Bakeys
Bakey's logo | |
Bakeys Foods Private Limited | |
Private | |
Industry | Food, tableware |
Founded | 2010 |
Founder | Narayana Peesapaty |
Headquarters | Golconda Cross Road, Musheerabad, Hyderabad, Telangana, India |
Area served | Worldwide |
Products | Edible cutlery, spoons |
Number of employees | 1300 (2016) |
Website |
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Bakeys (sometimes also known as Bakey's) is an Indian edible cutlery manufacturing startup company based in Hyderabad, Telangana.[1][2] Bakeys was founded in 2010 by former ICRISAT researcher Narayana Peesapaty as an eco-friendly alternative to disposable utensils prepared with plastic, wood and bamboo, such as bamboo chopsticks.[3][4] Peesapaty has stated that he has hopes for the products to contribute to waste reduction and lessen plastic utensil waste in India.[4][5] It has been estimated that 120 billion plastic utensils are thrown in the garbage by Indian diners annually.[4][6]
Products
Bakeys uses different types of flours to bake single-use edible spoons, forks and chopsticks which can be consumed after their intended use.[4][5] Since 2010, it has sold more than 1.5 million pieces of cutlery throughout India.[6] As of April 2016, the company only markets edible spoons, but has plans to expand its operations to begin distribution of forks and chopsticks with income from a Kickstarter funding campaign.[5] As of April 2016, the company only ships its products within India.[5]
The products are vegetarian, and are manufactured using with all-natural ingredients, (primarily) sorghum (jowar), and other types of flours such as wheat, rice, and millet.[4][6] The spoons have a shelf-life of 18 months and are so made that they will naturally decompose between 3 and 7 days after use if not consumed.[2] The spoons are manufactured in several flavors, such as cumin, mint-ginger, carrot-beetroot and sugar.[5][7]
History
Bakeys was founded by Narayana Peesapathy in 2010 in Hyderabad. In April 2016, it earned a crowd-funding of around ₹25 lakh (US$37,000) from 1500+ backers through Ketto with its initial goal being only ₹1 lakh (US$1,500).[8] Following this support, the company started a Kickstarter campaign to increase its reach.[4][9] In April 2016, the company had 1300 employees.[6]
References
- ↑ "About us", Bakeys, retrieved 31 May 2016
- 1 2 Markham, Derek (28 March 2016), "Move over, disposable utensils, because Bakeys edible cutlery is here", TreeHugger, retrieved 31 May 2016
- ↑ "Profile of the founder", Bakeys, retrieved 31 May 2016
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Micu, Alexandra (30 March 2016), "India's Bakey edible spoon does two of my favorite things: limits dishes and plastic waste", ZME Science, retrieved 31 May 2016
- 1 2 3 4 5 Garfield, Leanna (1 April 2016), "These real-life Willy Wonka spoons are completely edible", Tech Insider, retrieved 31 May 2016
- 1 2 3 4 Thomas, Anu (21 April 2016), "Edible Spoons: Bakeys' Narayana Peesapathy scoops up accolades with his innovative idea", The Economic Times (India), retrieved 31 May 2016
- ↑ Boult, Adam (16 March 2016), "Edible cutlery: could this simple invention help save the world?", Telegraph, retrieved 31 May 2016
- ↑ "Eat Your Spoon", Ketto, retrieved 31 May 2016
- ↑ "Edible Cutlery: The Future of Eco Friendly Utensils", Kickstarter, April 2016, retrieved 31 May 2016