Entosense, LLC

What Entosense, LLC does

Entosense, LLC is a privately held, family-founded food company incorporated in Maine in July 2015 that develops, markets, and distributes edible insect products for the North American market. The company is headquartered at 41 Chestnut Street in Lewiston, Maine, in the Roy Hill Mill, and operates with 11-50 employees. Its mission, as stated on its website, is to make edible insects part of the daily diet of North Americans by addressing food insecurity and the environmental costs of conventional livestock production.

The company's commercial operations span a multi-brand consumer packaged goods portfolio and a B2B wholesale channel. Consumer brands include Mini-Kickers and Chirpeez flavored cricket snacks (in flavors such as Cotton Candy, Jalapeño, Mango Habanero, White Cheddar, and Italian Lasagna), Bug Strong cricket protein powder at 75% protein, ScorpionPops novelty candy, Lil Bugs sample packs, and EntoCuisine culinary-grade insects sold to chefs. Underlying the brand portfolio is a network of nine wholly-owned digital properties: EdibleInsects.com (the company's claimed first North American edible insect marketplace, which also carries third-party brands), WholesaleEdibleInsects.com (a membership-based B2B marketplace with private label services), brand-specific storefronts (KickersCrickets.com, GetBugStrong.com, ScorpionPops.com, LilBugz.com, EntoStore.com), plus EdibleInsects.News and EntoStyle marketing catalog. Products reach consumers via direct e-commerce and nationwide retail shelves using POP displays.

Entosense generates revenue through unit-priced DTC sales, wholesale distribution to retailers, restaurants, and educational institutions, and custom-branded private label orders. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. The company is led by co-founders Bill Broadbent and Susan Broadbent, was catalysed by a 13-year-old family member's research on entomophagy, and has earned media coverage in outlets including Smithsonian, The New York Times, Forbes, National Geographic, Time Magazine, Hallmark, and The Late Late Show. No external funding, institutional investors, M&A, or AI/ML capabilities are disclosed in the available source material.

Name

Entosense, LLC

Legal name

Entosense, LLC

Website

https://Entosense.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Entosense, LLC is a privately held, family-founded Lewiston, Maine food company that processes and distributes edible insect products, including flavored cricket snacks, cricket protein powder, scorpion candy, and culinary-grade insects, to North American consumers, retailers, restaurants, and educators through owned e-commerce and wholesale channels.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Alternative Protein Edible Insect Products

NAICS

Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing (3113), Confectionery Merchant Wholesalers (42445), Nonchocolate Confectionery Manufacturing (31134), Food (Health) Supplement Retailers (456191)

SIC

Food And Kindred Products (2000), Sugar & Confectionery Products (2060), Miscellaneous Food Preparations & Kindred Products (2090), Wholesale-Groceries & Related Products (5140)

akta.pro primary industry

Confectionery, Snacks & Specialty Sweets Wholesale Distribution (CRAOAAAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sugar Confectionery (Gummies, Hard Candy, Chews) (CRADABAB), Confectionery (Candy & Chocolate) Wholesale (AFAIAFAC), Health Food & Supplement Stores (CRAHAEAC)

Keywords

• Edible insect products
• Cricket protein powder
• Flavored cricket snacks
• Entomophagy food
• Wholesale edible insects

Headquarters

HQ city

Lewiston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Direct E-commerce Sales: Online sales through multiple consumer-facing websites (EdibleInsects.com marketplace, KickersCrickets.com, GetBugStrong.com, ScorpionPops.com, LilBugz.com, EntoStore.com). One-time product purchases for consumers worldwide with products shipped to their door.
2. Wholesale Distribution: B2B sales through WholesaleEdibleInsects.com to retailers, restaurants, educational institutions, camps and group leaders. Membership-based wholesale marketplace with private label services available for higher quantity orders.
3. Custom/Private Label Products: Custom branded edible insect products for businesses looking for unique premium incentives. Companies can customize products for promotional purposes.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Entosense, LLC develops, produces, and distributes a multi-brand portfolio of edible insect food products for both consumers and businesses. Its consumer lineup includes flavored cricket snacks (Mini-Kickers, Chirpeez), novelty candy with scorpions (ScorpionPops), sample packs (Lil Bugz), and 75% cricket protein powder (Bug Strong); its professional offering is culinary-grade insects for chefs (EntoCuisine). The company sells direct-to-consumer through owned e-commerce storefronts and wholesale to retailers, restaurants, and educators through a membership-based B2B marketplace, with private-label manufacturing for custom branded orders.

Product overview

Entosense, LLC is a family-founded food company based in Lewiston, Maine, incorporated in July 2015, with the mission to make edible insects part of the daily diet of North Americans. The company operates a multi-brand portfolio combining consumer packaged goods with e-commerce platforms. Consumer products include Mini-Kickers and Chirpeez flavored cricket snacks, Bug Strong cricket protein powder (75% protein), ScorpionPops candy, Lil Bugs sample packs, and EntoCuisine culinary quality insects for chefs. The company also operates multiple e-commerce platforms: EdibleInsects.com as the primary North American marketplace for edible insects, WholesaleEdibleInsects.com for B2B wholesale with private label services, KickersCrickets.com and LilBugz.com for branded retail products, and EntoStore.com for insect-themed merchandise. Additional digital properties include EdibleInsects.News for industry news and EntoStyle for marketing materials. The company sells both direct-to-consumer online and wholesale to retailers nationwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Mini-Kickers: Flavored cricket snacks marketed as fun, healthy snacks with multiple flavor varieties including Cotton Candy, Jalapeno, Mango Habanero, Orange, Indian Curry, Lemon, Mexican Mole, White Cheddar, and Sun Dried Tomato Basil.
• Lil Bugz
• EntoCuisine
• Chirpeez
• Bug Strong

Products and services

• Mini-Kickers Flavored Cricket Snacks Flavored roasted cricket snacks sold in multi-flavor tubes (Cotton Candy, Jalapeno, Mango Habanero, Orange, Indian Curry, Lemon, Mexican Mole, White Cheddar, Sun Dried Tomato Basil, etc.), marketed as a fun, healthy, high-protein snack for broad consumer audiences including kids and adults.
• Chirpeez Flavored Crickets Flavored cricket snacks targeting both kids and adults, in flavors including Cotton Candy, Mango Habanero, Italian Lasagna, and White Cheddar (noted as the universal favorite).
• Bug Strong Cricket Protein Powder Cricket-based protein powder advertised at 75% protein, all-natural, gluten-free, keto-friendly, with no artificial hormones, steroids, or additives, marketed to vegetarian/fitness consumers as a complete-protein supplement with prebiotic fiber and bio-available vitamins and minerals.
• ScorpionPops Hard candy suckers containing real scorpions, including pincers and stinger, marketed as a memorable, 'beautiful and terrifyingly delicious' novelty candy for adventurous consumers.
• Lil Bugs Sample Packs Sample packs containing crickets, mealworms, ants, and scorpions, marketed as a culinary adventure for consumers to try and share with friends and family; available with retail POP displays for store shelves.
• EntoCuisine Culinary Quality Insects Culinary-grade edible insects delivered to professional chefs so they can introduce restaurant patrons to entomophagy; positioned as EntoCuisine brand with attention to taste profiles and food service requirements.
• EdibleInsects.com Online Marketplace E-commerce platform acting as the first North American edible insect marketplace, aggregating and selling products from multiple entomophagy companies (insects 'from ants to zebra tarantulas') to consumers worldwide.
• WholesaleEdibleInsects.com Wholesale Marketplace Membership-based B2B wholesale e-commerce platform supplying edible insect products to retailers, food service operators, educational institutions, camps, and group leaders, with private label and POP display services available.
• Custom / Private Label Edible Insect Products Custom-branded edible insect products manufactured for businesses seeking unique premium promotional and incentive items; higher quantity custom orders can be arranged through WholesaleEdibleInsects.com.

Quantifiable outcome

• Insects have more protein than beef or salmon and include all nine essential amino acids
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Chef Joseph Yoon of Brooklyn BugsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChef Joseph Yoon of Brooklyn Bugs provided photography and culinary expertise for Entosense products. His devotion to entomophagy has been extraordinary and invaluable, contributing to the professional presentation of edible insect dishes.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Entomo Farms: Canada's largest cricket farming operation, producing cricket powder and whole roasted crickets for consumer brands and B2B buyers. Directly comparable to Entosense's Bug Strong cricket protein line and EntoCuisine culinary crickets, serving the same alt-protein buyers.
• Aspire Food Group: U.S.-based cricket farming and consumer packaged goods company selling cricket protein products under the Aketta brand. Overlaps with Entosense's cricket snack and protein powder SKUs and competes for similar health-conscious and sustainability-driven consumers.
• Cowboy Cricket Farms: Montana-based cricket producer selling flavored roasted crickets and cricket powder to consumers and wholesalers. Directly comparable to Entosense's Mini-Kickers and Chirpeez flavored cricket SKUs in both product format and channel mix.
• Chirps Chips: Cricket-protein snack chip brand competing in the same novelty-snack and sustainability-driven consumer segment. Comparable SKU format (insect-based packaged snack) and overlapping retail and DTC distribution.
• EXO Inc. Cricket protein bar maker offering ready-to-eat insect-based nutrition products. Closely comparable to Entosense's Bug Strong protein powder and Mini-Kickers snack line in targeting fitness-and-sustainability consumer segments.
• Bug Bakes: UK-based baker using cricket flour in biscuits and baked goods. Functionally comparable to Entosense's cricket protein positioning, demonstrating adjacent product extension into baked goods that Entosense could pursue.

Regional players

• Jimini's: France-based edible insect snack brand selling flavored crickets, mealworms, and grasshoppers across European retail. Comparable product format to Entosense's Mini-Kickers and Chirpeez but primarily serving European rather than North American shelves.
• Thailand Unique: Thai producer and exporter of edible insect snacks (crickets, silkworms, scorpions on sticks). Comparable scorpion novelty product to Entosense's ScorpionPops, but operating from the established entomophagy culture of Southeast Asia rather than North America.

Emerging players

• Hoppy Planet Foods: U.S. startup selling cricket-flour baking mixes and pantry products aimed at home bakers. Comparable cricket-ingredient format to Entosense's protein powder line, but focused on a narrower home-baking use case.

Broad incumbents

• Beyond Meat: Largest U.S. plant-based alternative-protein brand with national retail footprint and hundreds of millions in revenue. Not a direct insect competitor but addresses the same sustainability- and health-driven protein consumer that Entosense targets, and has the shelf power to crowd out niche entrants.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/entosense
• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/Edibleinsects
• Facebookfacebook.com/entosense
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/entosense-inc.
• Instagraminstagram.com/entosense

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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