Roman Devivo
Co-founder of Coco Symbiosis
Managing Director
Antje Spors
Co-founder of Coco Symbiosis
Marketing Director
Our story in a timeline
Humble beginings
First shipment to the US with initial investment of only $1,900.
Fast growth
Start of monthly US import of untreated raw young Thai baby coconuts via airfreight into Los Angeles. Sold during private parties in Malibu and as mail order.
Now in stores
First untreated young Thai airfreight coconuts sold at Wholefoods and organic stores in Los Angeles and New York.
From coconut to bottle
First bottles raw organic coconut water shipped to the US.
Best partner
Exotic Superfoods starts distributing our bottled and bulk raw coconut water and coconut meat in US organic markets, food manufacturers and restaurants.
Nationwide distribution
Private label for Body Ecology. Our raw bottled coconut water is selling in selected Wholefoods stores all over the US.
R&D, The next step
First R&D tests with HPP (High Pressure Processing) technology on coconut water.
Take over
Body Ecology label is taken over by Exotic Superfoods and continues to sell in Wholefoods in US.
Bitter sweet harvest
Launch of raw HPP coconut water with private label for Harmless Harvest.
Exponential growth
We become exclusive supplier for Harmless Harvest from 2010 to 2014.
New factory
New factory in Thailand. Incorporation of Cocos Enterprises International, Ltd and Cocos Enterprises Thailand Ltd. as manufacturing and trading unit.
A blow to the industry
All raw low acid juices processed with HPP (including coconut water) are banned from US market by USFDA. End of collaboration with Harmless Harvest.
The world is a big place
Development of HPP coconut water sales worldwide.
Never give up
Development of bulk further processing market with Exotic Superfoods for US.
The next step
Start in-house R&D into innovative aseptic filtration technology specifically applied to coconut water.
Asia expansion
First shipment of coconut water to Taiwan.
The big player
Start private label in collaboration with Vita Coco under Coco Community brand.
New countries
First shipments to Australia and Italy
Milestone
Approval of Symbiosis proprietary microfiltration technology by USFDA.
Home sweet home
Launch of Symbiosis brand.
