'Difficult decision': Yum Bug founders to wind down edible insect firm

Michael Holder
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Yum Bug co-founders Aaron Thomas (L) and Leo Taylor (R) | Credit: Yum Bug
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Yum Bug co-founders Aaron Thomas (L) and Leo Taylor (R) | Credit: Yum Bug

UK start-up sought to make insect-based food mainstream with successful pop-up restaurant launches and partnerships, but faced challenges building wider market demand

The founders of UK insect-based food start-up Yum Bug have announced they are to wind down the business as they "couldn't deliver the returns needed to be sustainable". Conceived during the Covid-19...

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