Vienna, Austria
ZIRP Insects
Vienna edible cricket and mealworm products.
ZIRP is an Austrian pioneer in the development and marketing of insect-based food products. The company sells a range of consumer products including cricket flour for cooking and baking, roasted whole insects (crickets, grasshoppers, mealworms, buffalo worms) from regional farms, protein bars, burger patties, and finished foods containing insect proteins. The website indicates ZIRP partners with SENS, described as "Europe's number 1 for insect foods," to supply protein bars, protein powders, sports nutrition products, and other ingredients. The company emphasizes sustainability and nutritional value of insects as an alternative protein source. ZIRP offers recipes on its website showing how to prepare dishes with insect flour and whole insects. The company operates an online retail shop and indicates it serves both direct consumers and B2B partners.
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- Alt-protein
- Mycoprotein
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