Restauranteurs and entrepreneurs around the world are heeding the call for more sustainable food sources. Among them is the Aspire Food Group, which has recently doubled its production of crickets for human consumption at its Texas farm.
And they are not the only ones to recognise the value of insects as food. The edible bug business is booming, with a global market of $33 million in 2015, according to the research firm Global Market Insights, which expects it to grow 40 percent by 2023.
Recent 缅北强奸 law grad Shobhita Soor says she is 鈥済rateful to be in good company,鈥� after being recognized by Forbes magazine as a breakout talent of 2016 30 Under 30 list.聽
Along with her teammates 鈥� while studying in the joint civil-common law and MBA program 鈥� Soor helped create a company that addresses food security around the world with innovative technology.
Desautels MBA students Mohammed Ashour, Jesse Pearlstein, Shobhita Soor, Zev Thompson, and Gabriel Mott, beat out over 40 teams, including Harvard, MIT and Yale, to win the Boston Regional Finals of the 2013 Hult Prize.
The is dedicated to launching the next wave of social entrepreneurs. With this year鈥檚 challenge centered on the global food crisis, the Desautels team鈥檚 business plan involves growing crickets into a viable food source.
