TCHO Chocolate

Their new Vegan chocolate tastes terrible.The old chocolate were so much better. Don't waste money on it.

TCHO Chocolate is a premium chocolate manufacturer located in Berkeley, California. I love that TCHO is all Organic and Fair Trade, but my absolute favorite flavor is the Toffee Time, which has bits of vegan toffee, flakes of sea salt and is perfectly caramelly. I came here for an after hours event to celebrate Women's History Month.A real highlight was getting to take a chocolate factory tour, so we geared up with hairnet and robe to learn more about the chocolate-making process. The tour provided a unique opportunity to witness the production from start to finish, and to taste some of the finest chocolates available. It was such a unique experience! Going on their tour was like living out my childhood Willy Wonka Fantasy!

Best vegan chocolate ever!!!!! Seriously and tbh I can't believe it's vegan. After every bite I find myself looking at the ingredients lol. The tours are a great time too!!! There's so many random cool facts that you prob don't necessarily need to know but you'll be so happy that you do.10/10 recommend!

Great factory tour! Sustainably sourced chocolate from all over the world. I didn't know cocoa has a 'terroir'. Now non-dairy but I challenge you to taste the difference. A really great company doing the right thing.

TCHO recently went 100% vegan and they have a factory tour! Make sure you get reservations at least a month in advance, though! My 11-year-old vegan-from-birth son was thrilled to get to try all of the different samples. They even had an incredible seasonal eggnog white chocolate, pumpkin spice chocolate, and toffee "oat milk" chocolate.This is a rare treat for a vegan family; most tours involve some sort of animal cruelty (like come on Jelly Belly Factory- make vegan options already!). There was also a lot of discussion about transparency in practices, what Fair Trade is, and what it means to be a Certified B corporation. Shockingly my son even said his favourite sample were the cacao nibs, instead of the sugary sweet "milk" chocolates.Although the tour was not free like other tours I've been on (15$ per person), you do get a discount on chocolate at the end (you better bet I took advantage). It also comes with a new sturdy chart that my son and I did a little more study on- he's homeschooled so he read the book "The Bitter Side of Sweet" by Tara Sullivan, and we learned a lot about the ethics of chocolate.So... if you live in the Bay Area of CA, check out the TCHO chocolate factory in Berkeley!

Great, chill, informative tour and fun tasting. Amazing Berkeley gem! The chocolate is delicious and varied -- their dark chocolates highlight single and multi origins, and they have decadent (plant) milk chocolates as well. Newer standouts include the Hazel Nuts (reminds you of a more sophisticated and not overly sweet Nutella) and Perfect Matcha (a play on a strawberry matcha latte we didn't think we'd like but ended up loving). Dark Duo is a good mix of fruity and fudgy dark chocolate and a good intro to dark chocolate. They are bean to bar but, more than that, care about their farmers. They are a B Corp and made the switch to plant-based to lower allergens and lower their carbon footprint. Super awesome.

We were most interested in attending this tour to see a live production of the chocolate making and was disappointed when we were told there was no production and we would be shown the machines. The host was gracious and informative, but the main point for us to come was to see chocolates being produced :( Tour = $15/person = would have been worth it to see the actual chocolates being produced.

I had an amazing time on the TCHO Chocolate factory tour! Kids loved hearing how chocolate is made and then tasting chocolate, of course. Highly encourage you to check it out.

STAY AWAY!!!DO NOT ORDER DIRECTLY FROM TCHO!!!I started by buying a 3-Pack of Dark & Bitter baking chocolate on Amazon and was impressed with the quality.Later, I got a 15% discount code from TCHO to order directly from them. So I ordered (3) 3-Packs, which is 9 Bags in total. They then shipped me a box with only 3 Bags!I immediately reached out to them to let them know they had shipped the wrong amount. I asked them to either send me the remaining quantity or issue a partial refund for the bags I didn't get.My first email was ignored. So, I followed up with a second email, and that one didn't get a reply either. Finally, I decided to CC the CEO on my third email, hoping to get their attention.No one from the company, including the CEO, has replied to any of my emails, and it's been months since I placed my order!DO NOT ORDER DIRECTLY FROM TCHO!!!STAY AWAY!!!

This review is based on the incorrect website information that the Berkeley location is open. It's clearly under construction and cannot be accessed, whether for tours or the retail store. Would have been nice if their website would be updated with that information so people don't waste time trying to shop a local business.