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Growing insects for feed is a sector that has grown rapidly in recent years and is ready to scale up production. Producing insects could contribute to a more sustainable food chain. Insects, which can be reared on organic residual flows, are used in feed as an alternative protein source. […]
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It’s chill to have mozz sticks for dinner, right?Yields: 6 © Bang Showbiz Prue Leith Prue Leith has cooked baked goods using flour made from crickets. ‘The Great British Bake Off’ judge used a powder made entirely from grounded crickets to bake a batch of muffins after claiming insects […]
Because the scriptwriters for this year just don’t know when to stop, we’ve recently learned that the Asian Giant Hornet —an oversized stinging insect that is also known as the “murder hornet” or the “yak killer”—has been found in the United States for the first time ever. The hornets, […]
Beta Hatch develops insect-rearing technology that converts organic waste directly into high-value proteins, oils and nutrients for poultry and aquaculture. are the larval form of the mealworm beetle (Tenebrio molitor) and contain 56 percent protein, making them a valuable alternative to fishmeal in aquafeeds The funding was co-led by […]
Another emerging food for humans of 2050 is expected to be insects. At the Ameya Yokocho (Ame-yoko) shopping street near JR Ueno station can be found a vending machine selling edible insects like crickets — which are said to go well with udon
Cashmere, Washington, U.S.A.-based Beta Hatch has successfully completed a funding round and will begin the process of building out a production facility for growing mealworms to produce insect protein for use in aquafeed … Become a member to read more
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Don’t Show Again Muji says these cricket crackers are so delicious they’re about the save the planet. People have been eating bugs since before we were humans, and entomophagy (eating insects) plays a part in the food culture of more than a few societies. In recent decades, however, those […]
Colruyt Group is investing in the Brussels cricket bar company Kriket to develop new cricket-based products together and give them an opportunity to expand the market. The Kriket bars, which are based on cricket flour, are already sold in several stores, such as the Aveve, AS Adventure and Bioplanet […]
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An unanticipated problem was encountered, check back soon and try again Because the scriptwriters for this year just don’t know when to stop, we’ve recently learned that the Asian Giant Hornet —an oversized stinging insect that is also known as the “murder hornet” or the “yak killer”—has been found […]
THE NEW YORK TIMES Long before Asian giant hornets found their way to American shores, some Japanese prized them for their numbing crunch and the venomous buzz they add to liquor. TOKYO — Long before the Asian giant hornet began terrorising the honeybees of Washington state, the ferocious insects […]
Fife rocker KT Tunstall ate insects on a jaunt to Mexico. KT Tunstall believes western countries should add more insects to their menus – to help save the planet. The LA-based Fife rocker said in an Instagram live discussion about her travels: “When we were in Mexico City, our […]
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The use of insects as an alternative ingredient in the poultry feed industry is a promising solution to optimise animal production systems worldwide. A study set out to determine whether broilers displayed a preference (or not) for Tenebrio molitor mealworm by evaluating ingredient acceptability and bird performance. Edible insects […]
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One foodtech area that seems to be chugging along nicely, despite the pandemic? Alternative protein. And just not plant-based protein. The Trendlines Group, an Israel-based commercialization company, announced today that it had invested an undisclosed amount in Insectta, a Singaporean startup that extracts biomaterials from insects. When it was […]
Kaufland has introduced insect-based products in Croatia which, it claims, is enjoyed by over a billion people worldwide. The German retailer has advertised its offer in its catalogue with the slogan, ‘Instead of chips, nibble on crickets, instead of grilled minced meat opt for insect burgers’, according to a […]
If you’re bored with the regular tonkotsu or miso ramen, why not give this a try? There was a time in my life where, if you offered me some sort of bug for a snack, I would have recoiled in horror. I’m a fussy eater at the best of […]
Farmer Caleb Karuga attends to black soldier flies which he keeps in his farm in Kiambu. Recent research has indicated that black soldier flies are instrumental in closing the loop between animal waste and animal feed. PHOTO | FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP More solid waste is being generated […]
Our reporter Seiji ventures back to Ueno’s bug vending machine to learn if crickets and grasshoppers taste the same. We’re more conscious of nutrition and potential future food shortages now than we ever have been, and this is why some companies are turning their eyes to meat substitute products, […]
Fishmeal and fish oil are ingredients in pig and poultry feed, but the largest demand comes from aquaculture. Researchers and NGOs have questioned the sustainability of the fishmeal and fish oil industry, which deplete stocks of staple food fish for humans and marine predators alike, among its other impacts. […]
Before you can see it, you can smell it. In a run-down area on the outskirts of Cape Town, trucks are pouring tons of rotting food waste into metal skips, the first step before the concoction is liquidized and then tipped into trays to feed millions of wriggling maggots. […]
Remember when your grandpa wouldn’t eat sushi because only bears ate raw fish? Well, this is kind of the same. Entomophagy—the technical name for the more mundane “eating bugs”—has been around for ages. It’s a cornerstone to different cuisines around the world, including those of Latin American, Asian, and […]
Aa Aa Insect-based fat is a sustainable and healthy alternative to butter, according to the research team at Ghent University in Belgium . Eating insects isn’t exactly mainstream and is mainly only popular in countries in Asia. Some risk-taking European and American restaurants have trialled the delicacy , but […]
In a landmark decision, the E.U.’s European Food Safety Authority is expected to approve the sale of insects for human consumption. It means that for the first time, there will be a huge raft of edible insects on sale across European countries and new opportunities in the food industry. […]
Roberts Bakery featured on TV show Blue Peter yesterday (27 February) thanks to the brand’s insect bread. Unveiled last year, each Crunchy Cricket Loaf contains around 336 crickets that are dried, ground, mixed with wheat flour and grains and baked to become a “tremendously tasty loaf with a crunchy […]
AgriProtein breeds black soldier flies to create maggots, which it uses to make protein meal and oil that can be fed to animals. (agriprotein.com) The company behind the world’s first industrial-scale maggot farm based on organic waste plans to kick off its international expansion with a plant in California […]
Richard Branson plucks a dried grasshopper from a jar, takes a bite, and pronounces the insect surprisingly tasty before slurping down a vegan yoghurt and offering to trial the concoction on Virgin Atlantic Airways flights. “I enjoy every minute of my life and the variety of what we do”: […]
© Anja Malawi-Brandon (Stanford) – Yellow mealworms eating Styrofoam and excreting it. A new study has found the worms excrete plastic and its toxic additives with no residue in their bodies. The humble mealworm might be able to help with our plastic problem. These tiny insects are commonly raised […]
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Three boys sat rapt in their theater seats beaming at a selection of snacks. The reason for the excitement wasn’t butter popcorn or Red Vines. Orrin Noon, 10, Arlo Davis, 11 and Axel Boily, 10, had just received samples of seasoned chapulines — Mexican grasshoppers […]
This is a modal window. An unanticipated problem was encountered, check back soon and try again It might seem improbable now, but in a few years this may have become a reality. Nearly a third of Britons believe we will be eating insects by 2029 and Great British Bake […]
djones@post-gazette.com I once ate a cricket. At a restaurant. Just popped it in my mouth before my visual mind could react. It was breaded, which made it look less like a bug, and it was good, but as I chewed, my visual mind had its way. I swallowed with […]
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Singapore biotech start-up Insectta is rearing black soldier flies on its urban farm to produce a more sustainable and purer chitosan for the cosmetics industry.
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* Somali farmers have urged their government to help protect crops from the worst invasion of locusts in 25 years. “Locusts already ate our grazing area so we are now fighting to save at least our farm, where we planted watermelon and beans. We aren’t able to protect them […]
Great to read about the work Chinhoyi University of Technology is doing with Edible insects
The development of an industry in edible insects such as these mopane caterpillars has been slow. Shutterstock There is a wealth of indigenous knowledge about capturing and eating insects in sub-Saharan Africa. But the development of edible insects as a food industry has been very slow, despite its many […]
Its that time of year when everyone starts planning their New Year diets, time to dust of the eating instects stories again…
It won’t be long before New Year’s resolutions have us on our best behavior. For some people, that’s giving up booze. For others it’s showing up at the gym. And for a growing number of people, it means eating insects.
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Eating insects is just one part of a journey to improved sustainability, because they can be used as feed for farm animals, including farmed fish too, thus reducing the use of soy beans, for which vast areas of land are used, and overfishing of krill to feed farmed fish such as salmon.
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — Consider the lowly mealworm. Researchers at Stanford University have been doing just that and they’ve discovered the little larvae have a big appetite for plastic — including products that we bigger and smarter creatures haven’t figured out how to effectively recycle. A few years […]
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A new lifeline has been given to a longtime favorite in South Haven. Hudsonville Ice Cream is taking over production of Sherman’s Ice Cream next year, meaning popular Sherman’s flavors will live on. Sherman’s announced this year it had stopped production of ice cream due to equipment problems. The […]
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Former textile factory worker Ngo Sinoun, 37, is now an insect farmer. to Image: Roberto Traina Ngo Sinoun recalls the gruelling time spent working in a garment factory. With four young children to provide for, the 37-year-old was forced to battle through ailing health to work long hours to […]
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Alex Capel (left), who recently started an Oxford business selling edible insects, is holding a special tasting event. Pictured with his brother Joe Capel. Picture by Ed Nix BUGS are on the menu this weekend as Oxford business Minifeasts launch their insect bar snacks with a taster opportunity. Alex […]
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Cambodia’s first insect tapas restaurant is mixing cocktail culture with creepy crawler fare.(Instagram/@Bugs cafe) Ant spring rolls, silkworm taro croquettes and a “bug mac” — Cambodia’s first insect tapas restaurant is mixing cocktail culture with creepy crawler fare. At the busy “Bugs Cafe” in the tourist town of Siem […]
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Deep underneath the Finnish town of Pyhäjärvi, startup employees can be found sizzling in a sauna. But this isn’t a spa. And the staff aren’t the only ones relishing the heat. This is EntoCube’s €250,000 project in a 60-year-old mine, where edible insects are growing in underground farms, soaking […]
Beermaker Jérémie Tremblay was excited by the challenge of using crickets to make a stout. (Submitted by Jérémie Tremblay ) A pair of microbreweries in the Lower St-Lawrence have released a new signature beer that uses a surprising ingredient: thousands of roasted crickets. La Baleine Endiablée in Rivière-Ouelle, Que., […]
It’s back!! (Picture: REX) The I’m A Celebrity campmates are in for a treat (well kind of) tonight as the two camps will reunite for the first time for a Bushtucker Trial. The main camp and the jungle jailhouse camp will be coming together to take part in a […]
STOP.…Don’t buy this book before you watch this video. Let’s eat bugs should have been a great beginners book as Entomophagy can be a difficult thing to start. ….Why eat insects? How to buy them? What to do with them? but this book does little to help answer these questions.
This 2nd edition was published in 2014 and back then this book might have been worth the money but not now.
Have you read this book? Let me know if you think it is worth this review in the comments below
RESOURCES & LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO:
LET’S EAT BUGS!: A Thought-Provoking Introduction to Edible Insects for Adventurous Teens and Adults: https://amzn.to/2LOWV54
Bugs for Beginners: the most complete guide to teach you how to cook edible insects: A cookbook with 75+ recipes and everything you need to know to eat a bug: https://amzn.to/2AO7hvS
5 Entomophagy Books for beginners: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3If4…
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AgriProtein breeds black soldier flies to create maggots, which it uses to make protein meal and oil that can be fed to animals. (agriprotein.com) The company behind the world’s first industrial-scale maggot farm based on organic waste plans to kick off its international expansion with a plant in California […]
BANGKOK, Oct 31 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Thai chef Surasit Buttama spent almost a decade cooking international food at upscale restaurants and hotels in the United States and Thailand, but he found his passion a few months ago at a Bangkok restaurant serving edible insects. His latest recipe consists […]
Richard Branson plucks a dried grasshopper from a jar, takes a bite, and pronounces the insect surprisingly tasty before slurping down a vegan yoghurt and offering to trial the concoction on Virgin Atlantic Airways flights. “I enjoy every minute of my life and the variety of what we do”: […]
THAILAND UNIQUE Review, Edible Insects/ In this video I’m going to show you the edible insects that I ordered from Thailand Unique.
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Eat Grub is the Uk’s leading supplier of edible insects, with a range of ento products ranging from dried mealworms, powdered crickets and crickets protein bars.
The Eat Grub the Ultimate Insect Cookbook has more than 55 entomophagy recipes covering starters, meals, desserts and even cocktails using easy to obtain ingredients, cricket powder, dried grasshoppers and crickets.
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Starting your journey into the exciting world of Entomophagy can be daunting and filled with lots of questions: Where do I buy Insects? How do I cook bugs?
In this podcast, I will take you through my top 5 books anyone interested in entomophagy needs to have
A FREE PDF download of these reviews can be found here – https://mailchi.mp/4d6efa97e16f/5-books
RESOURCES & LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
1 – Edible insects: Future prospects for food and feed security – http://www.fao.org/3/i3253e/i3253e.pdf
2 – Edible: An Adventure Into the World of Eating Insects and the Last Great Hope to Save the Planet – https://amzn.to/2LyVmXM
3 – Bugs for Beginners: the most complete guide to teach you how to cook edible insects – https://amzn.to/2LjA6Gq
4 – Insects: An Edible Field Guide – https://amzn.to/2PNuI2q
5 – Beetle McGrady Eats Bugs! – https://amzn.to/2LwiRk7
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Will kiwis be open to dining out on insects, new research suggests that they might. Mars Food’s investment in a group of Australian startups foreshadows a potentially radical change in the food to be produced by the multinational in the future. Mars has backed startups producing edible insects , […]
SWAPPING your favourite pizza for a crunchy insect sandwich might not sound like the most appealing option. But many are now munching on critters and bugs in a bid to aid weight-loss. Experts claim insects are high in protein, minerals and amino acids so it makes sense to eat […]
Cricket crisps and buffalo worm burgers could be as fashionable as sushi within a decade due to falling prices and a waning “yuck factor”, which analysts believe could push the bug protein market to a value of £6bn by 2030. A report has shone a spotlight on a market […]
Crickets are more environmentally-friendly than other animals, converting a wide range of organic waste products into nutritious food with about twice the efficiency of chickens and pigs Credit: Owen Fitzgerald/CRS School dinners are being given an unusual twist in Madagascar – ground-up crickets are being added to dishes as […]
A Lewiston company that makes and sells edible insects is planning a major expansion during the coming year as demand for crickets and other critters as snacks and garnishes grow.
Entosense LLC co-owner Bill Broadbent said edible insects are literally flying off the shelf. The company, located in the Hill Mill across from the Bates Mill complex, expanded its internet sales last month to start selling wholesale.
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Today on The Ento Podcast we have another a review of this month’s Insects as food and feed conference
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This was a two day Conference on Insects as Food and Feed, Special Interest Group and was held by the Royal Entomological Society on April 2-3, 2019 at the Royal Agricultural University in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England.
It brought together UK producers and users of insect-based products both as animal feed and as a novel protein source in human diets, where we had the opportunity to discuss the progress that has been made over the last year and exchange ideas.
Day one focused on insects as food, and day two examined insects as animal feed. Both days begin with a case study followed by three short presentations that outline developments and challenges in that sector.
Case Study 1 – Andy Holcroft from Grub Kitchen. Grub Kitchen is based on the award-winning visitor attraction, academic centre of excellence, and working farm- The Bug Farm
Case Study 2 – “Fantastic (mini) beasts & how not to kill them” – Gary Needham from Syngenta
Case Study 3 – “Technological enhancements for insect breeding” – Roko Bosnjak from Entocycle
Case Study 1 – “Multibox & the wider industry” – Paul Wright from Multibox
Case Study 2 – “Antimicrobial peptides in insect farming” – Chris Leonard & Tristan Cogan from IMBT
Case Study 3 – “Histology in insects” – Benjamin Kennedy – Veterinary Surgeon
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Feeding the world is a huge challenge as the population is expected to grow to 9.6 billion by 2050. Increasing income, in addition to improved living conditions, is seen as a driver in the rise of animal protein consumption worldwide. The rate of meat consumption is increasing swiftly in developing regions, namely Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. To meet the growing demand for animal protein in 2050, in developing countries, production has to double. Land area is limiting the ability to meet the demand of increasing meat consumption. Other problems associated with increased animal-protein production are environmental impact and spread of infectious diseases from animals to humans. Hence there is an urgent need to find an alternative protein source. India is the second largest country by population in the world and home of the highest number of malnourished children. A potential solution to this problem is the practice of eating insects, known as entomophagy. Even though insects and their products have been consumed by humans since ancient times, the practice is still considered taboo except in North eastern states of India. India, a country hosting more than 300 edible insect species, is still lagging behind in awareness and consumption of insects as food and feed. Insects are mainly reared for their products, silk, honey, carmine and lac and as biocontrol agents. Meanwhile, undernourishment remains a key problem in India, especially among children: thirty-eight percent of children under age five are stunted, 21 percent are wasted, and 36 percent are underweight. To reduce malnutrition and poverty through a sustainable protein alternative is essential for the further development of the country
With the platform of ‘rethink protein’ we aim to introduce entomophagy to battle malnutrition in India. The approach is through utilizing by-product of silkworm industry (pupae) as a food supplement. India is the second largest producer of silk. After reeling, pupae are usually thrown away and sometimes used as fertilizers or as poultry feed. Only in north eastern states of India silkworm pupae are eaten. In other parts of India, highly nutritious silkworm pupae, a by-product of silk industry, get wasted or sometimes used as fertilizer or poultry/fish feed. The cost of silkworm pupae is much lower than more conventional sources of protein, making it easy for people to have access to a protein rich food. 100g of silkworm pupae contains 55g of protein, 8.5g of fat, 6.5g of fiber, and 25.43g of carbohydrates. Silkworms are also rich in essential amino acids and are a good source of omega-3 fatty acids. They furthermore contain notable amounts of iron: around 7.3 mg/100 g pupal fresh weight and around 23.5 mg/100 g in dry pupae. With these properties, the consumption of silkworm pupae can contribute to combat Iron Deficiency Anemia (IDA), for which India is among the countries with the highest prevalence in the world. Hence, the aim of the project is to utilize silkworm pupae for food or food supplement and to increase food security in villages by providing access to protein rich food whilst reusing an agricultural by-product and reducing pollution caused by dumping of excess pupae. We work together with an educational institution, a government organization and private companies in planning this project, golden triangle for a successful innovation. We have also used concepts of SHARP (Sustainable, Healthy, Affordable, Reliable, and Preferable) in the project. As one Japanese proverb says, “none of us are as smart as all of us”; we as a team are aiming for the entomophagy revolution in Southern India to reduce the rate of malnutrition.
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Technical Research Center of Finland, VTT has developed food ingredients from mealworms and crickets, which are expected to be used in food processing in the future.
The raw materials based in insects can be used to produce meatballs and falafel, said VTT in a press release issued on Thursday.
Researchers at VTT have developed a dry fractionation method, which can easily produce insect fractions with different flavors and degrees of coarseness, it said.
Fat is removed from the insects before the fractionation, so the insect fractions contain up to 80 percent of crude protein. The insect fractions are suitable ingredients for various solid foods.
VTT said it has tested the fractions as raw materials to make meatballs and falafel balls by replacing 5 percent to 18 percent of ingredients.
As a result, a small addition of the insect fractions into falafel ingredients tripled the protein content of falafel balls, as insects are rich in high-quality protein, explained VTT.
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For most folks in the United States and Europe, the thought of eating bugs is repulsive. For the majority of people everywhere else, it’s just part of life.
And while crunching on a cricket or slurping down a grub (ala Simba in Lion King) seems like something only people on Fear Factor would consider, the truth is, insects are an excellent source of protein.
That’s why food science researchers at BYU, led by assistant professor Laura Jefferies, are looking at how to process insects, specifically crickets, to make them more palatable to the western world.
“By themselves they taste kind of earthy, but when you eat them with other things they don’t necessarily have their own flavor,” said student Fred Bassett. “I’ve had them chocolate covered and the taste and texture is a lot like a Kit Kat bar.”
“But,” adds Jefferies, “Most people [in the western world] don’t want to eat a whole cricket.”
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The edible bug industry is looking for some fresh bites.
Last year, the U.S.-based North American Edible Insects Coalition took steps to get itself off the ground, launching its first annual meeting. Meanwhile, other groups like Little Herdshave also tried to stake a claim on this market in the United States. In Europe, there are at least three organizations promoting the concept of edible insects.
The newest addition to the list? The ASEAN Food and Feed Insects Association (AFFIA), which launched in August. (ASEAN stands for Association of Southeast Asian Nations.)
In an article for Food Navigator, Massimo Reverberi, whose Thailand-based company Bugsolutely is among AFFIA’s founding members, noted that Southeast Asia is a stronger market for insect-based food products than other parts of the world, but the organization still faces a bit of an uphill battle.
While messaging and public education will be a priority, AFFIA will put a strong focus on building up guidelines and best practices for an industry with little oversight or standardization, Reverberi said:
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BY ERNIE SMITH – Associations Now
TORONTO — Imagine grabbing a mealworm powder smoothie for breakfast, snacking on chocolate chip and cricket cookies at work and coming home to a big bowl of pasta drenched in a cricket bolognese sauce.
A number of entrepreneurs are banking on this environmentally friendly, nutritionally dense protein hopping into the average Joe’s diet and are cooking up products to help make these critters a pantry staple.
“It’s moving away from the novelty. It’s moving away from the fear factor,” says Eli Cadesky, co-founder and CEO of C-fu Foods in Toronto.
The company sells textured insect proteins that can replace traditional meat, soy, eggs or dairy when cooking. His second company, One Hop Kitchen, uses the product to make two bolognese sauces — one with crickets and the other with mealworm.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations encourages entomophagy — or the eating of insects — because of its environmental and health benefits.
Most insects likely produce less greenhouse gases, require less water and feed, and need less land than traditional livestock, according to the FAO. They also tend to be high in fatty acids, fibre and micronutrients, and don’t tend to transmit diseases to humans.
A bottle of One Hop Kitchen’s pasta sauce costs US$9.99.
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By Aleksandra Sagan, The Canadian Press