BugsLife

ProducerB2B

Bevagna, Perugia, Italy

Sustainable protein meal and larvae for pet food from agri-food waste bioconversion

www.bugslife.itFounded 20211-10Hundreds of tonnes annually

🌍 Europe

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Business Description

BugsLife is an Italian startup producing high-protein insect meal and larvae from Black Soldier Fly for the pet food market. Founded in 2021, the company combines proprietary bioconversion technology with Industry 4.0 automation to process agri-food by-products (olive pomace, brewery waste) into premium sustainable protein ingredients. Operating alongside a biogas facility, BugsLife recovers waste heat to minimize energy costs while maintaining substrate quality for human food chain compliance.

Substrate: Agri-food by-products: olive pomace (from olive oil extraction), spent grain and yeast (brewery production)

Technology: Proprietary bioconversion system with Industry 4.0 automation. Semi-automated larvae rearing, heat recovery integration with anaerobic biogas digesters, drying and oil extraction systems. Minimal labor requirements, large-scale processing of hundreds of tonnes annually.

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Sustainability & Regulatory

Circular economy model99% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions vs conventional livestock protein99.5% reduction in water consumption vs cattle98% reduction in land use vs cattleOrganic waste valorizationMaintains high-quality substrates within food chain