A Canadian food processing, dehydration, and ingredient manufacturing company.
Entomo Farms turns Canadian agricultural products into shelf-stable ingredients at our food-grade plant in Norwood, Ontario. The company started in 2014 as a cricket farm; the same site now runs industrial dehydration, contract processing, and co-packing for other producers as well.
Entomo Farms transforms Canadian agricultural products into high-value, shelf-stable ingredients through advanced food processing, dehydration, ingredient manufacturing, and sustainable protein production.
Vision
To become a leading Canadian food processing and ingredient manufacturing platform that supports food security, agricultural innovation, export growth, and sustainable food systems.
The company today
The facts a buyer checks first.
Founded
2014, in Norwood, Ontario, as a cricket farm; renamed Entomo Farms in 2015.
Plant
Food-grade production space on one site in Norwood, Ontario: washing, dehydration, milling and grinding, and co-packing.
Licence
Safe Food for Canadians licence issued by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (licence 6J8XCRFB), held by Next Millennium Farms Inc., the legal entity behind the Entomo Farms brand.
Programme
The team follows all HACCP policies and procedures. The plant does not hold HACCP or BRCGS certification and does not claim to.
Products
Cricket powder and whole roasted crickets, made on the premises since 2014; dried vegetables, fruits, herbs, and powders made to order.
Markets
Canada, the United States, Mexico, Costa Rica, the European Union, the United Kingdom, and Asia-Pacific including Australia and New Zealand.
Recognition
Premier’s Award for Innovation in Agriculture, Ontario Excellence in Agriculture Awards, 2019.
From novel protein pioneer to diversified manufacturer.
Crickets came first. The food-safety programme, the documentation, and the plant that cricket protein demanded are what let the company take on dehydration and ingredient manufacturing for other producers. The story, year by year, is on its own page.
