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Company Overview

Cadbury is a leading global confectionery company with an outstanding portfolio of chocolate, gum and candy brands. We create brands people love - brands like Cadbury, Trident and Halls. 

Our heritage starts back in 1824 when John Cadbury opened a shop in Birmingham selling cocoa and chocolate. Since then we have expanded our business throughout the world by a programme of organic and acquisition led growth. On 7 May 2008, the separation of our confectionery and Americas Beverages businesses was completed creating Cadbury plc with a vision to be the world's BIGGEST and BEST confectionery company.

A few facts and figures

  • We make and sell three kinds of confectionery: chocolate, gum and candy
  • We operate in over 60 countries
  • John Cadbury opened for business in 1824 - making us nearly 200 years young
  • We work with around 35,000 direct and indirect suppliers
  • We employ around 50,000 people
  • Every day millions of people around the world enjoy our brands

Want to find out more about us? 

Download our Corporate Factsheetopens in a new window or Corporate Brochureopens in a new window and get a real taste of Cadbury. Who we are, why we're different and what we're doing to achieve our vision of being the biggest and best confectionery company in the world.

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Did You Know?

Chocolate was exclusively for drinking until early Victorian times when a technique for making solid "eating" chocolate was devised.