This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. HONG KONG — On Katharina Unger’s desk is an ...

Last time I was in Hong Kong, a startup gave me a jar of mealworms as a snack. They were crunchy and a bit odd looking (as one might expect from a jar full of baked larvae). They really didn’t offer ...

PepsiCo — the food company that makes snacks like Doritos, Cheetos, and Quaker Oats cereal — is looking for alternative protein sources for its products. On the open innovation site NineSights, ...

With the world’s human population continuing to grow, there’s a risk that food supplies could one day fall behind demand. But don’t worry, scientists have found a new slimy, wriggling source of ...

Gillian Spence plunges her hand into a shallow tray of 10,000 writhing mealworms. She comes up with a handful of the inch-long, beige-colored grubs, which squirm over and between her fingers. Most are ...

Mealworm nutrition supplier Ÿnsect has launched a new ingredients brand for petfood manufacturers. Called Sprÿng, the brand offers “easy-to-incorporate, neutral-tasting, odourless and light brown ...

Last time I was in Hong Kong, a startup gave me a jar of mealworms as a snack. They were crunchy and a bit odd looking (as one might expect from a jar full of baked larvae). They really didn’t offer ...