Tyson Foods Partners with Netherlands-based Protix to Build the First U.S.-Built Insect Protein Production Plant

Meat packing giant to expand use of sustainable proteins and lipids from Black Soldier Fly Larva. Includes Top USA Insect Food Sellers.

In October of last year, Tyson announced it would now use animal waste products to feed black flies, then use that product to feed fish and poultry, as well as turn it into pet food.

In an October 17, 2023 article by Elizabeth Crawford, “Tyson Foods expands into insect protein production with Protix partnership”, this team was set to expand the production and use of “more sustainable proteins and lipids” from the Black Soldier Fly Larva.

This involved a redirecting of Tyson’s