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Singapore startup to launch insect-based pet foods in Australia

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Insect farming technology company FeedWerkz is extending its portfolio by launching insect-based pet foods under the brand Conscious Creatures (CC).

Aimed at providing palatable, nutritious and sustainable dog treats to environmentally conscious pet owners, the products are made from sustainably farmed insects, the recipes created with expert pet nutritionists.

The brand will hit the shelves in Australia and Singapore in March and will be sold in multiple other markets by next year.

“CC products use high-quality, sustainable insect protein in place of animal protein in dog treats and are great for both pets and the planet,” said Mitali Poovayya, co-founder of FeedWerkz. “All our formulations are nutritionally complete, highly palatable and offer multiple functional benefits too.”

FreedWerkz also makes palm oil mills zero waste by using residues from palm oil mills and plantations to rear the Black Soldier Fly insect. As FeedWerkz’s insect operations are located in Indonesia, the company has partnered with Golden Oilindo Nusantara, a local palm oil company for its facility.

“This partnership with FeedWerkz represents an important step in our transformation into a carbon-positive business,” said Decardo Saiful, MD at Golden Oilindo. “We want to demonstrate through this project that producing affordable edible oil for people need not damage the environment.”

At the same time, the Singaporean start-up is working with its sister company Insectifii India to work with palm oil mills in Indonesia, Malaysia and India.

“We have spent many months developing our farming stack by formulating recipe blends, standardising hatching and rearing protocols and perfecting our rendering techniques,” added Yuvita Rakhman, co-founder of FeedWerkz.

“We are well poised to scale this business by building a distributed network of connected insect farms around the region.”

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