NEWS FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE February 2026 17 Innovafeed, one of the global leaders in insect ingredients, and NaturAlleva, a major aquaculture feed producer and farmer, announced the signing of a commercial partnership for the integration of Black Soldier Fly (BSFL) ingredients into aquafeed formulations for key Mediterranean species, including sea bass, sea bream, sturgeon and trout. This partnership marks a new milestone in the large-scale commercial deployment of insect-based ingredients in aquaculture, moving beyond pilot projects and trials toward industrial and market-driven adoption. The partners point out that this agreement reflects a shared ambition to accelerate the transition of insect ingredients from scientific proof points to real-world application in aquaculture production systems. Beyond its commercial dimension, this partnership is built for scale and innovation. Starting in January 2026, NaturAlleva will deploy Innovafeed’s BSFL ingredients at meaningful commercial volumes across its Sea Bass and Sea Bream feed formulations, while both companies will jointly invest in R&D to further investigate additional functional properties of insect-based ingredients, with a particular focus on chitin-related benefits in other aquaculture species. The partners note that this collaboration also underscores the role of insect ingredients as functional, performance-driven components in aquaculture feed formulations. Read more>> Insect-based aquafeed reaches industrial scale in the Mediterranean Superior Animal Feed Solutions We build equipment that just runs. CPM is the world’s leading provider of innovative and automated solutions for new equipment and aftermarket. Photo: Innovafeed and NaturAlleva
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