Bakeys
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 Bakeys’ logo | |
| Bakeys Foods Private Limited | |
| Company type | Private |
| Industry | Food, tableware |
| Founded | 2010 |
| Founder | Narayana Peesapaty Qayam Hashmi (Manager) |
| Headquarters | Golconda Cross Road, Musheerabad, , India |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | Edible cutlery, spoons |
Number of employees | 30 (2016) |
| Website | none |
Bakeys (sometimes also known as Bakey's) is an Indian edible cutlery manufacturing startup company based in Hyderabad, Telangana.[1] 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.[2][3]
Out of business
[edit]Since 2017, the Kickstarter linked to the business has not been updated due to complications and fraud, as stated in this newspaper.
Products
[edit]Bakeys uses different types of flours to bake single-use edible spoons, forks, and chopsticks, which can be consumed after their intended use.[3][4] Since 2010, it has sold more than 1.5 million pieces of cutlery throughout India.[5] 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.[4] As of April 2016, the company only ships its products within India.[4]
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.[3][5] 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.[1] The spoons are manufactured in several flavors, such as cumin, mint-ginger, carrot-beetroot and sugar.[4][6])
History
[edit]Bakeys was founded by Narayana Peesapathy in 2010 in Hyderabad. In April 2016, it earned a crowd-funding of around ₹25 lakh (US$29,000) from 1500+ backers through Ketto with its initial goal being only ₹1 lakh (US$1,200).[7] Following this support, the company started a Kickstarter campaign to increase its reach.[3][8] In April 2016, the company had 30 employees.[5] 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 continued without issue.[9] In January 2019, Narayana Peesapaty was arrested for allegedly cheating the Bank of Maharashtra of ₹2.5 crore (equivalent to ₹3.1 crore or US$360,000 in 2023).[10][11][12]
References
[edit]- ^ a b 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
- ^ a b c d 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
- ^ a b c d Garfield, Leanna (1 April 2016), "These real-life Willy Wonka spoons are completely edible", Tech Insider, retrieved 31 May 2016
- ^ a b c Thomas, Anu (21 April 2016), "Edible Spoons: Bakeys' Narayana Peesapathy scoops up accolades with his innovative idea", The Economic Times, archived from the original on 5 May 2016, 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
- ^ "Kickstarter Campaign Update", Kickstarter, 19 January 2017
- ^ Sameer (1 February 2019). "Hyderabad: One held for cheating Bank of Maharashtra". The Siasat Daily – Archive. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ https://www.pressreader.com/india/deccan-chronicle/20190201/281728385751607. Retrieved 17 May 2023 – via PressReader.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "STATEMENT ABOUT BAKEYS FOODS PVT. LTD. AND NARAYANA PEESAPATY BY ANU KASHYAP DURR". anukashyapdurr.co.in. Retrieved 17 May 2023.