Bakeys

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]

Bakeys
Bakeys Foods Private Limited
Private
IndustryFood, tableware
Founded2010
FounderNarayana Peesapaty Qayam Hashmi (Manager)
HeadquartersGolconda Cross Road, Musheerabad,
Hyderabad, Telangana
,
India
Area served
Worldwide
ProductsEdible cutlery, spoons
Number of employees
30 (2016)
Websitewww.bakeys.com

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 24 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$35,000) from 1500+ backers through Ketto with its initial goal being only ₹1 lakh (US$1,400).[8] Following this support, the company started a Kickstarter campaign to increase its reach.[4][9] In April 2016, the company had 30 employees.[6] As of May 2017 the company had not yet started shipping to backers of the Kickstarter campaign, though shipments of the spoons to customers in India, has been proceeding without issue.[10] In January 2019, Narayana Peesapaty was arrested for allegedly cheating the Bank of Maharashtra of ₹2.5 crore (US$350,000) [11][12]

References
  1. "About us", Bakeys, retrieved 31 May 2016
  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. 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. Garfield, Leanna (1 April 2016), "These real-life Willy Wonka spoons are completely edible", Tech Insider, retrieved 31 May 2016
  6. 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
  10. "Kickstarter Campaign Update", Kickstarter, 19 January 2017
  11. "Hyderabad: One held for cheating Bank of Maharashtra", The Sisat Daily, 1 February 2019
  12. "PressReader.com - Your favorite newspapers and magazines". www.pressreader.com. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
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