nextProtein

nextProtein is a French food-tech company that produces insect-based ingredients for animal feed and agriculture, with a mission to help feed a growing global population more sustainably while addressing land, resource, and waste scarcity. The company turns otherwise unconsumed organic food into high-value protein, oil, and fertilizer by raising Black Soldier Fly larvae on organic waste and processing them into feed ingredients for aquaculture, poultry, pork, pet food, and other animal nutrition uses. Its product range includes a dry protein powder, a lipid ingredient, and a natural fertilizer made from frass and organic waste. nextProtein emphasizes a low-carbon, circular approach that returns nutrients to the food cycle and offers a more resource-efficient alternative to conventional protein sources, claiming it can produce far more protein on very little land compared with soy cultivation. The company says it is driven by a desire to make agriculture more sustainable, and it describes its team as a group of microbiologists, production technicians, and engineers working from its Paris office and production site in Tunisia. Founded in 2015 by Syrine Chaalala and Mohamed Gastli, nextProtein presents itself as an innovation-led company combining scientific research, industrial scaling, and sustainability-focused entrepreneurship.