Nutrition Technologies has become the first Malaysian company with permission to export its animal food ingredients to the European Union and the United Kingdom.

The insect-based protein producer will construct its second facility in the United States and its first in Mexico.

Flylab produces insect-based ingredients for use in aquaculture, animal feed and pet foods.

Ahmed Hassan will oversee product development and customer relations at FlyFeed.

Kibus Petcare and Mighty Petz will participate in the Plug and Play Topeka accelerator program alongside 10 other startups.

The sustainable, insect-based ingredient manufacturer has closed its latest funding round.

Einar Wathne and Bert Pauli will aid the company in aquaculture and regulatory management.

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada will help support the construction of Aspire’s insect production facility to spur the development of sustainable human and pet foods.

Barry Greyling, Jeroen van der Staay and Anneke van de Geijn have joined the company’s executive team as it prepares to expand.

The patented process could reduce insect ingredient costs and involves wet-grinding insects.