🍃 Born from Chaos, Built on Chill
London mornings: grey, hectic, rushed.
I was working a classic soul-draining 9–5—barely awake, constantly running late, and definitely not the kind of person making oats with chia and a smile at 6am.
Most mornings, I’d grab a yoghurt pouch because it was quick… but it never filled me up, and it always left me feeling kind of meh. I tried store-bought chia puddings, but they came in clunky pots with no spoon and zero practicality. Cute idea. Zero convenience.
And that’s when I thought:
Where’s the grab-and-go snack that actually works?
One that keeps you full, tastes good, and doesn’t come with weird ingredients or sugar overload?
🌴 The Vibe Shift: From Southeast Asia to Squeeze Snacks
I grew up in Southeast Asia, where the mornings were slow, sunny, and always started with real food—mangoes, papayas, dragon fruit, coconuts. Fresh, colourful, full of flavour. Breakfast was barefoot and beautiful.
So when I moved to the UK and faced shelves full of “banana-flavoured” misery and "basic flavoured berry"
Yeah. I missed home. I missed my smoothie bowls. I missed breakfast that felt like self-care—not survival.
That’s when I got to work:
A tropical chia seed pudding, made with creamy coconut milk, real fruit, and ingredients that actually fuel you. All in a fun, squeezable pouch you can take anywhere.
🐻 The Name? It Found Me.
One day, while spiralling mid-commute, The Bare Necessities came on. Baloo the bear’s voice in my ears: carefree, wise, totally unbothered. He wasn’t burned out. He wasn’t hustling. He was thriving—off fruit, naps, and jungle vibes.
That’s when it clicked.
Baloo was the blueprint.
Add in my lifelong obsession with coconuts—creamy, tropical, endlessly nourishing—and the name basically named itself:
✨ Coco Baloo
A snack brand that feels like a slow morning in Bali, even when you’re running for the train.
