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Mainstream Insect

Insects as a protein source becomes more prevalent in various goods and products

Once regarded as more of a novelty food product, insects and their nutritional benefits are becoming more widely appreciated among consumers looking for alternative protein sources. As a result, we're seeing the integration of everything from crickets to silkworms into mainstream packaged goods as well as restaurant menus. Such widespread availability not only speaks to the rise of alternative protein sources. but the general shift in foodie culture toward products that are not only nutritious but that are experiential and share-worthy in nature.
Workshop Question - What adjacent marketing or obscure trend could you tap into to add an experiential feature to your product or service?
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Illustrated Insect Snack Packaging
Illustrated Insect Snack Packaging
The ZIRP INSECTS Branding Embraces Ingredients as Mascots
Insects are a sustainable and nutritious food source that is slowly but surely becoming more accepted by consumers, so the ZIRP INSECTS branding has been designed to make them even more appealing.... MORE
Healthy Cricket Flour-Based Snacks
Healthy Cricket Flour-Based Snacks
Seek Uses Cricket Flour for Its Protein-Rich On-The-Go Snacks
Healthy lifestyle brand Seek partners up with leading chefs to develop a healthy snack product that is made with cricket flour. The insect-based ingredient is considered to be the next generation of... MORE
Silkworm-Infused Snacks
Silkworm-Infused Snacks
The Bella Pupa Snacks are Made with 20% Silkworm Powder
The Bella Pupa snacks are a new product from Bugsolutely in China that will provide consumers with a satisfying and sustainable way to snack. Silkworms are often used in China to farm silk and used... MORE
Convenience Store Insect Snacks
Convenience Store Insect Snacks
The Eat Grub Smoky BBQ Crunchy Roasted Crickets are at Sainsbury's
The Eat Grub Smoky BBQ Crunchy Roasted Crickets have been exclusively launched by the brand at Sainsbury’s convenience stores in the UK to offer consumers a mainstream way to access edible... MORE
Bug-Based Meatball Snacks
Bug-Based Meatball Snacks
Micarna's 'Pop-Bugs' is a Party-Ready Tray of Insect Snacks
Many consumers are now looking to enrich their diets with alternative sources of protein and are looking to plant-based options or insect snacks as suitable substitutes to meat, especially for on-the-... MORE
Halloween Bug Burgers
Halloween Bug Burgers
Huxtaburger's Bugstaburger Features Ant Mayo, Blue Buns & Roasted Mealworms
This buggy burger with blue buns is a ballsy way to celebrate Halloween. Australian fast food restaurant Huxtaburger will be offering a promotional Halloween burger filled with ants and mealworms in... MORE
Insect-Infused Recipe Apps
Insect-Infused Recipe Apps
Lifesum's Diet and Meal Planner App Now Shares Insect Recipes
People have been eating insects for thousands of years in some parts of the world but bug-based protein powders, cricket flour cookies and insect recipes are somewhat new to North American consumers.... MORE

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