THE BUG FACTORY
TURNING WASTE INTO REVENUE
WHAT DO WE DO?
Enable UK businesses to convert their low-value feed outputs into higher-value insect protein. Increasing revenue and ESG performance.
HOW DO WE DO IT?
Create modular insect farms that can rapidly and affordably be deployed. Offering a holistic service, from understanding what sort of yield certain inputs can generate to designing and servicing insect-rearing facilities.
WHY DO WE DO IT?
To accelerate the world's transition to sustainable protein through producing affordable and scalable Black Soldier Fly protein for that can be used as pet, fish and animal feed.
As Seen On
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Farming Black Soldier Flies
Black Soldier Flies (BSF) are the future of eco-agriculture. Their larvae rapidly break down organic matter without posing health risks. Converting it into protein, through larvae, and organic fertiliser, through their excrement (frass).
BSF are rich in protein and nutrients, offering a truly sustainable solution for animal feed. Ensuring the production of environmentally friendly livestock for a growing human population.
BLACK SOLDIER FLY ARE THE FUTURE OF CARBON-NEGATIVE ANIMAL FEED
540,000 TONNE
PROJECTED DEMAND FOR BSF PROTEIN FOR LIVESTOCK IN UK BY 2050
56–82%
PROTEIN CONTENT IN BSF MEAL
20%
THE REDUCTION IN SOY IMPORTS POSSIBLE IF THE USE OF INSECTS IN UK FEEDS CAN SCALE UP
3.4 MILLION TONNES
OF UK WASTE FEED IS PREDICTED TO BE TURNED INTO INSECT PROTEIN BY 2050
The future of UK feed.
TESCO, 2021
OUR CIRCULAR ECONOMY PROCESS
Our closed-loop, decentralised on-site insect rearing facilities transform our clients surplus food into insect protein and plant fertiliser.
01: INPUTS
BSF eggs and surplus feed (waste products from food industry, such as grains etc). Inputs are placed into rearing facilities.
02: BIOTRANSFORMATION
BSF larvae grow by 4,500 times within ten days and consume all feed inputs.
1kg of BSF eggs:
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Develops into 4.5 tonnes of larvae
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Creates 6.5 tonnes of organic fertiliser (frass)
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Consumes 26 tonnes of local waste feed
03: OUTPUTS
Larvae and frass are separated and processed. Producing insect protein and natural fertiliser.
04: MARKETS
Outputs are sold to the animal sector (poultry/aquaculture/swine), domestic pet sector and fertiliser sector. More eggs and feed waste are input and the cycle repeats.
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SUPPORTED BY
We are proud to be supported by leading organisations. Together, we are working towards a better future for the planet and all its inhabitants.
Innovate UK
Loughborough University
Santander Bank
Maughan Capital