Press Kit

We receive frequent requests for information about our company, founder, and products from the media and press. This press kit contains information about our company, its history and products, photos, a copy of our logo, and more. Download Neo Cocoa Press Kit - Fall 2011 (7.1 mb .zip file) General press and media inquiries should be directed to us directly here: Contact us

What They Are Saying About Neo Cocoa

Live Shots: Making truffles with Neo Cocoa at La Cocina

San Francisco Bay Guardian

“Ganache is proof that God loves us,” exclaimed a student with pink and purple hair, as Neo Cocoa founder Christine Doerr rapidly whisked a bowl of melted chocolate and poured it into a metal frame for cooling.

Local Chocolatier Named in Dessert Professional Magazine’s Top 10

SF Examiner

Neo Cocoa was recently included in Dessert Professional magazine’s Top 10 Chocolatiers in North America 2011. Christine Doerr’s business, is best known for its truffles, sold wholesale to stores in San Francisco.

2011 San Francisco Chocolate Salon Awards

SF Weekly

Neo Cocoa most awarded at the 2011 SF International Chocolate Salon including Best Truffle, Most Luxurious Chocolate Experience and Most Likely Addiction!

Best Local Truffles – 2010

SF Weekly

“Christine Doerr describes her Neo Cocoa truffles as "naked." Unlike the boxed assortments we're used to, Neo Cocoa truffles contain only the creamy chocolate filling (known as ganache) and not the hard outer shell (or couverture). This simplicity of structure results in simple, vividly flavored chocolates in varieties such as warm ginger root, freshly zested lime, mocha cinnamon, and almond butter with smoked sea salt.”

Neo Cocoa - Gourmet Walks on Chocolate

Gourmet Walks 6/23/09

The chocolate media darling of the year is undoubtedly Christine Doerr's HYPERLINK "http://www.neococoa.com/" Neo Cocoa. I first sampled these unique truffles at the HYPERLINK "http://www.sfchocolatesalon.com/" San Francisco Chocolate Salon, where Neo Cocoa snagged a first place for "Best Truffle" and a second place for "Best Traditional Chocolates," "Top Artisan Chocolatier," "Most Luxurious Chocolate Experience," "New Product" and "Best in Salon." With accolades like that, how much higher can Neo Cocoa soar?

Neo Cocoa: Elegant Chocolate Truffles Top Pick of the Week

The Nibble 03/05/09

The roster of chocolates at Neo Cocoa is small, but it’s growing slowly. These chocolates are intense, but they’re not excessively bittersweet (you try pulling that off sometime!). While they’re probably best suited to those devoted to stronger flavors, I’m sure those uber-smooth textures will pull in many new fans.

Valentine Chocolates that Spread the Love

Janet Flecher, Deb Wandell & Amanda Gold, SF Chronicle 02/08/09

"Like many others, Christine Doerr started out making her truffles as a hobby for family and friends. They were a hit, and now, backed by San Francisco's La Cocina, an incubator kitchen that helps low-income women launch food-related businesses, her Neo Cocoa brand has hit Bay Area shelves."

The SF Chocolate Salon: The Good the Bad and the Guy in the Top Hat

Sara Desaran, 7x7 Magazine Bits + Bites 03/05/09

"these are my new favorite truffles "handcrafted in San Francisco." Christine Doerr started out at the Stanford Shopping Center at the Cocolat retail shop (all hail Alice Medrich), went on to the CCA, became a pastry chef, went to design school, worked as a graphic designer and of course, chocolate called her back! Good thing it did."

Salon Celebrates the Fine Art of Chocolate

Christina Troup, SF Examiner 03/19/09

"good chocolate should have depth, complexity, flavor notes and mouth-feel, says Doerr. I personally like to eat chocolate with a higher percentage of cacao."

2011 San Francisco Chocolate Salon

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