Make Your Mark Blog

The 16 year old chocolatier Louis Barnett, founder of Chokolit, has been made an ambassador for the national Make Your Mark campaign. Louis, who employs six staff members at his Bridgnorth factory, said: “It’s fantastic for me. I’ve gone from being a contestant to an ambassador. It’s exactly what I wanted to do - to inspire other young people to go into business.”

As well as being stocked by major supermarkets Waitrose and Sainsbury’s - Louis’ handmade chocolates, which come in edible chocolate packaging, are now set to be given to guests staying in executive suites at Merry Hill’s Copthorne Hotel.

He is also in talks with Tesco, Harrods and Fortnum & Mason’s about getting his chocolates onto their shelves.

Louis Barnett’s inspiring rise to fame will be featured on BBC1’s Inside Out programme on Sunday May 4 at 7.30pm (Midlands). And don’t forget you can now view this programme on BBC’s iplayer even if Louis isn’t in your region’s programme.

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