Profile
Willie Harcourt-Cooze
Entrepreneur Who Came To Public Prominence In 2008 With the Airing of the Fly-on-the-wall Documentary + Willie's Wonky Chocolate Factory + Centred Around His Efforts To Be One of the First Britain's Since the Cadbury Family To Grow + Import and Produce Their Own Chocolate.
Male
Born
1964
Age
49
Other Names
Harcourt-Cooze, W...
William "Willie" George Harcourt-Cooze, is a British-based entrepreneur. He came to public prominence in 2008 with the airing of the Channel4 fly-on-the-wall documentary, Willie's Wonky Chocolate Factory, which centred around his efforts to grow, import… Read More
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Mad Month Of Chocolate At Baroque Bistro! E Travel Blackboard (Press Release)Google News - Sep 01, 2011
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The Dream Factory Sydney Morning HeraldGoogle News - Aug 23, 2011
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Willie Takes The Cake Independent OnlineGoogle News - Aug 11, 2011
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Ways With Words Festival Celebrates Good Food Telegraph.Co.UkGoogle News - Jul 15, 2011
Timeline
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CHILDHOOD
1964
Birth
Born in 1964.
TEENAGE
1982
18 Years Old
In 1982, whilst on a night out with some friends, he was stabbed by an unknown assailant, but made a good recovery.
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TWENTIES
1993
29 Years Old
After marrying, they honeymooned, trekking on horseback in Venezuela where, in 1993, whilst speaking to a beach umbrella salesman he was directed to the cocoa hacienda El Tesoro (meaning treasure in Spanish), in Choroni.
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THIRTIES
1998
34 Years Old
In 1998 he started making 100% cacao bars for locals from the farm, with moulds made from a clay pipe.
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FORTIES
2007
43 Years Old
Relocating to a rented property in Devon, England, after several years of assembling suitable equipment, and the resumption of cocoa farming, he began production in 2007 in Uffculme, Devon, filmed by Channel 4.
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2010
46 Years Old
Harcourt-Cooze has three children - Sophia, William and Eve, and lives in Tiverton, Devon In May 2010 he and his wife separated and as of February 2011 are in the process of getting a divorce.
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