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October 7, 2024

Cocomo has a big chunk in Pakistan’s biscuit market despite not quite being a biscuit. What happens now that it is also becoming a cereal?

In a classic case of consumer driven innovation, Bisconni has responded to demands and launched its new Cocomo cereal. What could this mean for Ismail Industries?

Nisma Riaz

Nisma Riaz

October 7, 2024

Cocomo has a big chunk in Pakistan’s biscuit market despite not quite being a biscuit. What happens now that it is also becoming a cereal?

In the cutthroat world of Pakistani snacks, few brands inspire the kind of devotion reserved for Cocomo. Its catchy jingle - "Cocomo, mujhe bhi do" - is seared into the collective consciousness of a generation raised on those bite-sized chocolate-filled biscuits. But even cultural touchstones must evolve or risk fading into nostalgic obscurity. 

For Bisconni, the makers of Cocomo, that evolution came from an unexpected source: their own consumers. 

Consumer-driven innovation is how Pakistan's favourite biscuit found itself making the improbable leap from a quick snack to a breakfast cereal. But in a market dominated by multinational heavyweights and the local giant Fauji Foods, can Cocomo swim in the milk bowl without sinking?

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Nisma Riaz is a business journalist at Profit. She covers tech, retail and marketing and can be reached at [email protected] or https://twitter.com/nisma_riaz

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