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 […]