Chloé Champion

Title

Pet Food Bbusiness Developer

Company

Agronutris

Presentation description:

The future of the insect protein industry: Lessons learned from mature animal productions — Champion explains the relevance of comparing the insect industry — still a relatively young sector with daily progress being made in insect nutrition and rearing — with the evolution of more mature protein sectors such as pork, broiler and whiteleg shrimp. She compares data and results from those mature sectors, showing how their evolution can help foresee the improvement levers that may benefit the insect protein industry. The levers include the improvement over time of zootechnical criteria like the feed conversion ratio, selection patterns in the mature sectors and the genetic progress it allowed, and biosecurity strategies implemented on farms in the mature sectors.

Experience:

Chloé Champion earned a master’s degree in agronomy from Agro Paris Tech, specializing in food technology. She also holds a master’s degree in marketing from ESSEC Business School. Celebrating 18 years in the pet food industry as an ingredient supplier to manufacturers, Champion has held multiple positions in marketing, communication and business development. Over the years, Champion has seen — with increasing fascination — how “pet owners” turned into “pet parents” and shaped the pet care industry with their new expectations. She believes sustainability is the next challenge for the pet industry, and that insects can be part of the solution.