Vendor Spotlight: Hollander Chocolate

The year was 1828 when the world of chocolate was forever changed. The father and son Dutch chocolate makers Casparus and Coenraad van Houten had invented a new way of extracting excess cocoa butter from roasted cocoa beans (Coenraad would later refine the resulting cocoa powder by treating it with alkaline salts). This mixture combined…

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Donating Sweet Treats to OCO

Founded with the vision of “nourishing the future,” Oregon Children Outreach (OCO) is a local non-profit 501(c)3 organization that provides food for children in need. Functioning as the connection between major corporations and children, OCO collects donations from willing organizations before sorting and redistributing the goods to children in need. Volunteers work behind the scenes…