Bakeys


Bakeys
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 www.bakeys.com

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

  1. ↑ "About us", Bakeys, retrieved 31 May 2016
  2. 1 2 Markham, Derek (28 March 2016), "Move over, disposable utensils, because Bakeys edible cutlery is here", TreeHugger, retrieved 31 May 2016
  3. ↑ "Profile of the founder", Bakeys, retrieved 31 May 2016
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. ↑ Boult, Adam (16 March 2016), "Edible cutlery: could this simple invention help save the world?", Telegraph, retrieved 31 May 2016
  8. ↑ "Eat Your Spoon", Ketto, retrieved 31 May 2016
  9. ↑ "Edible Cutlery: The Future of Eco Friendly Utensils", Kickstarter, April 2016, retrieved 31 May 2016

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