After studying the breeding process of worms and setting up a breeding method, business soon went swimmingly. From the start, he sold worms not just in the Netherlands; his biggest buyers came from Italy and Germany. Soon, foreign wholesalers asked him to supply other food insects. In order to meet that demand, Wim started breeding mealworms in 1987, followed by grasshoppers and crickets in 1989 In thirty years, Star Food has grown from a small one-man business in an old shed where its owner bred worms and other food insects into the still-growing Star Food Holland B.V., offering a full food insect range to retailers, wholesalers and importers from around the world. Thanks to years of experience with breeding and the expertise of its staff, Star Food Holland B.V. can supply high-quality food insects at a competitive price.

Role in the project: Star Food provides the knowledge and means to breed mealworms and to produce insects at large scale as required by FARMŸNG.