Jobs melting away: Hundreds of jobs may be lost as Cadbury Fingers could be made outside the UK December 29, 2016 The government has been urged to take action to safeguard hundreds of jobs at one of Britain's best-known chocolatiers. Cadbury's parent company, Mondelez, bought back the licence from fellow confectionery company Burton's Biscuits to produce some of the UK's best-loved snacks. Previously, Cadbury Fingers were produced under a licence by Burton's at its factory in Edinburgh alongside other lines made by [...]
First the Rubik’s Cube now the Kit Kat: EU Court rules in favour of Cadbury over Nestle in chocolate trademark war December 15, 2016 EU authorities have thrown the chocolating world into turmoil after revoking confectionery giant Nestle's registered trademark for one of Britain's best loved treats, the Kit Kat. The annulling of the trademark means the Kit Kat shape can be used by anyone who wants to do so. Speculation may commence that leading competitors are plotting to [...]
Firms could be shocked at financial fallout from Petya and Wannacry cyber attacks, warns Lloyd’s of London June 28, 2017 Firms could be shocked at the cost of cyber attacks, such as yesterday’s Petya ransomware hack, with one of the City’s oldest financial institutions warning the reputational fallout is “what kills modern businesses”. Lloyd’s of London said today businesses need to prepare themselves for “slow burn” costs that follow cyber attacks such as reputational damage, [...]
How to cure “always on” staff burnout? Take a leaf out of nineteenth-century Cadbury’s book August 4, 2016 The modern workforce has become accustomed to putting in long hours. Created by years of employment uncertainty, born out of the 2008 financial crisis, and fuelled recently by the great unknown of a looming Brexit, “presenteeism” has become a mainstay of the British employee. Research last week by Concur shows that, thanks to the rise of [...]
Cadbury-maker Mondelez International has dropped plans to merge with The Hershey Company August 29, 2016 Cadbury owner Mondelez International has scrapped plans to merge with The Hershey Company. Mondelez, which re-branded from Kraft Foods in 2012, revealed it had dropped the plans in a statement tonight. The decision comes after the Mondelez had a $23bn (£17.6bn) takeover offer for Hershey rejected in June. Read More: Cadbury and Mondelez hit back over Dispatches claims “Following [...]
Mondelez makes sweet offer for Burton’s Cadbury biscuits licence July 20, 2016 Global food giant Mondelez International has approached Burton's Biscuits to buy its Cadbury licence. Burton's, which also produces Wagon Wheels and Maryland cookies, makes biscuits including Cadbury Fingers under licence from Cadbury UK. The proposal was valued at around £200m, Sky News first reported, though sources said the talks were still at an early stage [...]
Global cyber attack hits UK firms as WPP reports hack June 27, 2017 A massive cyber attack which has hit a number of institutions in Ukraine appears to be spreading across Europe. Several firms, banks and government offices in Ukraine began to report attacks earlier today caused by ransomware named “Petya”. London-based advertising giant WPP has reported problems with its IT systems caused by a “suspected cyber attack”, [...]
Check out the Premier League’s delicious new sponsor January 24, 2017 The Premier League has a new sponsor, and it's sweeter than your average: Cadbury. The chocolate brand has signed a three-year partnership with the league, kicking off from the start of the 2017/18 season. The pair will create a "bespoke" element of the Health for Life community programme, focused on helping 600,000 school children, with [...]
And you thought 2016 was bad – Freddos are soon going to cost 30p January 13, 2017 As if we didn't have enough to deal with this Friday 13th, with Snowmageddon raging on (we're told), now Cadbury's owner Mondelez has delivered a shocking blow. The price of a Freddo bar will rise to 30p later this year. Yes, that's 30 British pennies. The recommended retail price for the beloved chocolate frogs will [...]
Guess which British stalwart has just been named the UK’s favourite brand again February 27, 2017 British Airways may have hit some turbulence thanks to the weak pound, but when it comes to its brand value, the airline is sailing smoothly on, after it topped a ranking of the UK's favourite brands – again. It's the fourth year in a row BA has topped the Superbrands index, an annual survey of consumers' views [...]