About Us

It was a beautiful sun-drenched day in the colorful market square of Ocho Rios, Jamaica when fate was about to tap Doug and Susan Williams on the shoulder. The year was 1984, and the young couple had taken one of those “Five days for to come back to Jamaica” trips with their best friends Andy and Debbie. That typical sunny day found Debbie and Susan shopping for souvenirs while the boys drank Red Stripe under a palm tree. Today Country Originals is known as Kalalou, doing business in over nine countries with over many products. It is a new name that represents the unique product mix that fills their ever expanding catalog. The word Kalalou is Creole in origin for a type of soup that is never made the same way twice, much like many of the artisan products.