Insect farming startup raises $9.3M, builds North America’s largest mealworm facility east of Seattle, "there are tremendous opportunities for what the startup is addressing in the food and feed supply chain." - Kotaku In Action 2

Insect farming startup raises $9.3M, builds North America’s largest mealworm facility east of Seattle, "there are tremendous opportunities for what the startup is addressing in the food and feed supply chain." (www.geekwire.com)

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– Lurker404 20 points 5 years ago +20 / -0

Sounds like they're using those insects as feed for livestock. No idea if that's more efficient than traditional feed but it's not "eat the bug" level. Worst case it's a buzzword-driven investment scam.

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– jubyeonin 14 points 5 years ago +14 / -0

Eh, I'd rather have bug food options than have soy in everything.

When did we get so many soyboys? lol

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– Lurker404 24 points 5 years ago +24 / -0

I guess you could say ... bugs are the lesser weevil. YEEEAAAH!

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– jubyeonin 7 points 5 years ago +7 / -0

? Mr. Caruso.

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– AntonioOfVenice 8 points 5 years ago +8 / -0

Not yet at least.

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– deleted 3 points 5 years ago +3 / -0