Creo Chocolate
Creo Chocolate is a chocolate company based in Portland, Oregon, United States.
Description
[edit | edit source]The chocolate company Creo Chocolate is based in Portland, Oregon. The business operates chocolate shops, offering various food and drink options such as brownies, chocolate soda, and hot chocolate.[1][2] In addition to chocolate bars, Creo has also sold hot chocolate mix, chocolate-covered gummy bears, honey peanut butter truffles, and wild pecan caramels.[3]
History
[edit | edit source]The Straub family (including Tim, Janet, and Kevin)[4] opened Creo Chocolate in 2014.[5][6]
Creo has sourced Arriba Nacional cacao from Ecuador.[7][8] The business also offers factory tours and classes.[9]
Creo experienced a break-in in early 2025.[10] In August 2025, the business announced plans to open new chocolate lab and tasting space in northeast Portland.[11][12]
Reception
[edit | edit source]Bennett Campbell Ferguson included the business in Willamette Week's 2016 overview of Portland's seven best hot chocolates.[13] Samantha Bakall of The Oregonian included Creo in a similar list in 2017.[14] In 2021, David Landsel included Creo in Food & Wine's list of the fifty best chocolate makers and chocolate shops in the United States.[15] Rebecca Roland and Seiji Nanbu included Creo in Eater Portland's 2024 overview of the city's best hot chocolate.[16]
See also
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