Why we are closing Cocoguru Adigemane
After two years, Cocoguru Adigemane closes on 27 January 2025. What went wrong, what we learnt, and what comes next.
Cocoguru Blog
Why should you trust Cocoguru?
In 2023, a rumour spread that our mill had been raided for adulteration. Rather than ask you to take our word for it, here are ten facts you can check for yourself.
5 common myths about roasted coconut oil
Roasted coconut oil is surrounded by myths — about nutrition, colour, use, aroma and shelf life. Here are the five we hear most often, and the facts behind them.
Narayana Bhat retires
After nearly ten years and many roles, our Production Supervisor retired in August 2023. A thank-you to a colleague who made work both productive and fun.
Why I moved from coconut oil to a restaurant
Friends often ask why a coconut oil maker opened a restaurant. My own story: how my eating changed, why a restaurant suits my strengths, and the family and team behind it.
What Cocoguru Adigemane stands for
Our vision for Cocoguru Adigemane: traditional Mangalorean vegetarian food, cooked in coconut oil, made fresh and clean, and run with care for the environment.
Where and when Adigemane will open
Our restaurant opens on Makara Sankranthi, 15 January 2023, at Nehru Nagar on the Puttur–Mangaluru highway. Why we chose this place, and why we are taking over a running restaurant.
Our view of wood pressed oil: a high price for an inferior product
Wood pressed oil is better than refined oil, but is it better than expeller pressed oil? Here is how the methods compare, and why we think the higher price is not worth it.
Why we are starting a restaurant
In 2022 I announced a plan to open a vegetarian restaurant in Puttur within a year: local, simple, fresh, hygienic and cooked only in coconut oil and ghee.
Why we now pay salaries on the 1st of the month
From February 2022, permanent employees are paid as soon as the month ends, instead of on the 7th. Why we waited before, and why we changed.