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Milk Tray - what happened?!

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Kate22 Sat 31-Dec-22 13:10:21

Dear Gransnetters, I was given a large box of Milk Tray at Christmas. I haven’t had one for decades so I was delighted and without parents to tell me not to eat them all at once I tore off the lid and began to eat ( well, gobble my gut be a truer description) but realised by about the sixth that not only did they all taste the same but that gorgeous Cadbury flavour was missing. My adult children helped in my taste test and they all thought the same. I appreciate that like Roses and Quality Street the quality and quantity have changed in order to keep them at a reasonable price point but these really were incredibly bland. Has anyone else found this? Or have we been spoiled by eating chocolate with a much higher percentage of cocoa solids than we had in the past?

Callistemon21 Sun 01-Jan-23 17:57:10

There is a broad spectrum of legislations that EU food manufacturers have to follow throughout all production processes. The EU has developed standards that ensure food hygiene, animal health and welfare, plant health, and control contamination from external substances.

But Kraft shut down the Keynsham, Bristol factory, after promising not to, and set up production in Poland, which is in the EU.
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In February 2010, following the takeover of Cadbury plc by Kraft Foods, the closure was confirmed to take place in 2011. Production was moved to a sister factory in Skarbimierz, Poland. Production of Cadbury products was however promised to not move entirely out of the United Kingdom. The factory closed on 31 March 2011, after which machinery was shipped to Poland

I think that Dairy Milk is made in the UK, in Birmingham.

aggie Sun 01-Jan-23 18:05:48

Must have impaired taste buds here , I got a big box of Cadbury Milk Tray from my eldest Grandson and there’s nothing wrong with them , I am trying not to eat them all. !!

Callistemon21 Sun 01-Jan-23 18:09:26

Kate22

Oh thank you so much for all your comments, you’ve reassured me that I’m not losing my sense of taste but isn’t it sad? The taste of Cadbury’s was always so marvellous, wasn’t it?

www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/uk-news/cadburys-chocolate-milk-trays-taste-25830703

You just can't get the delivery men any more, either, Kate22 🙂

www.youtube.com/watch?v=nu_6tgk7Yt4

TwiceAsNice Sun 01-Jan-23 18:16:12

Cadbury chocolate is awful and has been for some time. I tend to eat only plain chocolate now between 70-85% , much better. Hotel Chocolat is good quality if a bit expensive

Urmstongran Sun 01-Jan-23 20:30:02

Oreo

Anyone know what happened to Thorntons toffee? Also all the Thorntons shops?

There’s one in the square below us. Still has chocolate gingers in bags, Thornton’s boxes of fudge and their toffee.