Ingredient Information

Cream & Butter

Produced from local organic farms, fresh cream and butter offer a subtle flavor that adds richness and depth to our confections.

Vanilla Bean

The creamy, velvety flavor of our organic Madagascar vanilla bean perfectly complements the taste of rich, premium chocolate.

Single Malt Whiskey

With deep flavor and a remarkably smooth finish, McCarthy's Oregon Single Malt Whiskey from Clear Creek Distillery in Portland is an excellent complement to our dark chocolate.

Coffee

Locally roasted by Olympia Coffee, our organic espresso is blended for flavors of sweet chocolate, dense fruit, and a long clean finish.

Tea

Oolong tea grown high in the mountains of Taiwan and blended by Tealeaves in Vancouver, BC creates exceptional flavor when steeped into our premium chocolate.

Peppermint

Locally grown peppermint from Washington's Yakima Valley is infused into our dark chocolate for a delicate balance of flavors.

Gray Salt

Harvested off the coast of Brittany, France, sel gris (gray sea salt) is high in mineral content and has a natural, pearlescent shimmer. The distinct flavor uniquely complements our dark chocolate caramels and thins.

Smoked Salt

Smoked over oak, Welsh sea salt develops a reduced salinity that pairs beautifully with our milk chocolate caramels and thins.

Certified Organic

We source local and organic ingredients whenever possible. Some of the organic ingredients we use are sugar, cream, butter, tapioca syrup, coffee, lemon juice, ginger, hazelnuts, almonds, and macadamia nuts.

We work closely with Oregon Tilth and are pleased to announce that many of our products are Organic certified:

Salted Caramels (Gray & Smoked Salt, Gray Salt, Smoked Salt); Classic & Salted Caramels; Classic Caramels (Dark, Milk); Dark & Milk Nuts & Caramels; Gold Bars (Almond, Macadamia, Park); Almond GoldBites; Dark Hot Chocolate; Dessert Sauces (Dark Chocolate, Caramel, Raspberry); Peanut Butter Cups (Dark, Milk, Mixed); Almond Trios (Dark, Milk, Mixed); Hazelnut Trios (Dark, Milk, Mixed); Tas de Noix (Dark, Milk, Mixed); Hazelnut Diamonds (Dark, Milk, White, Mixed); Chocolate Thins (Gray Salt, Smoked Salt, Mint, 68% Madagascar Wrapped); Chocolate Pure Bars (Deep Milk, 66% Fran's Blend, 68% Dominican Republic, 68% Madagascar); Chocolate Covered Ginger; Dark Caramel Hearts; and seasonal chocolate molded items, like solid Bunnies, 3pc Caramel Chicks, and 4pc Peanut Butter Eggs.

Certified Fairtrade

Throughout our nearly 40 years of handcrafting artisan confections, we have been dedicated to partnering with producers who have strong ethical, social, and environmental standards. To allow us to formalize this long-held commitment, we have begun the process of pursuing Fairtrade certification.

We work closely with Fairtrade America in these efforts and are pleased to announce that many of our products are Faritrade certified:

Salted Caramels (Gray & Smoked Salt, Gray Salt, Smoked Salt); Classic & Salted Caramels; Classic Caramels (Dark, Milk); Dark & Milk Nuts & Caramels; Gold Bars (Almond, Macadamia, Park); Almond GoldBites; Dark Hot Chocolate; Dessert Sauces (Dark Chocolate, Caramel, Raspberry); Peanut Butter Cups (Dark, Milk, Mixed); Chocolate Thins (Gray Salt, Smoked Salt); Chocolate Pure Bars (Deep Milk, 66% Fran's Blend, 68% Dominican Republic); and seasonal chocolate molded items, like solid Bunnies and Peanut Butter Eggs.

Vegan

We have many confections with ingredient lists free of animal products. See our full list here: Fran's Vegan Collection

We offer a wide variety of delicious vegan confections, including:

Dark Almond Trios; Dark Hazelnut Diamonds; Chocolate Covered Apricots; Pressed Figs; Chocolate Covered Ginger; Orange Confit; Spiced Macadamia Nuts; Almonds in Dark Chocolate; Caramelized Nuts & Nibs; Nibbits in Dark Chocolate; Caramelized Pumpkin Seeds; Raspberry Dessert Sauce; Dark Hot Chocolate (when prepared with water); Dark Chocolate Baking Bars (Fran’s Blend, Semisweet, Bittersweet); Pure Bars (Fran’s Blend, Crunch, Bittersweet, 68% Dominican Republic, 68% Madagascar); Chocolate Thins (Fran’s Blend, Gray Salt, Mint, Dark Chocolate); and seasonal dark chocolate molded items, like Santas, solid Hearts, Bunnies, Pumpkins, and Turkeys.

Non-GMO

All of our products are made with non-GMO ingredients. Some of our chocolate includes a small amount of European non-GMO soy lecithin which is used as an emulsifier.

Soy

Most of our confections contain a small amount of non-GMO soy lecithin. According to research completed by the Food Allergy Research and Resource Program (FARRP), soy lecithin does not contain sufficient soy protein to provoke allergic reactions in the majority of soy allergic individuals. We recommend you discuss with your doctor if soy lecithin is safe for you.

Gluten

We do not use any gluten-containing ingredients in our confections. We have submitted our confections to a food safety lab, and no detectable levels of gluten were found (<20ppm).

Milk & Eggs

Our truffles and caramels contain dairy in the form of butter, milk, and cream. Our solid milk and white chocolates contain milk. None of our confections contain eggs. For non-dairy options, please see above for a list of our vegan confections.

Nuts

We process macadamias, almonds, cashews, hazelnuts, pecans, peanuts, pistachios, and coconut in our facility. We take pride in the cleanliness of our production facility, but it is possible our confections may contain traces of these nuts.