Finding a bug in food has put many good restaurants and food processing outfits out of business – but not so for Circle Harvest where bug protein in food thrives
If you went to business owners running restaurants and food supply outlets who have been slammed and even put out of business for a health inspector finding just one bug, those owners would be shocked to learn how Circle Harvest makes a living by including bug protein across their full range.
Circle Harvest appeared to be a novelty idea as a way of making food from bug protein that many though would expire over 15 years ago, when the business first started.
But that is far from the case today.
Even though most people don’t know it, the first Circle Harvest insect protein farm was founded over 15 years ago by Skye Blackburn, a food scientist and entomologist with a passion for sustainable foods.
Circle Harvest claims it has since developed into Australia’s largest and most advanced insect protein farm and food manufacturing facility, and supplies foods containing invisible insect proteins as a key nutritional ingredient to supermarkets across the country, as well as over 1000 school canteens.
Thinking about snacking on a bag of corn chips with more protein than an egg or devouring some delicious chocolate pancakes for breakfast that contain half of your daily iron intake, simply doesn’t have the same connotation anymore as the prize ingredient is achieved by adding insect proteins, for the Circle Harvest product lines at least.
What will be scary to accept for some, Circle Harvest has converted the foods that you already love, into nutrient dense, sustainable versions by adding insect protein.
Circle Harvest claim that over the past 12 months they have seen a huge increase in consumers wanting to include insect proteins as part of their diets and add that when the world’s population grows beyond what our current food system can handle, providing diversification within our food system will become even more important.
Circle Harvest is currently expanding its farm and food manufacturing facility, to keep up with demand for its insect protein products.
For any non-insect lovers who want to be part of the Circle Harvest expansion, the company is currently re raising money with Birchal, an Australian Equity Crowdfunding platform for consumer brands and companies, to help fund what the company calls its rapid growth. See this link.
But for a less stressful introduction with no need to read the general CSF risk warning and offer document before investing, simply buy a snack pack, or better still give a snack pack as a Christmas gift for delivery in time if ordered by 9 December.
See the goodies on offer from what was previously the Edible Bug Shop to the more palatable Circle Harvest with free shipping for orders over $50 on this link.
