Q4 2019
MEAMARKETS / Q4 2019 9 , Leading Innovators in Protein Ingredients 2019 As the world focuses increasinglymore on sustainable and nutritional food sources it is no wonder that companies such as Hargol FoodTech are finding success. Leading the way in innovating new protein ingredients, we examine the thirteen-time award-winning company following their latest win in the Israel Business Awards 2019. Hargol is the world’s first commercial grasshopper farm, offering healthy and sustainable alternatives to current protein offerings. Through the latest technology and innovative farming methods, the firm are able to sustain their grasshopper output all year long without compromising on their high quality or efficiency. Selling both whole grasshoppers and grasshopper powder, the company enable food producers and restaurants alike to use it as a tasty and healthy alternative. Started by CEO and founder Dror Tamir, Hargol was created with the mission of delivering healthier and more sustainable protein to feed people around the world. The firm are the first in the world to commercially farm grasshoppers on such a scale, operating as a far superior product to competitors who farm crickets. Grasshoppers have three times less saturated fat and cholesterol than crickets, adding to their nutritional value, as well as a much milder taste and flavour. On top of being the most widely eaten insect in the world, the global demand for grasshoppers is also growing because they are the only Halal and Kosher insect. Technology plays a key role in ensuring the year-round growth and development of grasshoppers for Hargol. With climate-controlled environments, the firm can grow the insects year-round with a consistently high 70% of quality protein. Egg incubation periods are reduced from 40 weeks down to two, means that the number of annual life cycles increases tenfold. Finally, innovative cage infrastructure allows for vertical farming, and increases production efficiency. Research and development is a source of continued investment for Hargol, ensuring that their farming techniques are producing the best quality grasshoppers they possibly can. By developing alternative feeding and automation processes, farming efficiency is enhanced. The firm is also developing new grasshopper breeds, and innovative processing techniques to be used with its unique ingredients. With global demand for protein expected to double of the coming decades while existing protein sources reaching their limitations, grasshoppers are rapidly becoming more sought- after. The race to develop alternative protein sources is quickly becoming more crowded, but Hargol is leading the pack. Looking to the future, Hargol is aiming to go global, establishing grasshopper farms in every continent. Not content to be just a global business, the locality of the grasshopper farms means that everyone can access a healthier, more affordable and more sustainable protein source. With committed and passionate staff, the teams global vision is to make the world a better place for themselves, and everyone else. Ultimately, with the world shifting its focus to more sustainable, nutritional and affordable sources of food, insects are the representative of the way forward. Hargol are harnessing this new interest in insect-based foodstuffs to help create a healthier and more sustainable way of living and getting protein into human systems. Company: Hargol FoodTech Contact: Dror Tamir Website: https://hargol.com/
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