Companies That Want You To Eat Bugs Are Cropping Up Across Europe

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Daily Caller

The edible bug industry is growing in Europe, and now, vendors want you to try their cricket chips and bug burgers, among other insect delicacies.

While the industry is still in its infantile stages, new companies intent on making more edible-bug products are popping up all across the European continent, according to Bug Burger. Research into making more edible bug products is even being funded by the European Union (EU), as financial institutions like Barclay’s have claimed the bug-eating industry is poised to boom, The Associated Press (AP) reported.

As it stands now, European production of insect-based food products reportedly amounts to 500 metric tons per year, and are turned into cricket chips in the Czech Republic, burgers in Germany and beetle beer in Belgium. Projections from the International Platform of Insects for Food and Feed in Brussels suggest the industry could grow to 260,000 metric tons by 2030. Currently, pork and chicken annual production amounts to 22.8 and 13.4 million metric tons annually, The AP reported.