Kevin Bachhuber
- Nov 3, 2014
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Fast Company: Inside The Edible Insect Industrial Complex

BY ANYA HOFFMAN

5 MINUTE READ

Each morning after arriving at his office in Youngstown, Ohio, Kevin Bachhuber steps into the 5,000-square-foot warehouse and listens to his crickets chirping. The owner and founder of Big Cricket Farms, which raises insects exclusively for human consumption, Bachhuber knows that the frequency and sound of crickets’ chirps can be an indicator of their well-being. And in order for his brand-new company to survive, so must the crickets. At least for now.

Big Cricket Farms opened for business this past April.

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