Forté Chocolate was born when our founder Karen Neugebauer moved near the historic Skagit Valley, a region known for its distinctive farm-raised flavors and Pacific Northwest artisan culture. There she found a tightknit community and loyal following for her exceptionally tasty and beautiful chocolate confections. Next thing you know, Karen was winning national and international awards, and bringing her passion for craft and cunningly balanced flavor profiles to the highest echelons of the chocolate world as one of its best chocolatiers
Since our founding and well-earned accolades, Forté Chocolate has built on its success transforming from a local, small business to a nationally recognized brand leading the appreciation for handcrafted gourmet confections produced with only the purest and finest ingredients. Bringing out the flavors naturally within our chocolate is a methodical and artful process of blending distinctive ingredients, including savory elements such as organic herbs, honeys, and spices to produce a symphony of signature flavors—a transcendence likened to experiencing the virtuosity in a musical masterwork
Today at our production kitchen, near the flagship boutique in downtown Mt. Vernon, our team of artisan chocolatiers embody a creative mindset, carefully crafting every chocolate by hand in limited quantities, using traditional techniques of tempering, pouring, enrobing, and adding the finishing touches to each truffle, caramel and specialty bar. All handcrafted for the love of taste and beauty, we invite you to imagine your greatest chocolate desires at one of our boutique chocolateries or by custom order from our specialty website
700 SOUTH 1ST STREET
MOUNT VERNON, WA 98273
(360) 588-4859
Open Everyday 10 am to 6 pm
info@fortechocolate.com
Avenue Bellevue Plaza, corner of NE 8th St & Bellevue Way
815 103RD AVE NE
BELLEVUE, WA 98004
(360) 982-2159
OPENING SUMMER 2024
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We proudly work with local producers and whole ingredient suppliers who have meticulous dedication to quality and freshness. Developing these relationships is a fundamental part of our operations and successes which have been made possible through our partnerships with extraordinary purveyors. We support and adhere to Direct Trade practices and ethically-sourced ingredients, aiming to deliver the highest quality products that are both sustainable and exceptionally flavorful
At Forté Chocolate we are food people, but first and foremost we are a community of people. Only by focusing on those who work for us and partner with us and believe in chocolate’s innate ability to enhance lives—both as a food and an art—can we generate and act on the big ideas that will evolve our industry and benefit the planet. As a women-owned company that gives back to the communities we live and work in, we embrace diversity, equality, and inclusion in our business operations and actively share our knowledge to inspire the next generation of chocolatiers
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