STORY: Roberts launches UK’s first insect bread

In what it believes to be a UK first, Roberts Bakery has launched Crunchy Cricket Loaves, available for a limited time only.

Imagined and put together in The Exploratory (Roberts’ concept kitchen), each loaf contains around 336 crickets, which are dried, ground, mixed with wheat flour and grains to make cricket flour.

The flour is supplied by Eat Grub, the UK’s leading insect food brand, and sourced from the world’s only farm with Grade A BRC food safety certification.

Roberts says Crunchy Cricket Loaf contains more protein than standard bread and is also a more sustainable source.

Each loaf contains around 336 crickets, which are dried, ground, mixed with wheat flour and grains and then baked, resulting in a crunchy finish, according to the firm.

Alison Ordonez, head of innovation at Roberts, says: “As well as having very strong sustainability and environmental credentials, insects are also seriously tasty and shouldn’t be overlooked as a great recipe ingredient​.”

Neil Whippey, co-founder at Eat Grub, adds: “It has been great to support Roberts in what appears to a UK bakery brand first. What a great way to introduce the joys and benefits of eating insects​.”

Roberts’ first batch of Crunchy Cricket Loaf is limited to 100 loaves.