About Kailo
We made the bar we could not find.
Kailo started because every protein bar we picked up was either full of things we did not recognize, or it tasted like it. So we made our own, in Chicago, out of real food.
- Sweetened with datesNo added sugar of any kind, in any flavor.
- 14‑15g proteinFrom plants. No dairy, no soy.
- Good source of fiber3 to 4g per bar, from dates, oats, and chia.
- Made in ChicagoSmall batches, never giant production runs.
- Nothing artificialNo sweeteners, preservatives, or fillers.
I got tired of turning the wrapper over.
I have eaten a lot of protein bars. For years I never really thought about what was in them. Then one day I actually read the back of the wrapper, and then another one, and then most of the shelf. Almost everything had a sweetener I could not pronounce, a gum holding it together, or a syrup doing the work that fruit should be doing.
I wanted one bar that was honest about itself. Real food, enough protein to matter, and a taste I would look forward to instead of tolerate. I could not find it, so I started making it in our kitchen.
Kailo is what came out of that. Three flavors, sweetened only with whole Medjool dates, made in Chicago in small batches. If an ingredient is on our label, it is there because it makes the bar better.
SriCo-founder
See what goes in each bar
How they are made
Made in Chicago, in small batches.
Every Kailo bar is made in Chicago, in small batches rather than giant production runs.
Small batches are slower and they cost more, and we would not do it any other way. It means we taste what goes out the door, we can change a recipe the moment it needs changing, and we know exactly where every ingredient came from.
- Made in Chicago
- Mixed and cut in small batches
- No preservatives, so freshness comes from the ingredients
Short list, long standards
Every bar is a handful of real ingredients. Here is exactly what that means.
In every bar
- Whole Medjool dates for all of the sweetness
- 14 to 15 grams of plant protein
- A good source of fiber, 3 to 4 grams per bar
- Nuts, seeds, oats, and real spices
- Organic ingredients
- Salt, and that is the end of the list
Never in one
- Added sugar of any kind
- Sugar alcohols and artificial sweeteners
- Preservatives and additives
- Artificial flavors and colors
- Added oils
- Gums, fillers, and emulsifiers
- Soy and dairy
- Anything with a number in the name
The mascot
And yes, there is an elephant.
His name is Kailo. He has big taste, a lot of presence, and no patience for fake ingredients.
Other mascots do backflips. Kailo strolls in, grabs a bar, and minds his business.
P.S.
It is pronounced KY-lo.
We get asked constantly. It is KY-lo, like high and low, but snackable.
The name comes from an old Indo European root meaning whole, healthy, and connected. It is the same root the word health comes from, which felt about right for a bar made of actual food.
Taste it for yourself.
Three flavors, no added sugar, and free shipping on every order. Start with twelve bars, or try the Intro Pack first if you want to taste all three.
Free shipping on every order. If you don't love your first order, we refund it.