Our team was honoured to visit BC Children’s Hospital to celebrate our partnership built on purpose, care, and community, including support through the Dear Santa campaign. It was especially meaningful to see the impact on children and families and spend time with Navy, our Dear Santa child ambassador, and her family, as she shared her inspiring story. Sharing small chocolate treats with such brave young patients made the day memorable. The visit was a powerful reminder of the impact we can create together. Thank you to the BC Children’s Hospital Foundation team for your warm welcome and the meaningful work you do every day. 💜 #PurdysChocolatier #PurplePartnerships #CommunityImpact #StrongerTogether
We’re proud to share that Purdys Chocolatier has been awarded the 2025 MOSAIC Employer Recognition Award. This award recognizes employers who demonstrate leadership and commitment to fostering inclusive, equitable workplaces that reflect the diversity of our communities. MOSAIC is a leading organization supporting newcomers to Canada through employment services, language training, community connection, and access to healthcare and family programs. At Purdys Chocolatier, we’re honoured to be recognized for: - Building a diverse and multicultural workforce - Creating a supportive environment for team members with language barriers - Providing meaningful opportunities for immigrants and refugees through placements, mentoring, job shadowing, and employment We believe that inclusion strengthens our business and our communities, and we’re committed to continuing this important work. Thank you to MOSAIC for this recognition — and to our incredible team members who bring this vision to life every day. #InclusionAndDiversity #MOSAICAward #PurdysChocolatier
We're proud to share that Purdys Chocolatier has been recognized at the Retail Council of Canada’s Excellence in Retailing Awards: 🏆 The Canadian Grand Prix New Product Award for our Vegan Dark Chocolate Collection 🏆 Talent Development Award for our leadership and performance development These awards are a testament to our incredible team and our shared commitment to innovation and continuous improvement. A heartfelt thank you to our team members across the organization and to Retail Council of Canada for this recognition. Congratulations to our fellow nominees and Award recipients! #RCCGrandPrix #PurdysChocolatier
This week, we celebrated our incredible Purdys team members who have dedicated 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, and even 35 years to our company! Congratulations on reaching these significant milestones – your hard work and commitment to Purdys Chocolatier are truly valued. Here’s to many more years of success together! 🎉💜
We’re thrilled to share that our Owner & CEO, Karen Flavelle, and former Owner, Charles Flavelle, are 2024 Laureate Inductees into the Business Laureates of British Columbia (BLBC) Hall of Fame. JA British Columbia recognizes the lifetime achievements of exceptional BC business leaders, whose efforts have shaped our province and country. There couldn't be a better way to describe Karen and Charles' contributions to the people and chocolate of Purdys Chocolatier and Canada. Congratulations, Karen and Charles, for this much-deserved recognition!
We are devastated to see the impact of wildfires across Canada affecting communities, loved ones and the environment. Purdys Chocolatier is making a $10,000 Purple Partnerships donation to support the Canadian Red Cross in their ongoing wildfire relief efforts.
This year, in celebration of International Women’s Day and in efforts to #EmbraceEquity, we’ve donated $25,000 to Up With Women through Purple Partnerships. 💜 Through this partnership, we hope to support their mission to help recently homeless and at-risk women and gender-diverse individuals build a sustainable pathway out of poverty. Our donation will provide up to five women and gender-diverse clients of Up With Women’s national Coaching Program with the resources and support to exit poverty permanently. To learn more about our Purple Partnerships head to the link below: https://www.purdys.com/purple-partnerships
On September 30th, Canada marks Orange Shirt Day, and our first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. To honour the victims, Survivors, and the lost children of Canada’s Residential School System, Purdys is donating $10,000 each to Legacy of Hope, and Indian Residential School Survivors Society. Both organizations do tremendous and necessary support to First Nations, Inuit and Métis Survivors as well as their families and communities. We have always known of the cruel history of Canada’s residential schools, it has taken last year’s discoveries of mass graves in former schools across Canada, to realise the true extent of the violence, neglect, and abuse endured by the hundreds and thousands of Indigenous children. The shameful history and pain continue and will be felt for generations to come. As a company, and more importantly, a Canadian company, we’re committed to remembering and learning from the past. Because truth shouldn’t be forgotten, and the truth of the victims and Survivors should be recognized and told.
Small and local businesses, we?re here for you. We?re proud to partner with Canada United, a movement that brings Canadians together to show our support for local businesses?. Learn more: GoCanadaUnited.ca
