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Nov 27 2022 A better food chain starts here – the Food Chain 2.0 Whitepaper
The pandemic, the Russia-Ukraine war and the adverse weather events of recent years are all stark reminders that the food supply chain is vulnerable to disruption. Yet, we’ve come to devalue food and waste up to…
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Oct 25 2022 A better food chain explained in three sketches
In his book Regenesis, George Monbiot mentions that our food chain is showing more signs of instability year by year. The author points out that it resembles the financial markets just before the crash of 2008. But…
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Aug 02 2022 Hens will be fed insects to lay carbon-neutral eggs for Morrisons
Chickens’ diet cuts emissions linked to soya feed, while retailer’s food waste will fuel ‘bug farms’.
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Aug 02 2022 How insect feed made carbon neutral eggs possible
Last year in December, we announced our partnership with Morrisons to produce carbon neutral eggs.
Today, the supermarket’s Planet Friendly Eggs are available to buy in 50 Yorkshire stores – soon to be rolled out nationwide.…
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Jun 20 2022 How farmers can manage rising feed prices
The egg sector, worth £1 billion to the British economy, has been hit by a sharp rise in costs – especially rising feed prices. Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, poultry feed has gone up in price…
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Apr 07 2022 Better Origin turns food waste into animal feed, with insect-assist
Take a shipping container, add a helping of AI and a boat-load of black soldier flies, fold in a small mountain of food waste, sprinkle in $16 million of investment led by Balderton Capital, and call…
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Mar 21 2022 How to reduce farm food waste with insects
No matter how efficient the farm, food waste can occur. Insects provide a way to reduce it and can even be used to produce more food.
How much food do farms waste?
According to a recent report by…
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Feb 21 2022 Meet Harry, our Head of Production
How did your background lead you to Better Origin?
I’ve always been enthusiastic about managing teams and leading people. Better Origin just had an amazing opportunity for me – a place where I could build a team…
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Feb 21 2022 Can insect feed replace fishmeal?
The aquaculture sector heavily relies on catching wild fish to feed farmed fish – an inefficiency that we can turn around with alternative feeds, including insect feed.
Aquaculture is the world’s fastest-growing food production sector. An alternative…
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Feb 14 2022 Meet Marion, our VP of Operations
How did your background lead you to Better Origin?
My background combines a lot of elements that are core to Better Origin and what I do here. It involves setting up and running operations, food supply chain,…