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March 17, 2022

How Brexit squashed the UK’s edible bug industry

“We culled all our insects six months ago, and just kept a few for our own consumption.”


Freya Pratty

6 min read

A big beetle on toast on a plate. Offer of edible insects - fried cockroach on sandwich toast

Some people get interested in theatre or entrepreneurship at university. Geoff Knott got interested in edible insects. An avid badminton player and rock climber, he heard that the protein in insects would be good fuel for his sporty lifestyle.

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Tiziana Di Costanzo, founder of Horizon Foods, with a cricket flour pizza
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Freya Pratty

Freya Pratty is Sifted's associate editor. She covers UK tech and leads Sifted's investigations. Follow her on X , LinkedIn and Bluesky

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