Bakeys

Bakeys (sometimes also known as Bakey's) is an Indian edible cutlery manufacturing startup company based in Hyderabad, Telangana. 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. Peesapaty has stated that he has hopes for the products to contribute to waste reduction and lessen plastic utensil waste in India. It has been estimated that 120 billion plastic utensils are thrown in the garbage by Indian diners annually.

Products

Bakeys uses different types of flours to bake single-use edible spoons, forks and chopsticks which can be consumed after their intended use. Since 2010, it has sold more than 1.5 million pieces of cutlery throughout India. 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. As of April 2016, the company only ships its products within India.

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. 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. The spoons are manufactured in several flavors, such as cumin, mint-ginger, carrot-beetroot and sugar.

History

Bakeys was founded by Narayana Peesapathy in 2010 in Hyderabad. In April 2016, it earned a crowd-funding of around from 1500+ backers through Ketto with its initial goal being only . Following this support, the company started a Kickstarter campaign to increase its reach. In April 2016, the company had 30 employees.