Louis Barnett (chocolatier)

This article is about the chocolatier. For the professor, see Louis Barnett.

Louis Barnett
Born (1991-11-02) 2 November 1991 (age 32)
Worcester, Worcestershire
OccupationChocolatier & Business Consultant
Years active2004-present
EmployerSelf-Employed

Louis Barnett (born 2 November 1991)[1] from Kinver, Staffordshire is a chocolatier who became the youngest supplier of both the Sainsbury's and Waitrose supermarket chains at the age of 14.[2] He left school at the age of 11 because of learning difficulties and was later diagnosed with dyslexia and developmental coordination disorder. His parents continued his education through homeschooling. He started making chocolates for friends and family and in 2005 he started his company Chokolit Ltd. to deal with the growing demand. Winner of " Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year Award " 2011 . He received the Lord Carter Award for excellence in the food industry, presented to him in The House Of Lords 2009, was nominated for a Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2007. He was also a finalist in the teen category of the 2007 Enterprising Young Brits Awards.

Louis is now an active motivational speaker and business consultant.

  1. ^ Holder, Bev (31 October 2007). "Louis's Chokolits go global". Stourbridge News. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
  2. ^ Jones, Alison (12 September 2008). "Louis has got the chocolate business licked". Birmingham Post. Retrieved 9 January 2009.