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 […]