Summary
- Profile Type
- Business Offer
- POD Reference
- BOLT20230515021
- Term of Validity
- 6 June 2023 - 5 June 2025
- Company's Country
- Lithuania
- Type of partnership
- Commercial agreement
- Targeted Countries
- All countries
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General information
- Short Summary
- The Lithuanian company is involved in crickets rearing and the production of food products using crickets (dried crickets, natural cricket flour, pasta with cricket flour, snacks, etc.). The company is looking for business partners to work under a commercial agreement.
- Full Description
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The inovative food sector company is incorporated in 2020 in Lithuania. Activities of the company - rearing domesticated crickets, raw material preparation (drying of crickets) and production of food products using crickets.
Food made from house crickets is new, alternative and undoubtedly innovative. The company strives to be unique, to create a new culture of food enjoyment. To encourage the idea of sustainability, to respect both nature and ourselves, by promoting the right healthy eating habits. There don‘t fight against plant-based diets, there strive for balance and encourage everyone to discover the benefits and flavors of crickets.
The main products are:
- pre-packaged manufactured products (dried crickets seasoned with various spices, natural cricket flour, pasta with cricket flour, other snacks);
- raw material (dried crickets or cricket flour)
The activity is approved by the State Food Veterinary Service and licensed.
It is a family business with three years of stable, consistent and high-quality work. Partners choose the company because of the reliability, sincere communication and proposals for quality and smooth delivery of products and services.
The company is looking for business partners to work under the commercial agreement. - Advantages and Innovations
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- The company is brave. Starting cricket farming in Lithuania was and is a relatively new activity. There are a lot of stereotypes and critical thinking around. But perseverance, belief and confidence lead the way towards achieving results.
- The company is responsible. There is create favorable conditions for cricket breeding. The company strictly comply with hygiene standards and other requirements when producing food. The company focus on research analysis and cooperation with scientific institutions. There is work in strict compliance with the legal standards.
- The company is open-minded. It is important to build close relationships with public bodies and make recommendations to improve the requirements for these activities. Employees provide training and advice to emerging cricket farms to widen the range of producers and to promote the establishment and cooperation of sustainable farms. They also actively communicate about cricket farming as a wholesome food source and a new source of food to our customers on social networks and other media, through exhibitions and educational events.
- The product is attractive with its visual solutions, a strong brand and a message to carry. It‘s able to adapt the company‘s packaging and other necessary design solutions to the client's needs.
- The company is offering prices for products and services, while finding solutions that are attractive to the customer and add value.
- The producer invests in marketing tools and is willing to share its knowledge to educate others.
- The company produces according to demand, currently up to 500 kg of frozen crickets per month. There is scope for increasing quantities. - Stage of Development
- Already on the market
- Sustainable Development Goals
- Not relevant
Partner Sought
- Expected Role of a Partner
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The inovative producer is seeking to expand abroad more and therefore it is looking for business partners to work under the commercial agreement. Potential partners might be:
- Distributors, sales agents and direct sales places that would like to add poultry cricket products to their product range (stores and e-shops).
- Catering establishments (restaurants, bars, snack bars) that would like to add this unique ingredient to their menus and dishes.
- Educational establishments that have culinary training programmes and would like to broaden programmes by trying a different raw material.
- Other food distributors: petrol stations, cinemas, hotels, sports clubs, active leisure facilities.
- Representatives of vending machines (selling food and drinks) or representatives of transport companies who would like to add products to the range of snacks in stations, planes, trains, ships.
- Researchers, dieticians, medical professionals who would like to expand their knowledge by jointly analysing the structure of crickets and the value and benefits of food products for human health, especially for cancer patients. - Type and Size of Partner
- SME 11-49
- SME 50 - 249
- SME <=10
- Big company
- Type of partnership
- Commercial agreement
Dissemination
- Market keywords
- 007003006 - Other food and beverages
- 07003002 - Health food
- Sector Groups Involved
- Agri-Food
- Targeted countries
- All countries
