The company will manufacture a $13 million facility in Jerome, Idaho, as part of its partnership with Montana Microbial Products to produce barley protein concentrate for use in pet food and aquaculture feed.
Protenga will further research and development, expand its team and continue working toward a more circular global protein supply with these new investments
The company has wholly acquired EnviroFlight, LLC, a company which rears and produces high-quality, sustainable proteins from black soldier fly larvae.
The Victorian Kangaroo Harvest Management Plant aims to reduce the Eastern and Western Grey kangaroo population in the area by at least 14,090 by the end of 2019.
Wild Earth reported the funds are being used to accelerate product development of its koji protein and expects its dry kibble pet food to be on shelves later in 2019.