Cadbury Chocolate
English Favorites Since the Early 1900s
Cadbury is an English chocolate brand that is quite well-known. In fact, the Cadbury-Schweppes Company, whose main offices are located in London, is an extremely large beverage and confectionary company whose products are found worldwide.
In Switzerland in 1783, Jacob Schweppe came up with a way to create mineral water carbonated. Then, several years later, in England in 1824, John Cadbury started selling coffee and tea. It wasn't long before he also began selling chocolate. When Cadbury decided to retire from his business, his two sons, George and Richard, opened up a large factory that was located near Birmingham, England. It would be a long time before the two companies merged. This happened in 1969, when the two became Cadbury Schweppes.
Cadbury chocolate has factories located in other parts of the world, including New Zealand, Australia and Ireland, as well as several in the UK. In addition, Cadbury UK owns other brands such as Fry's, Trebor Bassett, and Maynards and Hal.
The Cadbury Schweppes company in the United States also consists of well-known beverage brands such as Mott's, Snapple Beverage Group, and Seven Up/Dr. Pepper.
In addition to all the companies and brands, another surprising fact is that, although various Cadbury products have been distributed under the Cadbury trademark in the United States since 1988, the chocolate is actually created by Hershey's!
Valentine's Day is a huge holiday for giving and receiving chocolate gifts, especially boxes of chocolates. But, did you know that Richard Cadbury is actually credited with having created the first box in 1868?
Today, Cadbury creates many chocolate varieties, including Cr?me Eggs, Mini Eggs, Dairy Milk, Cadbury Caramilk, Roses, Drinking Chocolate powder, and also Black's Bournville Cocoa. But, if you've traveled and tasted Cadbury products in different areas of the world, you may notice that the taste isn't always the same. This is because the recipes are adapted to suit different taste palettes, and also to adhere to the country's food laws.