Portland's Creo Chocolate is OPEN

Creo Chocolate, the family owned craft chocolate company founded in Portland in 2014, is now open at Cedar Hills Crossing.

The Cedar Hills shop is Creo's fourth location and the first the family has opened outside central Portland. The Beaverton storefront features a case full of truffles, various chocolate covered products, and seasonal goodies.

"We started [Creo] with a raspberry farm in Ridgefield, WA. While running the farm, we started making chocolate for family and friends, and things got a little out of control. Next thing you know, we’re opening up our fourth chocolate shop." — Kevin Straub

Creo is run by father and son Tim and Kevin Straub, who partner with a single family farm in Ecuador to produce their chocolate. The beans come directly from the farmers at Hacienda Victoria to their Portland factory. The process to turn the beans into their award winning chocolate takes three days of work. They welcome the public into their Chocolate Lab for Build-a-Bar experiences to learn more about the process.

Creo’s chocolate has earned the company international recognition, including four separate Good Food Awards in 2023, along with honors from the Academy of Chocolate and the International Chocolate Awards. In 2021, Food & Wine named Creo one of the 50 best chocolate makers and chocolate shops in the United States.

More at creochocolate.com.