Two teens from Malaga create a vegan, gluten-free and edible cutlery business: Six cafes have already stocked their vanilla-flavoured coffee stirrers [Video]

TWO young entrepreneurs have won praise across Spain for their edible cutlery business.

Malaga-based Ivan Marmolejo, 19, and best friend Jose Robles, now 20, are the founders of Plash, a company which makes 100% edible, vegan and gluten-free coffee stirrers.

The lads have known each other since high school and have spent years trying to bring their product to market.

Ivan told El Español: “At school we started doing our first tests, and we opened a few online stores that didn’t go very well.”

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They both decided to study a degree in Entrepreneurial Leadership and Innovation at the University of Mondragon – during which they enjoyed a tip to the University of Costa Rica, where they fell in love …