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Celebrate Homegrown Tabléa on World Chocolate Day

Are you in for an indulgent day of chocolate? Well, it’s your lucky day! Tabléa Chocolate will be celebrating World Chocolate day this July 7, 2018. Tabléa wishes to bring the rich goodness of Philippine chocolate for countless chocolate lovers around the world to savor.

Every chocolate lovers’ dream, a Chocolate buffet!

Tabléa Chocolate is all about the heart and soul of Philippine chocolate. A homegrown brand, it has spread the love for chocolates since 2010 through their various products.

With a lot of people preferring coffee over any other beverage, chocolate drinks have been quite over-shadowed. Armi Lopez Garcia, CEO of Tabléa Chocolate believes that in every Tabléa product, you will find passion and love.

“We wish to share the wonderful experience with the Filipinos to become a part of their global mission of sharing the distinct beauty and taste of Philippine chocolate especially during World Chocolate Day,” she said.

Tabléa values the time-honored tradition of sipping dark chocolate during breakfast or during a light afternoon meal. We’ve experienced the tradition of having that puto and sikwate duo for centuries. Tabléa products are made with a desire to expand the experience of your favorite chocolate palate using locally grown Cacao.

Tabléa Chocolate decided to rebrand their packaging with a mural that depicts the timeline of chocolate from the ancient time. It’s more than just about their homegrown products; it’s about preserving the tradition and culture that the Cebuanos have had for ages.

Tabléa advocates for the importance of quality to farmers and their products. Providing them with livelihood opportunities, they are working directly with our farmers and Cacao-growing communities. They also aim to promote tourism with their homegrown products through local and global opportunities and possibilities.

This coming July 7, 2018 get your sweet tooth on as Tabléa celebrates World Chocolate Day. They offer sweet treats for Cebuanos by going on sale with discounts up to 50% off to celebrate our locally grown chocolates.

Indulge yourselves with Tabléa Chocolate products

Tabléa is also giving away free sikwate shots across all of their branches during their first hour of operations, from 7AM to 8AM to kick off their World Chocolate Day Celebration.

Every bit of every product brings you home. Tabléa stands out from other chocolates out there. Their chocolate products taste like what Cebuanos would be looking for—dark and local. It’s for every single Cebuano out there to savor.

The process of these chocolate products is the perfect mixture of our Filipino taste buds. With variety of products, you have the freedom to choose what ‘home’ to indulge in. Aya Garcia Shlachter, Tabléa Chocolate Ambassadress assures us that Tabléa doesn’t only have high-quality taste, but their products are also affordable.

“The key to the success of our brand is that we’re really affordable, plus the quality of our products is superior and it tastes really good,” she said.

You can enjoy their Best of Cebu products; from their Puto Maya with Fresh Mango and Sikwate as Best Native Dessert (2013), Champorado as Best Native Dessert (2014), Tres Tableas Cake as Best Cake (2016) and Sikwate as Best Chocolate Beverage (2017).

On this year’s World Chocolate Day, experience ‘home’ in a bite of their indulging dark chocolate. Savor their best selling products and share it with your friends and family.

For more information and updates, stay connected to their official Facebook page (Tabléa Chocolate) and Instagram account (@tableachocolate) or call (032) 343-6669.

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