Is eating insects really the next big trend?

By Andrew Campbell
24th April 2019
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I haven’t found anyone that stocks their pantry with it yet, but cricket powder is now for sale at grocers as part of a growing trend to eat insects.

Ants, grasshoppers or crickets, whole or ground – it’s seen as a new way to get protein. We find out more from an organiser of ‘BugFeast’ and ask the CEO of a cricket farm just where this business is going, and how long it will be before we all think insects are a great afternoon snack.