/channels/taxonomy/term/39/all en /channels/channels/news/future-food-can-be-found-insects-283279 <p>Restauranteurs and entrepreneurs around the world are heeding the call for more sustainable food sources. Among them is the <strong>Aspire Food Group</strong>, which has recently doubled its production of crickets for human consumption at its Texas farm.</p> <p>And they are not the only ones to recognise the value of insects as food. The edible bug business is booming, with a global market of $33 million in 2015, according to the research firm Global Market Insights, which expects it to grow 40 percent by 2023.</p> Thu, 07 Dec 2017 21:31:56 +0000 webfull 133432 at /channels /channels/news/mcgill-law-grad-makes-forbes-30-under-30-list-257888 <p>Recent 黑料不打烊 University law grad<strong> Shobhita Soor</strong> says she is 鈥済rateful to be in good company,鈥� after being recognized by Forbes magazine as a breakout talent of 2016 30 Under 30 list.聽</p> <p>Along with her teammates 鈥� while studying in the joint civil-common law and MBA program 鈥� Soor helped create a company that addresses food security around the world with innovative technology.</p> Mon, 18 Jan 2016 18:49:39 +0000 webfull 115248 at /channels /channels/channels/news/desautels-mbas-promote-social-good-and-compete-1-million-225282 <p>Desautels MBA students <strong>Mohammed Ashour, Jesse Pearlstein, Shobhita Soor, Zev Thompson, and Gabriel Mott</strong>, beat out over 40 teams, including Harvard, MIT and Yale, to win the Boston Regional Finals of the 2013 Hult Prize.</p> <p>The <a href="http://www.hultprize.org/" target="_blank">Hult Prize</a> is dedicated to launching the next wave of social entrepreneurs. With this year鈥檚 challenge centered on the global food crisis, the Desautels team鈥檚 business plan involves growing crickets into a viable food source.</p> Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:16:07 +0000 webfull 95033 at /channels