Nobody panic, but your KitKat and Dairy Milk could be about to shrink February 5, 2017 Chocolate lovers could be about to witness some sleight of hand worthy of Willie Wonka – and might want to start stocking up on favourites such as KitKats and Dairy Milk bars. Sweet-making giants Mars, Nestle and Cadbury owner Mondelez, which make the classic snacks and many others, is said to be thinking of cutting the size of [...]
Back by popular demand: Cadbury has brought back this stalwart flavour for the summer May 16, 2016 In yet another win for social media campaigning, Cadbury has announced it will be resurrecting one of its popular 20th century flavours after fans launched an internet appeal to bring it back. The world's second largest chocolate maker will bring back its Tiffin flavoured 95g Dairy Milk bar for a limited, roughly three million bar [...]
Trian takes $3.5bn stake in P&G February 14, 2017 Trian Fund Management has disclosed that it bought a $3.5bn stake in Procter & Gamble, maker of Gillette razors and Crest toothpaste. The move makes Trian the second activist shareholder to become involved in the consumer products giant in the last five years, and it is now the largest stakeholder in P&G by some margin. Read [...]
Another Cadbury’s recipe change, Brexit blues, the Queen’s 90th birthday and the shareholder spring that never was: Here’s what got us talking this week April 22, 2016 Cadbury's left us open-mouthed with yet another recipe shake-up. A new job working for the Queen came with added perks. And London's iconic statues were given some help with their breathing. Forget the economy – won't someone think of our cheese? (Source: Getty) 1) Brexit boxing The Treasury published its 200-page report on the impact [...]
BHS fiasco could spark a Cadbury moment for takeover rules, says top City law firm June 2, 2016 The ongoing BHS debacle could cause the government to have a Cadbury moment and change the Takeover Code, a City law firm has said today. Pinsent Masons believes that the level of public interest in the high street retailer's administration, and the £1 sale to Retail Acquisitions that took place just one year beforehand, may force a rethink to the [...]
Now Cadbury is shaking up the recipes and wrappers of some sweets in its Roses boxes April 21, 2016 First they changed the recipe of our Fruit and Nut Bars, then they changed the recipe of our Creme Eggs: now Cadbury owner Mondelez is coming for our Roses. This morning the company said it is not only planning on changing the shape of two of the chocolates, but it's also (gasp) altering the wrappers of the [...]
Will the Cadbury’s Creme Egg cafe provide an eggcelent rate of return? January 17, 2016 Chocolate behemoth Cadbury had a rocky start to the year. Last week we heard that the brand has made a £10m loss on sales of its Easter lines, with £6m of that coming from customers losing their appetite for Cadbury Creme Eggs. Patriotic chocaholics were up in arms when they discovered last year that American parent [...]
Strong dollar starts to bite on Mondelez sales outside of the US as revenue falls 8.1 per cent February 7, 2017 Mondelez International, the maker of Oreos and Cadbury chocolate, reported a slump in holiday-quarter sales and profit due to a strong dollar. The figures Net revenue fell 8.1 per cent to $6.77bn in the quarter. Analysts on average had expected revenue of $6.89bn, according to Thomson Reuters estimates. The strong pound hit the value of [...]
Cadbury has Creme Egg over its face after recipe change March 23, 2016 When a favourite treat has a “new, improved recipe” there is always a tendency to believe that the manufacturer has simply found a way of making it more cheaply. As a result, consumers often get turned off. With Easter approaching, it’s time to see how this syndrome has affected one of the nation’s most-loved treats [...]
From whips to shadow ministers: All the Labour MPs who voted against the government’s Brexit Bill February 8, 2017 Five extra Labour MPs rebelled at the third reading of the government's Article 50 Bill, but they weren't enough to stop the House of Commons overwhelmingly voting in favour of giving Theresa May the power to trigger Article 50. Geraint Davies, Kate Green, Clive Lewis (who resigned from the frontbench today), Alison McGovern and Chi [...]