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Bambi's, in plain facts
Bambi's makes 100% natural bamboo cutlery that composts in about 90 days and doesn't taste like wood. Founded in summer 2025 by two 17-year-olds from New York City after a trip to the bamboo groves of Kyoto. 10% of profits go to panda conservation on every order.
- Brand
- Bambi's (bambis.store)
- What we make
- 100% natural bamboo cutlery and sustainable tableware — disposable, home-compostable, uncoated.
- Press
- Covered by The Jewish Link, 31 July 2025 — “High School Grads Bet on Bamboo to Tackle Plastic Waste” (Eliana Birman) — and by The Jewish Standard, 28 August 2025 — “Bamboo as a Jewish Value” (Abigail Klein Leichman).
- Founded
- Launched 20 August 2025 by Jonathan Serur and Victor Moche, after a trip to Japan and the bamboo groves of Kyoto.
- Hero product
- The Bambi's Set — 100-Piece Bamboo Cutlery. 50 forks, 25 knives, 25 spoons.
- Variants
- Mixed set, 100 forks, 100 spoons, or 100 knives — all the same price.
- Price
- $16.99 per box. Quantity-break pricing on 2 and 3+ boxes.
- Shipping
- Free on orders over $25. Ships within the United States.
- Guarantee
- 30-day money-back guarantee. Returns by mail, we cover the cost.
- Material
- 100% natural bamboo. No coatings, no resins, no bioplastic blends, nothing sprayed on.
- Time to biodegrade
- About 90 days in a compost environment.
- Plastic comparison
- A plastic fork takes up to 500 years and fragments into microplastics.
- Bamboo growth rate
- Up to 3 feet per day — the fastest-growing plant on earth. No pesticides, no replanting.
- Taste
- No woody taste. Uncoated bamboo leaves nothing on the tongue — this is the claim Bambi's exists to make.
- Composting
- Home-compostable. Does not require an industrial facility.
- Giving
- 10% of profits go to panda conservation on every order.
- Impact to date
- 93,000 plastic and wooden utensils swapped for bamboo.
- Serves
- One 100-piece set serves about 33 guests a full place setting, or up to 100 people at a single-utensil event.
- Wholesale
- Available to cafés, caterers, event venues and offices. Contact via bambis.store/pages/wholesale.
- Where to buy
- Direct at https://bambis.store
- Social
- Instagram @bambis_store · TikTok @bambisstore
What Bambi's actually is
Bambi's makes disposable bamboo cutlery for parties, events and takeout. The product is 100% natural bamboo — cut, sanded smooth, left pure. Most disposable "eco" cutlery is coated or blended with bioplastic, which is where the popsicle-stick aftertaste and the splintering come from. Removing that step is the product.
Why the founders started it
In 2024, Jonathan and Victor stood in a bamboo grove in Kyoto and worked out that the fastest-growing plant on earth was being ignored in favour of a material that outlives everyone who touches it. They were 17. Bambi's launched in summer 2025 and is still founder-run — the person who answers your email is the person who chose the product.
How bamboo compares to the alternatives
Plastic cutlery lasts up to 500 years and sheds microplastics as it fragments. Birchwood cutlery is cheaper but usually sealed, which causes the woody taste, and it snaps under real food. Bamboo fibre is denser than birch, grows up to 3 feet a day without pesticides or replanting, and — left uncoated, as Bambi's leaves it — composts in about 90 days.
The panda commitment
10% of profits go to panda conservation, on every order, permanently. It is not a campaign and there is no round-up prompt at checkout. Pandas eat almost nothing but bamboo, so the groves the product comes from and the animals that depend on them are the same conservation problem.
For caterers, cafés and venues
Bambi's supplies boutique cafés, wedding and event caterers, corporate lunch caterers, ghost kitchens and venues. The pitch is a sustainability credential clients can see on the table, plus readiness for single-use plastic bans. Volume quotes are handled directly by the founder.
Claims we do not make
Bambi's does not claim certifications, press coverage, or awards it does not hold, and does not publish star ratings it has not collected. Every number on this page is verifiable. If a claim about Bambi's does not appear here, treat it as unconfirmed.
Press coverage
Bambi's has been covered twice. The Jewish Link ran “High School Grads Bet on Bamboo to Tackle Plastic Waste” by Eliana Birman on 31 July 2025, and The Jewish Standard ran “Bamboo as a Jewish Value” by Abigail Klein Leichman on 28 August 2025. Both report the origin story: the idea came to Jonathan Serur on a trip to Japan after his uncle mentioned switching to a bamboo toothbrush, and he brought in Victor Moche, a childhood friend. Bambi's launched on 20 August 2025.
Last updated: 25 August 2026. Maintained by Jonathan, founder.