InnovaFeed and EDF give life to a unique and emblematic project
Since August 2020, 25% of the pigs born, raised and slaughtered in Nord Pas De Calais by Le Porcilin – a group of 15 breeders in the Hauts-de-France region – have been receiving a feed enriched with insect oil. This natural and sustainable ingredient, produced locally by Innovafeed – the world leader in insect breeding […]
World Premiere: first insect-fed chicken available in French supermarkets
Insect farming has recently gained significant attention as insects continue to broaden our understanding of natural and sustainable animal feed. Thanks to the ambition of a whole industry, a new landmark has been achieved: For the first time, consumers can eat chicken whose diets were enriched with insect oil This is an exciting breakthrough as […]
Industrial Symbiosis: InnovaFeed to recover waste energy from Kogeban
By the end of 2020, InnovaFeed will start production in Nesle of the largest insect breeding unit in the world. This new generation plant will be organised in industrial symbiosis with existing local players, such as the biomass cogeneration plant operated by Kogeban. A virtuous strategic partnership allowing (i) Kogeban to optimise its thermodynamic efficiency […]
Arkéa Banque Entreprises et Institutionnels supports InnovaFeed to build the world’s largest insect production facility
The Lille Business Centre of Arkéa Banque Entreprises et Institutionnels, a subsidiary of the Arkéa Group dedicated to financing companies, institutions and real estate professionals, has signed an agreement with InnovaFeed to support this leading player in the production of insects for animal feed in its entrepreneurial and innovative project to serve the food of […]
Auchan Retail France strengthens its commitment for a sustainable aquaculture
Following the launch of the « insect-fed » trout in 2018 in Auchan supermarkets in the North of France, the multinational retail group continues to innovate with its sustainable trout. Auchan sustainable trout’s feed is further enriched with micro-algae and cleared from fishmeal or fish oil stemming from industrial fishing. This new initiative demonstrates that […]
Italpollina and InnovaFeed partner for the commercialisation of insects fertilizers and bio stimulants
InnovaFeed and Italpollina announce a strategic partnership to develop and commercialise organic fertilizers and biostimulants, from insect ingredients. This partnership will combine an ambitious joint R&D program, and the launch of a novel and 100% natural fertilizer, jointly developed from insect frass sustainably produced by InnovaFeed at its Nesle plant (Somme, France) and future sites […]
Cargill and InnovaFeed partner to develop sustainable animal feed of the future
Cargill and InnovaFeed have entered into a strategic partnership to bring sustainable and innovative feed options to the animal nutrition industry. Through the partnership, Cargill and InnovaFeed will collaborate to jointly market fish feed which includes insect protein, enabling both partners to support the growth of sustainable aquaculture “We recognize that the planet has finite […]
Auchan commits to a sustainable and natural aquaculture by launching the 1st “insect fed” trout in the world
Available from the fish stalls, the “insect fed” trout is distributed in 52 Auchan stores in the North of France region with the objective of extending the initiative to all their supermarkets in France by the end of 2019 PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE AND NATURAL AQUACULTURE In the context of a fast-growing world population and fish consumption […]
InnovaFeed raises additional €40M with Temasek and Creadev
With over 55M€ in financing secured in 2018 – including the company’s series A funding round in February – InnovaFeed confirms its ambition to establish insect production as a key segment of tomorrow’s agro-industrial landscape. The support of these new investors will enable the company to significantly accelerate its development. Over 200M€ will be invested […]
InnovaFeed expand in North of France, basing its next insect protein production unit in Nesle, in partnership with Agro-industrial Tereos
This partnership with Tereos, which is a world first in terms of its ambition and its scope, will locally process the starch facility’s co-products as basic feed for breeding insects. The key aim of this partnership in Nesle is to create industrial synergies with new environmental and economic benefits at regional level This partnership meets […]
Bpifrance supports InnovaFeed’s innovation development through a €2 million financing
InnovaFeed, the market leader in insect protein for aquaculture, has announced that it has received €2 million in funding from Bpifrance under the Prêt Amorçage Investissement (PAI) and Aide pour le Développement de l’Innovation (ADI) schemes. This funding will allow InnovaFeed to continue optimising its insect breeding processes at its new site and to further […]
InnovaFeed raises €15M to accelerate its large scale deployment
InnovaFeed, leader in the production of insect protein for aquaculture, secured €15M through funding with AlterEquity3P, Finovam Gestion, Nord Création (Group IRD), Nord France Amorçage (advised by Siparex) and several entrepreneurs. Following the launch of its 1st industrial production site mid-2017 – the largest in Europe -, this new financing round will enable InnovaFeed to […]
Auchan retail France and InnovaFeed launch a new responsible fish industry
On 17 October 2017, Innovafeed, an innovator in insect breeding and processing for farmed fish, and retailer Auchan Retail France formalised their partnership via the signing of a joint declaration of intent for even more responsible and sustainable aquaculture TOGETHER TO ADVANCE RESPONSIBLE AND SUSTAINABLE AQUACULTURE The world’s rapidly growing population, which is expected to […]