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Cadbury's Current Owners Might Think Again.....

(91 Posts)
ginny Mon 23-Dec-24 19:38:48

Cadburys is so different to how it used to be. Greasy and tasteless.

I like Lindt or Green & Black.

MissAdventure Mon 23-Dec-24 19:38:24

Ì love Cadbury chocolate.
Although the Adi ones always taste good, too.

Lathyrus3 Mon 23-Dec-24 19:32:35

I’ve just had one of the Cadbury’s Heroes that I bought for Xmas Day😳 I haven’t had anything Cadbury for ages.

It was absolutely tasteless.

Now feeling bad about putting them out for others.

On the plus side it means I won’t eat them up tonight😬

petal53 Mon 23-Dec-24 19:20:28

Lindt for me too.
Cadbury’s chocolate is nothing short of vile and disgusting.
It should never have been sold to the Americans.

Grunty Mon 23-Dec-24 19:19:56

Cadbury's chocolate has been vile ever since Mondelez took it over; America does many things well but chocolate isn't one of them. A lovely chocolate, that's creamy, full of flavour and with a good snap to it is Aldi's Moser Roth chocolate. 5 small individually wrapped bars within each pack. Around £2 and infinitely better quality than Cadbury's.

Truffle43 Mon 23-Dec-24 19:15:00

I really dislike the taste of Cadburys chocolate now. I used to love it but since the recipe changed I cannot eat it. From being a huge fan eating loads of it I just stopped and never buy it.
I must admit I was pleased they lost the royal warranty for ruining my favourite chocolate bar. I know it’s mean but they should have asked me. Just joking . Before anyone tells me it will help my waistline I now eat magnums. Oh dear there is no hope.

FriedGreenTomatoes2 Mon 23-Dec-24 18:52:53

*Lindt

FriedGreenTomatoes2 Mon 23-Dec-24 18:52:29

Me too.
And Fry’s. 😁

Freya5 Mon 23-Dec-24 18:52:28

CanadianGran

But does the Royal Warrant actually mean anything? Do you base purchases on it?

May be not, but yes it means prestige to the companies that have it. The Americans have made our iconic Cadbury chocolate into a disgusting hershey bar, so deserve the loss of status.

Beechnut Mon 23-Dec-24 18:49:13

I prefer Lindt chocolate these days.

Allira Mon 23-Dec-24 18:45:22

Well, if the Royal Family doesn't like Cadbury's any more and perhaps doesn't like the way the management moved production overseas after specifically promising not to, why should they keep a Royal Warrant?

Lindt chocolate is much better.

Georgesgran Mon 23-Dec-24 17:41:03

I’ve just listened to a chap bemoaning Cadbury’s loss of the Warrant. He thinks the Crown should reconsider and the Warrant restored to preserve British jobs, Personally, I don’t get that it would make any difference.
DH’s company held the Royal Warrant, but it meant diddly squat to those we knew who purchased the product.

Moonwatcher1904 Mon 23-Dec-24 17:32:19

You're right there mae. Cadbury's chocolate has definitely changed over the last few years. I don't know which brand of chocolate I prefer. I have tried Hotel Chocolat but although they are nice not as exciting as they make out. I'd rather have a box of Maltesers.

CanadianGran Mon 23-Dec-24 17:31:20

But does the Royal Warrant actually mean anything? Do you base purchases on it?

TerriBull Mon 23-Dec-24 17:25:49

I agree it was a cherished national brand before Kraft got their hands on it and it has gone down hill ever since.

Peter Mandelson was Business Secretary and at the time Labour backbenchers and Unions expressed fury at the government's failure to protect the British brand.

mae13 Mon 23-Dec-24 17:15:04

........now that they've lost the Royal Warrant.
They've messed around too much with the Dairy Milk recipe - presumably ambitiously cutting corners in their profit chasing - and trashed a National Treasure.
Serves them right.