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Bristol Small Business Creates Buzz With 'Bee's Wrap'

Bees Wrap is used as an alternative to plastic wrap and sandwich bags and is made by a team in Bristol.
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Bees Wrap is used as an alternative to plastic wrap and sandwich bags and is made by a team in Bristol.

A Bristol entrepreneur's homemade food packaging product was growing nicely and sustainably until a Buzzfeed video featuring the company went viral last year. Sarah Kaeck, founder of Bee's Wrap, quickly ramped up production as the interest threatened to overwhelm capacity.

Now, tucked up next to the river in Bristol, in a workshop which smells like honey, Kaeck is managing a staff of 20 and overseeing production of the beeswax-and-cotton-based food wrap, a reusable alternative to plastic bags and Saran wrap.

Vermont Edition host Jane Lindholm visited Kaeck's manufacturing hub and to talk about the evolution of Bee's Wrap from side hustle to full time gig.

Broadcast Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018 at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.

Jane Lindholm is the host, executive producer and creator of But Why: A Podcast For Curious Kids. In addition to her work on our international kids show, she produces special projects for Vermont Public. Until March 2021, she was host and editor of the award-winning Vermont Public program Vermont Edition.
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