There were 3,280 applications, and Gohobi Chocolat was selected as the grand prize winner.

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Some of the judges are culinary experts.

Chizue Yamagiwa was also there.

​ "It was very delicious. Please keep up the good work," he said, cheering us on.

The French Ambassador to Japan, Mr. Laurent Pic, ate the chocolate as a reward.

The ambassador loves gateau chocolat, a traditional French confectionery, and seems to have liked our store's reward chocolate after being introduced to it by a staff member.

We are very honored to receive the approval from the French Ambassador.

Gohobi Chocolat has been covered by numerous local media outlets.

​ Thanks to this, many people have come to know about it, and it is now recognized as a representative souvenir from Fukuoka.​ 

We were featured in Hanako's Fukuoka feature as a popular sweets shop.

Since it was published in a national newspaper, we started receiving inquiries from all over the country.

Because of this connection, we received a request from Shinjuku Takashimaya for an event and were able to sell our products in Tokyo as well.