kencko

It's been a year since the entire kencko team received news of what seemed like an existential setback for the company: a massive fire had completely destroyed our production facilities and nearly all of our inventory and equipment. It was a moment of devastation and doubt, to be sure, but our CEO and founder Tomás Froes sprung into action before the flames had even been put out, and the team followed suit. We quickly learned that despite a temporary but complete inability to manufacture products, we had everything we needed to right the ship: our people, our mission, and a steadfast belief in both. The past year has been incredibly challenging, but also clarifying and beyond fulfilling, and we can't wait to see what 2025 has in store. You can read the full story of our past year in this wonderfully written piece in Inc. Magazine, by Annabel Burba. https://lnkd.in/eBxSmm_c

The holiday season has ushered in our brand new seasonal instant iced latte flavor: meet mocha mint! Rich creamy chocolate, one whole cup’s worth of coffee, a hint of invigorating peppermint… and our secret ingredient: holiday cheer! Just kidding. That’s not a real ingredient, and we can’t keep a secret to save our lives. As always, you’ll find no added sugar, no artificial sweeteners, and only organic fruits in all of our instant iced lattes. Shop our new flavor now online. https://lnkd.in/eeqfr-e7

Our mission is to make getting the fruits and veggies you need fast and convenient, and now we’re able to take that goal one step further. You’ve asked, and we’re so excited to finally say: kencko is now available on Amazon! Start your kencko journey or restock on your favorites with our range of instant smoothies. You can browse our selection now: https://lnkd.in/ePPrqmCu

One week until Black Friday! Mark your calendars, we've got some of the best deals of the year launching 11/29. https://lnkd.in/gb--mcGu

What a time our team of Registered Dietitians had at #FNCE2024 - to all the fellow nutrition professionals who attended, we absolutely loved connecting with you! A moment of appreciation for our brilliant team of kencko RDs- not only do they help develop our products and recipes, conduct our nutrition seminars, and share their expertise with our team and members alike, they make it possible for kencko to create products backed by science, so you can trust every claim we make. To everyone our team met, thank you for your enthusiasm for our our products (and especially, for our jumpsuits!)

It’s never been just about smoothies at kencko. Our brand was founded to help more people get to the goal of five daily servings of fruits and veggies, and we’re obsessive about that mission. 9 out of 10 people don’t hit that target; it’s complicated and expensive to store and prepare enough fresh produce to meet your needs. With our freeze-drying technology, kencko captures all the goodness of organic fruits and veggies in delightfully simple instant drinks and snacks that you can enjoy anywhere, any time. Every serving of kencko - even the deliciously chocolatey iced mocha latte - delivers at least one cup of organic fruits and veggies. Our range contains no refined sugars, no stevia or monk fruit, and no artificial additives or sweeteners. 

 So if you’re browsing the breakfast aisle at Walmart this fall, you might be inspired to try something new: like hot apple-cinnamon oatmeal bursting with real apples; a creamy iced latte sweetened with only banana and dates; or delicious protein smoothies packing 12g of balanced plant protein with absolutely nothing artificial. To all our OG fans heading to Walmart, we haven’t forgotten about you. We’re refreshing the range with new-to-retail peaches (peach and rhubarb) and pinks (red dragon fruit and raspberry) - flavors that are as insanely juicy to taste as they are pretty to look at. And as sweater season continues, look out for a special guest: the world’s greatest (and possibly only) pumpkin spiced instant smoothie will be hitting shelves soon for its limited annual run. All the sweet indulgence of a PSL, with none of the sugar crash. But don’t wait too long: once they’re gone, they’re gone! From a tiny one-room HQ in 2018 to thousands of retail locations in 2024, it’s been a long, wild ride so far, and we just wouldn’t be here without our amazing community of fruit and veggie fans. To everyone who’s been a part of kencko’s success story: thank you for believing in us, and we hope you enjoy the latest fruits (yes, we went there) of our labor. Browse our list of all new Walmart destinations at our store locator! kencko.com/store-locator

9 in 10 people in the US don’t get enough fruits and veggies. Our founder, Tomás Froes, used to be one of them. Back in 2014, Tomás found himself in a fruit and veggie emergency. He was diagnosed with acute gastritis. The doctor prescribed pills, that he would have to take for the rest of his life from that day on. But Tomás had a different idea. Inspired by the fresh produce grown on his grandmother’s farm, he shifted to a diet of at least five servings of fruit and vegetables each day, no dairy and little-to-no meat. And everything changed — he felt better. But his busy work-life schedule was getting in the way of this new routine. "I kept winding up with rotten fruits and vegetables in my backpack. I added fruit juices to my 5-a-day to simplify things," he says, "but cold-press juices were expensive and didn’t last long either, and they didn’t offer the fruit’s full nutrition." It turns out, Tomás wasn’t alone in this problem. Half of the fruit and veg produced each year is left to waste. Working with nutritionists, he discovered that freeze-drying fresh produce captures their nutrients in a shelf stable form. And from this discovery, the first freeze-dried instant smoothie was born. It was too good not to share… Enter kencko. To date, kencko has sold over 100 million servings of organic fruits and veggies — helping more people get their 5-a-day and produce less waste. Don’t let a fruit and veggie emergency strike. Shop our our instant smoothies, protein smoothies, iced lattes, easy oatmeal and fruit snacks at kencko.com #fruitsandveggiesfast #founderstory

Exciting news for fruit and veggie fans: kencko’s full range of organic drinks, snacks, and instant oats have officially begun rolling out in a new, dedicated section exclusively at Walmart stores. Since kencko first launched smoothies and fruit snacks at Walmart in May 2023, we’ve been lucky enough to have the support of an amazing team with a shared commitment to bringing consumers high quality organic produce at affordable prices. We’re so grateful that Walmart trusted kencko to grow our retail offer and create this new one-stop-shop for fruits and veggies, fast! Prices start at just $4.97 and nothing costs more than $10. We’re busting organic fruits and veggies out of the produce aisle, and straight into your busy day, with brand new instant iced lattes, easy oatmeal and protein smoothies joining our original line-up of smoothies and fruit snacks. You’ll see our shiny new branding popping up in the breakfast aisle in over 1400 stores throughout September. With five different product lines and 22 total flavors to choose from, there’s something for everyone. For the traditionalists, we offer classic strawberry-banana, mixed berry, vanilla, and chocolate. And if your tastebuds are looking for adventure, our range also showcases exciting ingredients like turmeric, blue spirulina, and matcha green tea. You can find a Walmart carrying kencko near you at our store locator! kencko.com/store-locator Along with this big news, we also want to share some massive thank yous - first and foremost to the stellar team at Walmart, for giving us this incomparable opportunity. It means so much that you believe in kencko and continue to support our mission. Special shout-outs to: McKenzie Peve, Tommy Reed, Tasha Tandy, John Laney, Melody Richard, John Thames, Mytaah Crawford, Todd Cruise, and Amelia Chapman And to Leslie Godwin, Eva Kirksey (Tran), and the entire team at Godwin Retail Group as well as all our colleagues at High Impact Analytics: your vision, expertise and support have been invaluable. We appreciate you all so much!

There’s a new hero in town, and she’s showing up to make sure you get your daily fruits and veggies! Our latest ad campaign introduces a pint-sized powerhouse in a purple jumpsuit who's on a mission to help you get your daily servings of fruits and veggies, despite what life may throw your way. We know that, at a time when only 1 in 10 Americans are getting enough produce in their diets, a fruit and vegetable emergency is something that can strike almost anywhere (and it’s something we certainly all have felt!) When breakfast is a coffee on the run, lunch comes from a beige buffet or a sad vending machine, or dinner is a takeaway pizza, kencko delivers a quick, delicious and easy fruit and veggie boost. With 2.5 cups of real, organic produce (and nothing else) in every serving, kencko is a fun and simple way to get those fruits and veggies, fast. Try our instant smoothies, protein smoothies, iced lattes, easy oatmeal and fruit snacks available on kencko.com, and at a Walmart or Target near you. You can view our latest ad campaign, made in partnership with HUMANAUT, here! #adcampaign #fruitandvegetableemergency

Meet the all NEW kencko instant protein smoothies! It’s been so hard keeping the development of these secret, but we’re so excited to say that all 5 flavors are now available for you to try. Shake up 11g+ of  plant protein and a full cup of real fruit in every smoothie. Nothing artificial. No added sugar, or sweeteners. No impossible-to-pronounce ingredients. Our protein blend of pea, sunflower seeds, and pumpkin seeds delivers all 9 essential amino acids. Every flavor is flavored only with organic fruit, meaning no artificial sweeteners or additives are necessary. Our protein smoothies are now available in 5 delicious flavors: chocolate, vanilla, strawberry, matcha, and coffee. You can add them to your next box via your account dashboard or to your first order on our site! https://lnkd.in/gRtbqrdx