What we do
From farm to finished product — we supply quality UK-grown cricket protein and help innovative brands build with it.
Ingredient supply
UK-grown cricket protein powder and whole cricket. Designed for functional performance, cleaner labels, and confident sourcing. Food-grade, traceable, and ready to integrate.
White-label NPD
We don't just supply the ingredient — we'll help you build the product. Formulation, product architecture, and routes to market across protein shakes, bakery blends, and custom formats.
Regulatory & traceability
Grown and processed under human food-grade conditions, inspected and approved by North Norfolk District Council. Full provenance, compliance-ready documentation, and technical support as standard.
OTHER APPLICATIONS
🐾 Pet food
Premium cricket protein for wet, fresh-frozen, and treat formats — made under human food-grade conditions. Supports "made with human food grade ingredients" claims. Expert formulation and palatability guidance available.
🌱 Frass
The nutrient-rich by-product of every production cycle. Rich in nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, and chitin — a potent organic soil improver and plant health booster. Nothing from our farm goes to waste.
🔬 R&D & co-development
Joint innovation, PhD collaborations, and grant-backed projects. We're actively advancing the science — and we bring partners in on that journey.
Why cricket protein?
A complete, functional ingredient — with a fraction of the environmental footprint of conventional protein sources.
Now classed as a Tier 1 innovation by the UK's Food Standards Agency.
Complete nutrition
Very high protein content and containing all nine essential amino acids. Strong bioavailability. Minerals and B vitamins that conventional proteins often lack. Great for human health and performance.
Far lower footprint
Less land, less water, dramatically fewer emissions — per kg of protein — than any mainstream livestock source. Locally produced in the UK, for local consumption. Minimising our food system's footprint.
A circular ingredient
Every production cycle yields protein, frass, and co-products. Nothing is wasted and so we have multiple value streams. This is a circular food system that doesn't rely upon imports, boosts soil & plant health, and every output has a valued use.
Animal agriculture has become one of the largest contributing factors to climate change and deforestation. For example, pet food accounts for one quarter of the environmental impact of meat production.
edibl’s crickets are produced far more sustainably than other feed ingredients, such as beef, pork and chicken. Incorporating edibl crickets into food as an ingredient can significantly reduce its carbon footprint, whilst maintaining the same quality of protein.
NUTRITIONAL PROFILE
~70%
Protein content (dried)
9 / 9
Essential amino acids
Omega 3 & 6
Healthy fatty acids
B12 +
Iron · zinc · calcium · magnesium
GHG EMISSIONS PER KG OF PROTEIN
Indicative values for dried whole cricket / protein powder. Full data sheets on request.
CRICKET PROTEIN PRODUCTION COMPARED TO BEEF
15x
Less land used
2000x
Less water used
12x
Less feed used
Who we supply
We work with businesses that are ready to do something different — across food, agriculture, and research.
Bakeries & artisan producers
High-protein integration for breads, biscuits, blends, and specialty products. Clean-label enrichment that doesn't compromise on craft.
Restaurants & food service
Including UK chefs serving diaspora communities — African, Asian, and Latin American cuisines with a long cultural history of eating insects. A market that's ready.
Food brands & retailers
White-label and co-developed products for brands launching differentiated, future-facing lines. We bring the ingredient, the science, and the NPD capability.
Pet food manufacturers
Premium cricket protein under human food-grade conditions — for brands that take quality seriously.
Research & innovation partners
Joint R&D, validation programmes, and grant-backed collaboration with UK universities and research groups.
Horticulture & agriculture
Frass supply for soil improvement, plant health, and sustainable growing. The circular loop, closed.
Why trust edibl
We're not a concept. We're operational — with the approvals, the partnerships, and the track record to prove it.
Regulatory
Human food-grade approved
Inspected and approved by North Norfolk District Council. Grown and processed to human food safety standards — not close to it.
UKEIA
Sector leadership
edibl's founder is Chair of the UK Edible Insect Association at the forefront of policy, standards, and market development of the sector.
R&D
University partnerships
Active PhD collaborations at world-leading research universities across the UK — covering human health, performance, and sustainability.
IUK
Innovate UK-backed
Innovate UK project support for farm-to-ingredient innovation — validating the technical and commercial model.
The team
Founders, operators, and industry veterans — people who've done this before and are doing it again.
Daniel Levan-Harris
Co-CEO — operations and commercial execution.
Matthew Bouloux
Chief Growth Officer — farm delivery, product development, and tech ops.
Paul Stennett MBE
Food Industry Expert — advisory and technical-commercial support.
