One year after securing more than $60 million in public and private investments for its new insect production facility, Québec-based Entosystem inaugurated its 100,000-square-foot site, which has now the largest production capacity in North America.

The fully automated industrial system will allow Entosystem to strengthen Québec's food autonomy by reusing 90,000 tons of organic matter each year and producing 5,000 tons of high-quality protein-loaded larvae and 15,000 tons of approved fertilizer for organic farming.

The organic materials recovered from farms to grocery stores are used to feed the black soldier fly larvae hatched at Entosystem's facilities – a patented insect-rearing process.

“Inaugurating our plant today represents the outcome of such a successful collaboration with committed business partners and, above all, the commitment of a fantastic team, without whom Entosystem would not have been able to position so quickly as a leader in its sector. We have everything we need to achieve success in Québec and to prepare for our growth,” said Cédric Provost, president and co-founder, Entosystem.