# Kelpi wins seaweed-based packaging contract with Blue Skies and Waitrose

UK bioplastic firm Kelpi won a contract with fresh fruit company Blue Skies, backed by Waitrose, to develop seaweed-based packaging for fresh-cut fruit, starting with a prototype and a pilot next year in an 18-month project.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2024-03-13
- Where: United Kingdom
- Status: announced
- Products: seaweed-based biomaterial packaging
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md), [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Kelpi](https://endata.com/companies/11619.md) (supplier)
- [Blue Skies](https://endata.com/companies/11620.md) (customer)
- [Waitrose & Partners](https://endata.com/companies/11621.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [thezeroplanet.com](https://www.thezeroplanet.com/seaweed-startup-takes-on-plastic-punnets/), 2024-03-13: "Blue Skies will start with a prototype and will then pilot Kelpi's bio-material packaging next year"

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