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Teenager starts new chocolate company
« on: October 25, 2007, 12:05:08 am »







Teenager starts chocolate factory

 

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Louis has won contracts to supply supermarkets with his chocolates
A 15-year-old boy with learning difficulties has started his own chocolate factory after winning contracts to supply supermarkets.

Louis Barnett, from Kinver, Staffs, left school aged 11 after being diagnosed with dyslexia and dyspraxia and began making chocolates at home.

New contracts have meant he has had to expand his firm Chokolit and has moved to a factory in Bridgnorth, Shropshire.

He has taken on new staff, including his parents Phil and Mary Barnett.








Louis has been like this right from day one, he is a hard worker and is very enthusiastic about his product


Mary Barnett, mother

Louis said: "I've always been a very foody person and conscious of where my food comes from.

"I've been doing bits of baking and making cakes with my mum since I was about four or five and really it was just one of my passions."

The young entrepreneur started out with a 12oz (340 gram) chocolate machine, making one mould at a time for family and friends.

'Huge risk'

Now he produces hundreds of chocolates and has won contracts to supply Sainsbury's and Waitrose at Christmas.'



 


 

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Teenager starts new chocolate company
« Reply #1 on: October 25, 2007, 01:26:48 pm »
Good for him!Clap
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« Reply #2 on: October 25, 2007, 01:40:00 pm »
Just goes to show that you don't have to be an academic success to make it in this world.  Well done him!!!

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« Reply #3 on: October 25, 2007, 07:53:17 pm »