Insect food players see mixed results a year after government approval

[SINGAPORE] Just over a year since the government approved insect consumption, businesses offering insect-based food have seen mixed results, with snacks appearing to gain the most traction among Singaporean consumers.

In particular, whole dried insects are more popular than snacks made from insect flour, such as cricket chips, said Javier Yip, founder of importer and distributor Insect Food.

“They want to really eat the whole insect. The cricket chips don’t look like an insect and don’t taste like one,” he added.