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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