G.I. wheat-products plant to be featured on History Channel
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By The Lincoln Journal Star
Wheatware, operating in Grand Island as a “green technology” company, is turning wheat into products that will be showcased on the History Channel’s Modern Marvels show.
This episode of Modern Marvels will explore the world of wheat. Tracing its roots to early civilizations for making bread and beer, to a future in which wheat has been transformed into biodegradable plastic-like products called Wheatware.
Titled “Wheat” on the History Channel, it premiers Thursday at 8 p.m. Central time, Wheatware said.
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The show finale was filmed during a one-day shoot at the Wheatware.com factory in Grand Island, according to a company release.
Showcasing their biodegradable hangers, golf tees, coasters, guitar picks, drumsticks and more, Wheatware CEO Warren Kirsch and President Katherine Patton said their mission is to save forests and reduce dependence on oil.
“These are precision instrumens, they’re not just kids’ stuff,” said Kirsch in a telephone interview.
A Californian who said his mother was born, reared and educated in Lincoln, Kirsch said he’s been working on the company for four years.
“We have over 5.6 acres of manufacturing and office space in Grand Island and Cairo,” Kirsch said.
Wheatware says its master distributor, Harris Musical Company, has signed up over 200 music stores with the product line, and the products are just now being carried by three other major US music distributors, Hanser Music Group, Southland, and Black Mountain.
The products are sold overseas in the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and other nations, Wheatware said.
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