Tue, 18 April 2017
FoodBev Daily 18/04/2017: UK cereal company Weetabix sold to US’ Post Holdings for $1.8bn, Portuguese wines thriving amid export growth, association says and Hemp pioneer Hempco installs new 50,000-square-foot facility
Darren Wood rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: UK cereal company Weetabix sold to US’ Post Holdings for $1.8bn, Portuguese wines thriving amid export growth, association says and Hemp pioneer Hempco installs new 50,000-square-foot facility |
Tue, 18 April 2017
When taking a look at the healthy snack category one of the more interesting products are those that use insects, FoodBev Media's Darren Wood explored the use of cricket flour in Yumpa, a natural energy bar containing 7 grams of protein. When asked about why the use of crickets, founder Tony Askins said: "Crickets are the most sustainable form of animal protein, if you give a load of crickets a kilo of feed you get 470 grams of edible weight whereas for a cow you get 40 grams. "They're also healthy, containing between 60-70% protein with loads of micro-nutrients." |