Insect meal, using Black Soldier Fly, can turn almost any food waste into valuable protein source. And that is true of the humble banana! Böcker of Germany has a fruit-juice operation in Guatemala, South America where it has a by-product from its banana processing. Lucas Wegener, who is the company’s Managing Director and his Project Lead – Insect Protein’s Jan-Paul Schwarz – talked to Roger Gilbert of International Petfood magazine about the potential for a protein-rich material for Latin fish and petfood production at Interzoo 2026.
