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Maple Leaf Foods invests in insect protein company
• WattagnetThe company is providing Series A funding to Entomo Farms, North America's largest farm that raises insects for human consumption.
Entomo Farms, according to a press release, was founded in Norwood, Ontario, in 2014 by brothers Jarrod Darren and Ryan Goldin. The company has grown to 60,000 square feet of production space. It currently supplies its insect protein ingredients to dozens of food companies around the world that seek to meet consumer demand for alternative proteins and more diversity in their diets.