Our Story

The Moment Everyday Food Choices Start to Matter More

Sometimes it begins with the first kick. Sometimes it is the first lunchbox you pack, or the first time you realize someone else now depends on the choices you make.

You begin reading labels more carefully. You look for ingredients you recognize—not because you expect perfection, but because you want to feel confident about what you give your child.

Origo founder Stone spending time outdoors with his three children
Stone, Origo founder, with his three boys.

How Origo Began

We Started by Making the Food We Wanted for Our Own Family

We know what it feels like to turn a package over and wonder why something made from fruit needs such a long ingredient list.

We kept putting those packages back. Eventually, we started making our own—simple fruit snacks our three boys would actually enjoy, made with ingredients we could understand.

That was the beginning of Origo.

The fruit did not change. Only the form did.

At farmers markets, we watched children turn down fresh strawberries, then happily reach for the same fruit when it was made light and crisp.

Nothing added. Nothing taken away but the water. It showed us that helping children enjoy fruit does not always require changing what is in it. Sometimes, it simply means making it easier to hold, pack and eat.

What We Make

Two Simple Ways to Make Fruit Easier

Choose the form that works for your family and the day you actually have.

Freeze-Dried Fruit

Whole fruit, freeze-dried at its best. One simple ingredient, with no added sugar or preservatives.

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Freeze-Dried Froyo

Made with local BC yogurt from organic, grass-fed cows, blended with real fruit powder and freeze-dried into a light, convenient snack.

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Product of British Columbia

More Than Made Here. Grown and Made Close to Home.

Most of our fruit is grown in British Columbia, including strawberries, raspberries, blueberries and apples. Our haskap is grown in Quebec.

Our Froyo begins with local BC yogurt made with milk from organic, grass-fed cows, then blended with real fruit powder.

For products that qualify, Product of British Columbia communicates something more meaningful than where the final processing happened: the significant ingredients, processing and labour come from British Columbia. We name other Canadian origins, such as Quebec haskap, clearly.

Origin statements apply by product and ingredient. Please refer to each package for its specific declaration.

Origo founder Stone with a British Columbia berry grower at the farm
Working with growers close to home.

What We Promise

Simple Enough to Understand. Carefully Made for Real Life.

Ingredients you recognizeFruit is one simple ingredient. Froyo combines cultured BC yogurt with real fruit powder.
Canadian origins, stated clearlyMost fruit comes from BC, with haskap from Quebec. We tell you where ingredients come from.
Checked beyond the labelIndependent laboratories help us assess the things families cannot see, including food safety and quality.

Our Role

You Make the Choices. We Make One of Them Easier.

No one knows your family better than you do. Our role is not to tell you how to feed them.

Our role is to make fruit and yogurt easier to understand, easier to pack and easier to enjoy—so you can make the choice that feels right for your family.

You know your family best. Origo helps you choose with confidence.

A child enjoying an Origo freeze-dried strawberry

A closer look

See the Food in the Day It Was Made For.

A pouch does not need to become the centre of family life. It only needs to make one busy moment a little easier—and make the ingredient clear enough that you do not have to guess.

This video was originally created for a retail partner and may show an earlier Origo packaging design.