Blulabs

Name

Blulabs

Legal name

Blulabs LLC

Website

https://blulabs.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Supply Chain & Manufacturing Services

NAICS

Sanitary Paper Product Manufacturing (322291)

SIC

Papers & Allied Products (2600)

akta.pro primary industry

Packaging Recovery & Closed-Loop Programs (Take-Back, Deposit-Return, EPR Support) (IMALAMAF)

Keywords

• Private label manufacturing
• Supply chain management
• Sustainable packaging products
• Inflight service supplies
• Disposable food service

Headquarters

HQ city

Coconut Creek

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Supply Chain Services: Blulabs generates revenue through providing comprehensive supply chain services including reliable sourcing, manufacturing, freight coordination, inventory planning, and supply chain execution. The company operates a capex-light global manufacturing and logistics model.
2. Product Sales: Sale of manufactured products including single-use plastic alternatives, sustainable packaging, disposable food service items, janitorial supplies, and retail products through their own brands like Fungiments, Blutable, and BluZen.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Blulabs operates as an outsourced supply chain, sourcing, manufacturing, and logistics partner, delivering sustainable disposable products—including its Universal Cup, wheat lignin cutlery and straws, and plastic-free organic packaging—to enterprise customers. Its offerings span private-label and branded product lines (Fungiments, Blutable, BluzenGloves, NTS Brand) produced through a diversified manufacturing network across 10 countries and four continents. The company's value is delivered through long-cycle enterprise partnerships, not one-off product transactions.

Product overview

Blulabs is a global supply chain, sourcing, manufacturing, and logistics partner operating across 10 countries and 4 continents. The company offers a portfolio of proprietary brands including Fungiments (retail/supplements), Blutable (retail), BluzenGloves (biodegradable gloves), and NTS Brand (janitorial/sanitation), alongside sustainable aviation products Universal Cup, Wheat Lignin Cutlery & Straws, and Plastic-Free Organic Packaging. The portfolio is anchored by a core supply chain platform providing sourcing, manufacturing, freight coordination, and inventory planning services, with an AI-enabled supply chain intelligence platform under development for real-time optimization and disruption prediction.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Fungiments: Blulabs brand focused on retail, food & supplement products.
• Blutable

Products and services

• Universal Cup Universal Cup is a flagship sustainable disposable cup line developed by Blulabs for use across airline, hospitality, and food service channels. It is part of the company's core branded offering of compostable and plastic-free service ware.
• Wheat Lignin Cutlery & Straws A product line of compostable cutlery and straws manufactured from wheat lignin, a bio-based material, marketed to airlines, hospitality, and food service customers seeking plastic-free alternatives to traditional disposables.
• Plastic-Free Organic Packaging Plastic-free organic packaging line developed by Blulabs as a sustainable alternative to conventional plastic packaging, supplied to enterprise customers across food service and retail channels.
• Fungiments Fungiments is a Blulabs sub-brand offering sustainable disposable products, extending the company's portfolio beyond its flagship Universal Cup and wheat lignin lines.
• Blutable Blutable is a Blulabs sub-brand in the company's portfolio of sustainable disposable products, supporting diversification across customer channels.
• BluzenGloves BluzenGloves is a Blulabs sub-brand extending the company's disposable product portfolio into gloves for janitorial, sanitation, food service, and related B2B channels.
• NTS Brand NTS Brand is a Blulabs sub-brand contributing to the company's diversified portfolio of disposable products for enterprise customers.
• Supply Chain, Sourcing, Manufacturing & Logistics Services End-to-end outsourced supply chain services — sourcing, manufacturing coordination, and global logistics — delivered to enterprise customers including major U.S. airlines, hospitality, food service, janitorial, and retail operators. The service is the company's primary value proposition, with physical products delivered as part of the engagement.

Quantifiable outcome

• 40% CAGR growth since 2020
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Delta Air LinescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term program partner. Blulabs supplies sustainable products to Delta and is featured in Delta's sustainability case study for eliminating 7 million pounds of single-use plastic through new paper cups.
• American AirlinescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSince entering commercial aviation in 2021, Blulabs delivered 80 million cups to American Airlines through the height of the pandemic. Ongoing supply relationship.
• United AirlinescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRecently awarded exclusive three-year universal supply contract with United Airlines.
• JetBluecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term program partner for onboard service products.
• Alaska AirlinescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term program partner for onboard service products.
• Performance Food Group (PFG)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPFG contracted Blulabs to produce a line of compostable and PFAS-free food service products under its First Marc brand. PFG has also committed to reducing its carbon footprint by 30% by 2030.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Pactiv Evergreen: Pactiv Evergreen is one of the largest North American foodservice and food merchandising packaging producers, with a broad portfolio of cups, containers, and cartons. It is a broader incumbent competitor rather than a pure sustainable specialist, but overlaps with Blulabs in foodservice disposables.
• Novolex: Novolex is a large North American packaging manufacturer with a broad portfolio spanning paper, plastic, and sustainable products, and is the parent of Eco-Products. It competes with Blulabs across foodservice, janitorial, and retail channels as a much larger incumbent.
• Huhtamaki: Huhtamaki is a global foodservice and consumer goods packaging company operating across fiber-based and plastic packaging. Its flexible packaging and foodservice segments make it a broader incumbent competitor to Blulabs' sustainable packaging offerings.
• Genpak: Genpak manufactures foodservice packaging including cups, containers, lids, and tableware. It serves similar foodservice and distribution channels as Blulabs, but with a broader, less sustainability-specialized product mix.

Direct peers

• BioPak: BioPak produces compostable and bioplastic packaging for foodservice, hospitality, and retail. Its product range and customer base in sustainable disposables directly overlap with Blulabs' Universal Cup and wheat-lignin cutlery offerings.
• World Centric: World Centric designs and sells compostable foodservice products including cups, cutlery, and containers. It shares Blulabs' mission-driven focus on replacing single-use plastics and serves similar enterprise foodservice and institutional customers.
• Anchor Packaging: Anchor Packaging manufactures rigid and flexible foodservice packaging, including microwaveable and sustainable containers. Its product lines overlap with Blulabs' foodservice and janitorial/sanitation offerings to distributors and large operators.
• Eco-Products (Novolex): Eco-Products is a Novolex-owned brand specializing in compostable foodservice disposables including cups, plates, and cutlery. It is the closest direct competitor to Blulabs' SUPD-compliant, plant-based disposable portfolio serving enterprise foodservice and hospitality customers.
• Sabert Corporation: Sabert is a foodservice packaging manufacturer with a growing sustainable product line, offering compostable and recycled-content containers, cutlery, and packaging. It directly competes with Blulabs in supplying restaurant and foodservice operators with sustainable disposables.
• Vegware: Vegware manufactures compostable foodservice packaging made from plant-based materials such as PLA, bagasse, and palm leaf. It competes head-to-head with Blulabs in supplying compostable cups, cutlery, and containers to foodservice, hospitality, and airline caterers in Europe and globally.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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