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Cocio

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About

Cocio is a Danish chocolate milk brand founded in Esbjerg in 1951 by Anker Pallesen, who is said to have taken the idea home from a trip to the United States; the first plant filled about a thousand bottles a day.[1][2] The drink is still made at a dedicated factory in Esbjerg and is built from milk, cocoa and sugar with no additives.[1] Arla Foods took a half share in 2002 and has been the sole owner since 1 January 2008.[2][1] The brand's own site runs three lines: Cocio Classic, Cocio Dark and Cocio Delight, with Classic sold as a 400 ml glass bottle and as a four-pack of 250 ml cans.[3][4] Danish trade documents for the brand are published by Arla Foods Foodservice.[5] The name is registered in Denmark to Cocio Chokolademælk A/S at Øresundsvej 15 in Esbjerg N.[6] Beyond Denmark the drink is exported around the Nordic region and to several other markets.[2]

Product families

Products (1)

Relations

  • Originated by Cocio Chokolademælk in Denmark[2] sourced
    Anker Pallesen started the brand in Esbjerg in 1951; the Esbjerg company still carries the name and the factory
  • Owned by Arla Foods since 2008-01-01[1] verified
    Arla lists Cocio among its brands and dates the acquisition to 2008; Wikipedia gives 1 January 2008 (enwiki)

Also known as

  • Cocio® da

References

  1. ↑ Arla: Cocio® Accessed 2026-09-10.
  2. ↑ Wikipedia (en): Cocio Accessed 2026-09-10.
  3. ↑ Cocio: forside (Cocio Classic, Cocio Dark, Cocio Delight) Accessed 2026-09-10.
  4. ↑ Cocio: Cocio Classic Accessed 2026-09-10.
  5. ↑ Arla Foods Foodservice DK: Produktdatablad COCIO CLASSIC DK 18X400ML (27-08-2025) Accessed 2026-09-10.
  6. ↑ Virkdata (CVR): COCIO CHOKOLADEMÆLK A/S, CVR 35712011 Accessed 2026-09-10.
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