Turnover: 1 million EUR (2022)
Country: France
- Tomojo designs and produces dog and cat food made from insects.
- tomojo raised €500k from BPI in 2020 and produced 60 tons. The aim is to produce 300 tons in 2021 and 1000 tons in 2023
- The brand has an international presence, particularly in Asia, where demand is strong
- A kibble produced from insects produces 100 times less CO2 than an ordinary kibble.
- Tomojo has raised 3 million euros in 2022.
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Carrefour Market: Tomojo, the insect petfood brand 18/05/2022
- Tomojo available in 66 Carrefour Market stores in and around Paris
- The production of a kilo of insect meal creates 100 times fewer CO2 emissions than a kilo of beef, and requires 200 times less water than a kilo of poultry
- Croquettes de Tomojo are made in Mayenne, France
- 85% of their ingredients are of French origin
Tomojo insect croquettes aim for international success 05/03/2022
- Tomojo raises €3 million (insect-based croquettes)
- Target production of 1,000 tons of croquettes by 2023
- After doubling sales last year, the start-up aims to quadruple them this year
Tomojo, insect-based petfood start-up, raises 3 million euros3 million euros. 09/02/2022
- 3 million euros raised from SWEN Capital, BNP Paribas Développement and various business angels
- Objective: expand distribution in physical stores, develop new products and double workforce
- 85% French ingredients
- 30% export sales
PetFood: Tomojo launches its first insect-based kibbles for puppies and kittens 21/10/2021
- France's first insect-based food brand for dogs and cats
- Created in 2017
- 85% of ingredients (linseed, chickpeas and beet, to name but a few) are of French origin
Tomojo, the insect-based pet food brand, arrives at Carrefour Market. 24/09/2021
- Founded in 2017 Tomojo is the pioneer of insect protein-based animal feed
- Tomojo is available in around sixty Carrefour Market stores in Paris and the Paris region
- The brand is sold on the internet, in zero-waste drives, bulk stores, at vets and in a few Truffaut stores
- Insect meal creates 100 times fewer CO2 emissions than a kilo of beef, and requires 200 times less water
- Since the start of 2021, Tomojo has generated 30% of its sales from exports
Tomojo wants to impose insects on the kibbles of your dogs and cats 30/10/2020
- Tomojo offers insect-based croquettes
- 6 employees
- Goal to exceed €1 million in sales by 2021
- Production of 10 tons in 2019 and 50 tons in 2020
- target of 300 tons in 2021
- Tomojo products are made from 80% Dutch-bred black soldier flies and telebrio molitor
Animal feed: Tomojo raises 500,000 euros | Animal feed: Tomojo raises 500,000 euros 16/10/2020
- Fundraising of €500,000 in 2020
- 60 tonnes of croquettes sold in ten countries, including Poland and South Korea
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- Tomojo
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- Invers
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- Affinity Petcare France
- United Petfood Producers
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- Ultra Premium Direct
- Botanic
- Nestor Bio
- Mars Petcare
- Royal Canin (Mars Petcare)
- Maxi Zoo France (groupe Fressnapf)
- Mondou
- Tom&co
- Tomojo
- Zoomalia
- Wanimo (Dôme Pharma)
- Croquetteland
- Vetostore, Le Bien Etre des Animaux
- Animaux Market
- La Compagnie des Animaux
- Bitiba France (Zooplus)
- Zooplus
- Hill's Pet Nutrition
- Affinity Petcare
- Normandise Pet Food
- Japhy
- Tails.com (Nestlé Purina)
- Nestlé Purina Petcare
- Iams (Spectrum Brands)
- Eukanuba (Spectrum Brands)
- FreshPet
- Reglo Pet Food
- Edgar Cooper
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- Franklin Petfood
- Médor et Cie
- L’Animalerie - Do&Ka
- Alphia
- Huddle Corp
- Holidog Happybox
- ATM Petfood
- Hope Pet Food
- Bab’in Nutrition - Codico
- Natura Plus Ultra
- Nor-Feed
- Canichef & Felichef
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- Zoo Plus
- ITM Equipement (Bricorama, Bricomarché, Brico Cash)
- Truffaut
- Jardiland (Groupe Teract)
- Dalma
- Botanic
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- Mars Petcare
- Royal Canin (Mars Petcare)
- Santé Vet - Vetassur
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- Zolux
- La Compagnie des Animaux
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- Maxi Zoo France (groupe Fressnapf)
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- Bitiba France (Zooplus)
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- MSD Santé Animale France (Merck)
- Ceva Santé Animale
- Nutréa Nutrition Animale NNA
- Eizhy
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