A Newcastle entrepreneur is hoping to take the market in ‘healthy’ chocolate bars after featuring on a popular BBC programme. Wajeeha Hussain, from Newcastle, spent eight years working at the Nissan plant in Sunderland after graduating from Northumbria University with a degree in computer science.But her true passion lay in making sweet treats, albeit sweets with a difference – healthier chocolate bars which are vegan, dairy free and soy free. Wajeeha has a history of diabetes in her family, so she has concocted a chocolate company called Chocolateeha, which makes bars from raw cacao nibs that have fewer calories. She was working for Nissan as a project manager in Washington when she began working on her business plan. Last July she moved back in with her parents so she could fund her dream, with her dad converting their garage into a base for her business. Wajeeha is having a pop-up event at the House of Fraser store in the Metrocentre on May 28 and 29 as she looks to start & grow her brand.
