Entrepreneurs gathered at Cardiff Metropolitan University alongside Prince William to discuss investment in the sector and display products based on what Derek Walker, Future Generations Commissioner for Wales, dubbed the super-power of seaweed. The prince chatted to Pierre Paslier, co-founder and co-chief executive officer of Notpla, which supplies seaweed packaging to major sporting and music venues across the country. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00Thank you very much for coming out to see us, it's a pleasure to be here.
00:31We were talking about ropes actually the other day, I was at NCR, and going out and
00:37just creating lots of boxes.
00:39It's a pleasure to see both of you.
00:41Very nice to meet you.
00:42Nice to see you.
00:43Do you live around here?
00:44Yeah, we're a buyer refinery, we set up in Ireland, we've been doing seaweed for about
00:5030 years now.
00:51It's a plant from an Egyptian company.
00:55Thank you very much.
00:56Thank you.
00:57My wife's sick.
01:00You spotted me just before the air shaft.
01:02I've got more celebrity than I've been getting.
01:24So you're welcome to try and see what I've got.
01:27Is it seaweed based?
01:28Seaweed based, it's made from kelp and dulse.
01:31Kelp and dulse?
01:32That's the original, and it's a raspberry bit tied.
01:36It's original is from the UK, so it's a bit different.
01:40It's like an energy drink?
01:41It is, yeah.
01:42So what's your name?
01:45I'm Joe.
01:46I'm Joe.
01:47I'm Joe Whitehammer.
01:48I'm Joe Whitehammer.
01:49We're sat outside the plant.
01:50We're on a cake.
01:51We're on a cake.
01:52Where does the saturated fat come from?
01:55Is it a pie?
01:56Is it a pastry?
01:58Majority is from the pastry.
01:59Obviously, we use a significant amount of shortening,
02:01our health growth, et cetera.
02:02Because what you're saying about seaweed,
02:03it doesn't have that long a shelf life.
02:05It's more of the bars.
02:07So because they're made with natural ingredients
02:10and they don't have any artificial preservatives in there,
02:13and the packaging is paper-based,
02:15with a bioplastic in film,
02:17we also use non-detachable packaging as well
02:19for our devices.
02:20Of course.
02:21Good.
02:23We're just going up to a company tomorrow in Monmouth
02:25and we're looking for ways to choose different types of food
02:28for a barbecue and a grill.
02:31And, yeah, one of the reasons we're so busy
02:34is because of the conversations that are going on.
02:36It makes me brave!
02:37It makes me brave!
02:41We're over there.
02:42All the bosses are all out here.
02:43They'll see you here.
02:44I know.
02:45What do you do for a living?
02:46I'm an administrator.
02:47OK.
02:48This is my colleague Kate.
02:49Hello.
02:50Your wife's name's Kate?
02:51Yes, absolutely.
02:52Very nice to see you.
02:53School administrator?
02:54Which school is it you're in?
02:55School of Health Sciences and Education.
02:57School of Health Sciences and Education.
02:58I've got a quick tour of all the products to eat and not eat.
03:01Yeah.
03:02You're hungry.
03:03Right, let's take a quick bite.