Tyson Foods enters insect protein industry with Protix black soldier fly investment

18 Oct 2023 — Tyson Foods has entered a two-fold investment with Netherlands-based insect ingredient formulator Protix to upcycle its by-products such as Black Soldier Fly Larva (BSFL) into high-quality, sustainable insect proteins and lipids.

The deal gives the food giant a minority stake in Protix, in addition to the construction of a BSFL production facility in the US, which is poised to be the “first at-scale facility” of its kind.