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Hacking Meat: Why Insects Are the Future of
Food
An array of high-protein foods made with cricket flour!
Hacking Meat: Why Insects Are the Future of
Food
By Chirp founders Megan Miller and John Heylinwww.chirpfarms.com
Why Eat Bugs?
Supplies Are Totally Inadequate
Livestock Are Killing The Planet
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• 18% of Greenhouse Gas Emissions
• Cover 30% of the Earth's land
• 1/3 crops fed to livestock
• 8% of global water use
Source: Durst, P., Johnson, D., Leslie, R., Shono, K. (2010). Forest Insects as Food: Humans Bite Back. United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization. Retrieved from www.fao.org/docrep/012/i1380e/i1380e00.pdf
We Have The Answer
Incredible Feed-to-Meat Conversion
Healthy Nutritional Makeup
Consumers prefer a ground insect based flour
or powder
Market Research
Consumers willing to eat crickets in both sweet
and savory form
Market Research
Consumers are willing to pay for a delicious,
nutritious food that contains insects
Market Research
”Oh, This is divine"~ Janet
"This is really good! Where can I buy it?"
~ Leila
"I would totally add this to my [energy] bar rotation!"
~ Greg
FDA OK
$40 Billion Market
Sources: Mintel - Nutrition and Energy Bars, Packaged Facts - Kids Food & Beverage,, IBISWorld - Snack Food Production in the US
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