Agronutris sets up one of the world’s largest alternative proteins sites in Eastern France

A forerunner in the European insect farming market, Agronutris has been committed since 2011 to responding to the world’s growing population by offering sustainable alternative proteins.

Agronutris, a biotech pioneer in alternative proteins

Agronutris is a French biotech company specializing in the breeding and processing of black soldier fly larvae into proteins for the food industry. Backed by 12 years of R&D, it relies on a team of entomology experts and food industry specialists to deliver high-quality, sustainable products to food markets.

“Insects are an innovative solution to the growing need for alternative proteins in today’s animal feed and tomorrow’s human food markets. Our in-depth knowledge of insect biology, and more specifically of the black soldier fly, enables us to enter a new phase in our history: the industrial deployment of our project.” Cédric AURIOL Co-founder & CEO, Agronutris.

Successful industrial deployment in Eastern France

Si son siège social et son centre de R&D sont implantés à Saint-Orens-de-Gameville, près de Toulouse, Agronutris a choisi Rethel, dans les Ardennes, pour construire son premier site industriel dont la production a démarré à l’été 2023. D’une surface de 16 000 m2, cette usine a été financée grâce à une levée de fonds de 100 millions d’euros en 2021. Une seconde unité de production sera implantée à proximité immédiate, permettant la création, dans le Grand Est, de l’un des plus gros sites industriels du monde dédiés aux protéines d’insectes dans les prochaines années.

While its head office and R&D center are located in Saint-Orens-de-Gameville, near Toulouse, Agronutris chose Rethel, in the Ardennes, to build its first industrial site, with production starting up in summer 2023. With a surface area of 16,000 m2, this plant was financed by a fund-raising of 100 million euros in 2021. A second production unit will be set up in the immediate vicinity, creating one of the world’s largest industrial sites dedicated to insect proteins in the Grand Est region over the next few years.

A unique company with shared governance

By choosing to be a company with shared governance, Agronutris is also carrying out an innovative project in human terms. The company has thoroughly rethought its entire organizational structure to make it a place of meaning and emancipation for each of its employees, with no hierarchical system, and where collective intelligence is valued.

Testimonial from Anne-Marie Bouteiller, Development Manager at Agronutris