The Creo Chocolate Factory is Turning 2
Posted by Kevin Straub onJanuary 28, 2015 We can hardly believe it… Today marks two years since we opened the doors of our factory and café on NE Broadway Street in Portland! We started with a few products that we had poured our heart and soul into creating, excited and hopeful for what our shop might...
Good Food Award 2016 Finalist
Posted by Kevin Straub onThe Good Food Awards did a news release Nov. 4, announcing the finalists for the 2016 Good Food Awards. Creo Chocolate’s Purely Dark 73% is one of the finalists. In January they will announce the winners. There was a blind taste testing with industry leaders and an extensive vetting process. The...
Chocolate for Change
Posted by Kevin Straub onChocolate for Change is changing for the better. After listening to the people in our community describing needs, we have decided to remove the limit of $1 per bar and one impact partner at a time. We are changing to include multi Community Impact Partners at a time. Creo is committed to...
There Is Face On My Chocolate
Posted by Kevin Straub onhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcO8CYlDTqM&feature=emb_logo The smooth, warm feel of chocolate melting in my mouth overwhelms my memory of our visit to Ecuador. The warm sun felt wonderful to this Pacific Northwest girl, but the hospitality of the people I met continues to warm my heart long after I returned home. We went to...
Chocolate Summer Drinks
Posted by Kevin Straub onDid someone say iced chocolate? It’s time to bring out cold glasses of iced chocolate drinks! Introducing four special drinks made with our heirloom Arriba Nacional cacao beans from Ecuador. The Portland Chocolate Fizz – you can have it rain or shine! Rain is made with seltzer water and our...