<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><ns2:project xmlns:ns1="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api" xmlns:ns2="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/project" xmlns:ns3="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/fund" xmlns:ns4="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/person" xmlns:ns5="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/project/outcome" xmlns:ns6="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/organisation" ns1:created="2026-06-03T15:52:43Z" ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/projects/07870165-4883-4779-8659-AF545566A5CD" ns1:id="07870165-4883-4779-8659-AF545566A5CD"><ns1:links><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/persons/578EF1E3-935A-45C3-86FB-534EEA34365C" ns1:rel="PM_PER"/><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/organisations/CA5E2136-543E-4BB4-B656-9663461C5414" ns1:rel="LEAD_ORG"/><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/organisations/CA5E2136-543E-4BB4-B656-9663461C5414" ns1:rel="PARTICIPANT_ORG"/><ns1:link ns1:end="2023-11-30T00:00:00Z" ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/funds/AA9CFA39-8BC0-4558-8457-F7BA8538BC6C" ns1:rel="FUND" ns1:start="2023-05-31T23:00:00Z"/></ns1:links><ns2:identifiers><ns2:identifier ns2:type="RCUK">10076411</ns2:identifier></ns2:identifiers><ns2:title>Ground-breaking sustainable pet food manufacture in the UK</ns2:title><ns2:status>Closed</ns2:status><ns2:grantCategory>Grant for R&amp;D</ns2:grantCategory><ns2:leadFunder>Innovate UK</ns2:leadFunder><ns2:abstractText>Some Grub will develop a game-changing range of planet-friendly cold-pressed pet food, made in the UK, utilising local manufacturing expertise. 

Our new UK-made product range will tackle pet food's huge environmental impact by creating new genuinely healthy, sustainable options for all dog owners. It will also provide a viable insect-based alternative to feeding raw meat. 

Our products will be made with mealworm, a delicious and complete animal protein that has huge untapped potential to help combat the climate crisis. 

There are few manufacturing materials that can promise such game-changing sustainability benefits as mealworms. They use up c.96% less land, water and CO2 than beef - the most common protein found in dog food. 

This project will be a major step forward in creating a truly circular economy in the UK.</ns2:abstractText></ns2:project>