Tableware from Sugarcane by Yash Pakka -Chuk

Millions of tons of sugarcane waste, also known as bagasse, is produced every year. And India grows the second-most sugarcane of any country in the world. That's why Yash Pakka's brand Chuk is creating tableware out of the waste that is usually burned for fuel. How Plates Made From Sugarcane Could Help India's Plastic Problem.

Yash Pakka Ltd was started in 1981 in Ayodhya. Passing the test of times and emerging only stronger, the company now makes Rs 300 crore turnover by making sustainable paper and tableware out of sugarcane waste, and aims to touch Rs 1,400 crore by 2025.

The story of Ved Krishna’s -Chairman of Yash Pakka's 'Chuk' is the perfect example of the saying: ‘when one door closes, another one opens’. Ved had always dreamt of becoming an Air Force pilot. However, destiny had other plans for him. Ved is no stranger to business. From early on, he saw his father, KK Jhunjhunwala, build a paper mill from scratch in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh. Established in 1981, Yash Pakka started by making wrapping papers out of sugarcane waste. 

“I have seen my parents working as a team. My father is my role model and he always considered my mother as a trustee in his business,” says Ved. At one point, Ved’s father was even considering selling off the business. But now more than 40 years later, Yash Pakka Ltd is a Rs 300 crore turnover company. In an in-depth interview with SMBStory, Ved, Founder and Vice-Chairman of Yash Pakka Ltd (a BSE listed entity), talks about how his father established the business and how Ved became a part of the company, which is now one of India’s largest enterprises making packaging paper, moulded foodservice products, and value-added products made out of sugarcane waste.

CHUK – a 100 percent compostable and biodegradable tableware brand that helps businesses enable their customers to 'eat safe.' 

CHUK’s products are made from sugarcane residue that is completely compostable and serves as a replacement for styrofoam tableware and single-use plastic