Heredar Tablea de Cacao

17/10/2026

Iskaparate Ateneo de Manila University

17/10/2026

And just like that, our 4 Saturdays with Iskaparate and the Ateneo de Manila University Business Program have come to an end! 💙🦅😊

It was such a wonderful experience for us at Heredar to be part of this project. Thank you, Iskaparate, Ateneo Business School, and all the Atenean students for sharing your time, knowledge, fresh ideas, and hard work with us. We truly appreciate all your efforts in helping us with our business needs and requests. Your ideas and insights have given us a lot to learn from and reflect on as we continue our journey as entrepreneurs. 😊

To all the students, thank you for your patience, dedication, and willingness to help. It was refreshing to hear your ideas and see how your young minds approach different business challenges. We hope that while we learned from you, you also learned something from us — from our own experiences, the challenges we’ve faced, and the lessons we’ve picked up along the way. We hope these can help you as you navigate your own journeys, future careers, and dreams in business.😀🫰

These past four Saturdays, both online and face-to-face, reminded us that learning goes both ways. No matter what stage we are in life or business, there is always something new to learn and something valuable to share.

We’re truly grateful to have been part of this experience. Thank you for making it meaningful and memorable for us!

Maraming salamat, Iskaparate, Ateneo, and to all the students! We wish you all the best, and we hope our paths cross again. 💙💙💙

— Heredar

14/10/2026

14/10/2026

Today was another opportunity to learn and grow with Heredar! 🌱💚

I attended the QC Small Business and Cooperatives Development Promotions Office – Certified Digital Negosyo Batch 2.

As a small business owner, I believe that learning never stops. There’s always something new to discover, skills to improve, and opportunities to explore to help Heredar grow and reach more people.

I’m grateful to be part of programs like this that support small businesses and empower entrepreneurs to embrace digital opportunities. One step at a time, we continue learning and building a better future for Heredar and the communities we support. 🩷

Here’s to growing, learning, and moving forward! 😊🫰

07/10/2026

So grateful to Expoxur City Impact Enterprises for featuring Heredar, our story, and the advocacy behind it. 🩷

Heredar is something very close to my heart. What started from a love for our heritage and Filipino food has grown into a journey of supporting local farmers, celebrating our food traditions, and creating more wholesome, plant-based food.🌱

As a founder, it’s really meaningful to have someone take the time to listen to our story and share it with others. Sometimes, when you’re busy building and figuring things out along the way, you don’t realize how far the journey has come until someone else tells your story back to you.🥹

I’m especially grateful for how Expoxur continues to support and give space to social enterprises like Heredar. It means so much to have a platform that recognizes not just the business, but the purpose and advocacy behind it. 🌿

Thank you, Expoxur, for helping us share our story and for believing in the work that social enterprises are trying to do.
One step at a time, one story at a time. ❤️

❤️ CIEcat Spotlight: Heredar Tablea de Cacao
Expoxur®100 DAYS OF WHY | Week 1

Some businesses begin with a business plan.

Heredar began with something inherited.

During the pandemic, Maria Recah Rhea Santayana - Co looked back to her family roots in Albay, to her grandfather’s cacao farm and her grandmother’s treasured chocolate recipe.

That inheritance became Heredar.

Today, Rhea is carrying that story forward as the third generation of women in her family preserving their cacao-making tradition, while creating a market for locally grown cacao and other native ingredients from Albay.

From pure tablea and cacao powder to sukang tuba and pili nuts, every Heredar product carries something bigger than what’s inside the package.

A farmer whose harvest deserves a market.

A Filipino food tradition worth preserving.

A family story worth passing on.

Heredar is women-led and family-run, with Rhea working alongside her mother, sister, and cousin. As the enterprise grows, so does the vision: to work with more farmers in Albay and create flexible livelihood opportunities for more women.

From one family’s heritage to a growing market for Albay farmers.

Heredar shows how preserving tradition can also create opportunities for the future. Every product connects a family legacy, Filipino ingredients, local farmers, and a new generation choosing to keep that heritage alive.

And that is Heredar’s WHY.

🇵🇭 Heredar
Our Heritage. Our Future. Celebrating Culinary Heritage.
📍 Quezon City × Albay, Bicol
🌱 Agriculture & Agri-based Products

Behind every CIEcat worth discovering is a person, product and community worth believing in.

30/09/2026

With Seda Vertis North, Quezon City – I just got recognised as one of their top fans! 🎉

30/09/2026

Another productive day for Heredar! 🌿💚

Whenever time and my schedule permit, I always try to make room for learning and personal growth. Today, I was fortunate enough to attend another of QC Small Business and Cooperatives Development Promotions Office monthly programs for entrepreneurs.

As a business owner, I know that building a business is a continuous learning journey. There’s always something new to discover, something to improve, and something that inspires me to keep going.

I feel truly lucky to live in a city that is forward-thinking and has an LGU that genuinely supports its QCitizens, especially small business owners and women entrepreneurs. Having access to programs, seminars, and opportunities like these is something I really appreciate.😊

Little by little, I’m learning, growing, and finding ways to make Heredar better. And for that, I’m grateful. 💚✨

29/09/2026

Feeling grateful and happy to have been chosen for today’s Nakakalocal: Love Local, Grow Global MentorConnect Seminar by The Philippines Star Manila 💚

Days like this remind me how much I enjoy being part of the entrepreneurship community. It was wonderful to meet new fellow entrepreneurs, hear their stories, and share experiences — but what made today even more special was seeing familiar faces and catching up with friends from POP QC, Bayan Academy, and AWE. 🥰

Building a small business can sometimes feel like a long and winding journey, so it’s always nice to meet people who understand the challenges, the little wins, and everything in between.

Thankful for the conversations, new connections, old friendships, and the opportunity to keep learning and growing with others.

Another meaningful day for Heredar Tablea de Cacao, and another reminder that sometimes, the people you meet along the journey become part of the story too. 🌿✨

29/09/2026

Feeling grateful and happy to have been chosen for today’s Nakakalocal: Love Local, Grow Global Mentor Connect Seminar by The Philippines Star Manila. 💚

Days like this remind me how much I enjoy being part of the entrepreneurship community. It was wonderful to meet new fellow entrepreneurs, hear their stories, and share experiences — but what made today even more special was seeing familiar faces and catching up with friends from POP QC, Bayan Academy, and AWE. 🥰

Building a small business can sometimes feel like a long and winding journey, so it’s always nice to meet people who understand the challenges, the little wins, and everything in between.

Thankful for the conversations, new connections, old friendships, and the opportunity to keep learning and growing with others.

Another meaningful day for Heredar, and another reminder that sometimes, the people you meet along the journey become part of the story too. 🌿✨

29/09/2026

A heartfelt thank you to Expoxur City Impact Enterprises for supporting and giving social enterprises like Heredar a platform to share our stories, showcase our products, and connect with a wider community. 😊❤️

Behind every social enterprise is a story, a community, and a purpose. We’re grateful to be part of a platform that celebrates purpose-driven businesses, Filipino heritage, and the people and communities behind every product.

Your support helps shine a light on local entrepreneurs, our hardworking farmers, and the importance of preserving our culinary heritage. Every opportunity to be seen, heard, and connected means so much to us as we continue to grow and create meaningful impact.

Thank you, Expoxur, for believing in social enterprises and businesses that strive to make a difference beyond profit. 🩷😘🌿✨

Expoxur® proudly supports the vision of the National Social Enterprise Development Roadmap. ❤️

Starting October 1, we are deepening our commitment to amplifying the Philippine social enterprise movement.

For us, this means using Expoxur® to help more Filipinos understand social enterprise, discover impact-driven businesses, meet the people and communities behind them, and connect with the wider ecosystem helping them grow.

More awareness.

Greater visibility.

Stronger connections.

Bigger impact.

To every social entrepreneur building not only a business, but a better future for communities: we want more people to know that you exist, understand why your work matters, and discover ways to support you.

We’re here to help put you on the map. ❤️

Learn more about the National Social Enterprise Development Roadmap:
👉 https://www.bayaninnovationgroup.org/se-roadmap