The owner of Cadbury is to bring more of its Dairy Milk production back to its historic Bournville factory in the UK from Europe. A further factor was people. It is attempting to sell its US drinks business and plans to cut 7,500 jobs worldwide over the next few years, with the closure of about 15 per cent of its manufacturing plants. GOT a story? Cadbury said in a statement: "The production of all Cadbury Dairy Milk products originally made in the UK, but temporarily made elsewhere, will be coming back home to Bournville. Sign up to the Daily Star's newsletter. The owner of Cadbury is to bring more of its Dairy Milk production back to its historic Bournville factory in the UK from Europe. Wednesday, 18th January 2023See today's front and back pages, download the newspaper, order back issues and use the historic Daily Express newspaper archive. 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Something went wrong, please try again later. In the latest blow to the British chocolate industry, Cadbury plans to close the historic former Fry's Somerdale factory at Kenysham, near Bristol. Cadbury employs 4,500 people in the UK, including 2,500 at its historic Bournville factory in Birmingham and around 400 at its head offices in Uxbridge. 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He added: There was no switch of production. The decision to invest in the chocolates spiritual home could help to dissuade fears of businesses pulling out of Britain as the nation navigates Brexit. "A week ago she would have known what announcement would be made, barely six days later. The world famous British brand's owner, Mondolez, has invested 75million in its historic factory in Bournville to ensure their signature chocolate bars will be made in the West Midlands village.. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. By 2010, a new plant in Poland is intended to produce some if not most of the brands made at Keynsham, including Curly Wurly, Fudge, Turkish Delight, Fry's Chocolate Cream and Cadbury's Mini-Egg. 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It points out that it is spending 40m on turning its plant at Bournville into the world's most sophisticated chocolate factory. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Cadbury said it hoped to achieve phased redundancies through voluntary means, adding that it was now entering detailed consultation with workers at both sites. The company pointed out that Cadbury had already invested more than 100m in building new production facilities in Poland and the majority of the lines have, or are about to be, transferred by the . CADBURY is coming home with all its Dairy Milk bars to be made in Britain again. Answer: Why !! Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. A Mondelez spokesman said: The 75m investment, and four new lines, means production of all Cadbury Dairy Milk products are coming home to Bournville.. The bank has confirmed nine of its 220 branches will shut. Cadbury are to move from Germany to the UK following a 15m investment at the Bournville site in Birmingham. Mondelez International, which split from Kraft two years after. "To complete consultations and negotiations to deliver this fantastic investment, even in the midst of the Covid restrictions, is a credit to the trade union representatives, the members and the business.". We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. A member of the founding Cadbury family, James Cadbury, earlier told of his sadness at the revelations. said the taste of the company's products had changed since its takeover by Kraft/Mondelez. Daily update for January 18, Iran accuses Prince Harry of war crime in row over diplomats execution, More sick cop cases may emerge, home secretary says after officer admits rapes, Its because they dont vote that the young are ignored, Do not sell or share my personal information. Last week, Cadbury chocolate lovers said the taste of the company's products had changed since its takeover by Kraft/Mondelez. Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Cadbury has defended switching some Dairy Milk production to Poland. Employees called the decision "utterly despicable" and said they had been deceived by Kraft. Cadbury's, based in the iconic purpose-built mill town of Bournville, near Birmingham, was founded in 1824. He added: We are incredibly proud of our role at Easter.. Kraft had promised to keep the operation there, but backtracked and said it. Birmingham chocolate giant Cadbury switched some production of its iconic Dairy Milk bar from Bournville to Poland last year, it has emerged. 'Dispatches' also found a flaw in Cadbury's Fairtrade promise. Glenn Caton, Mondelez president for Northern Europe, defended the shift to Polish factories as simply keeping up with demand. "A long term $400million investment aims to improve the lives and communities of 200,000 cocoa farmers by 2022.". When we had peaks of demand that we couldnt supply we did have to offload a couple of bars temporarily. Kraft said it had only become aware of how advanced plans for the new Poland factory were after the takeover deal had been agreed. The 95g bar is now being made at Bournville once more. But last year it was revealed they had also moved production of Dairy Milk Oreo bars and Dairy Milk Marvellous Creations out of Britain. Most Popular Now | 56,514 people are reading stories on the site right now. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Cadbury said it planned to shut its factory in Keynsham, near Bristol, by 2010, with the loss of 500 jobs, while 200 further posts would go in Bournville, in the Midlands, at the plant where it has been producing chocolate for almost 130 years. A small percentage of Dairy Milk will still be made in Europe. EDF, British Gas and Ovo are taking part in the National Grid pilot scheme. Cadbury has been producing chocolate in Eastern Europe for the past 20 years, but the iconic Dairy Milk has always been associated with production in the UK. We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. BREAKING Major bank shuts 9 branches - full list of locations. Poland facility The Skarbimierz facility is one of the most advanced chewing gum factories in the world. CEO Trent Innes shared a job interview test he uses on candidates and how they respond to it can say a lot about their attitude. Cadbury says the redundancies are necessary to cut costs. The maker of Dairy Milk is. In the same year, Kraft closed its Terry's chocolate plant in York, ending a century of chocolate-making in the city, with the loss of 316 staff; Terry's All Gold and Chocolate Oranges are now made in Sweden, Poland and Slovakia. CADBURY is moving almost all production of Dairy Milk bars BACK to the UK after a 15million investment in a huge boost to post-Brexit Britain. Get your need-to-know BBC Breakfast's Jon Kay fears getting arrested after on-air admission. RING The Sun on 0207 782 4104 or WHATSAPP on 07423720250 or EMAILexclusive@the-sun.co.uk, News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies. Andrew Wood, an analyst at Sanford C Bernstein, said the move made economic sense because rivals such as Hershey operate on margins of 18 per cent or more. 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The company said yesterday it believed the move would help it improve profit margins to around 15 per cent, up from 10 per cent currently. The company, which also makes Oreo and Maynards Bassetts sweets, said 11 million of the funding will go towards creating a new production line of the future. The 300g bar is a new size for the UK launched just six months ago. Speaking to the BBC before its successful bid, the head of Kraft's operations in the UK, Nick Bunker, said he hoped to see production continue at the Somerdale factory. Kraft, now known as Mondelez, told 'Dispatches': "We have invested over 200 million into UK manufacturing, research and invention. "In order to continue to compete in the extremely competitive confectionery industry in the future we need to make the right decisions today. A Mondelez spokesman said: The 75million investment, and the four new lines we have built, means that the production of all Cadbury Dairy Milk products originally made in the UK, but temporarily made elsewhere, will be coming back home to Bournville. Speaking about the Bournville plant, He said: We have been selling every single thing we can make from this factory for the last ten years. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. This will allow it to consolidate the production of most of its Dairy Milk tablet at the site from 2022. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. The decision to develop a greenfield site at Kobierzyce, near Wroclaw in south west Poland, was based on a number of criteria: overall cost geographical location climatic conditions availability of mains services access to highways and trunk roads distance from competitors large regional population. The Bournville site is to receive an additional 40 million investment although an additional 200 jobs will also be lost. SWEET HOME: Cadbury's is set to be made in Britain again, HISTORIC: The sweet giant will produce the chocolates in the West Midlands. For more stories like this, check our news page. Something went wrong, please try again later. By then, the facility was fully equipped and ready to produce sugar-free chewing gums. Mondelez who own the brand will then export 12,000 tonnes of chocolate from the UK. The world famous British brands owner, Mondolez, has invested 75million in its historic factory in Bournville to ensure their signature chocolate bars will be made in the West Midlands village. The company confirmed the move had taken place but insisted the change lasted for just four months and was a temporary measure. But on Tuesday it said earlier plans by Cadbury to close the plant and move production to Poland were too advanced. Unite, the manufacturing trade union, yesterday accused Cadbury Schweppes of behaving like an "asset-stripping private equity firm" following the company's announcement that it would shed 700 jobs by outsourcing chocolate production to Poland. So would you pass the challenge? . The authenticity is not confirmed. Union leaders and managers will be locked in talks for the next few weeks to discuss whether to go ahead with the move. US food conglomerate Kraft has been censured by the body that polices City takeovers for breaking the promise it made during the five-month battle to buy Cadbury to keep . Business Secretary Lord Mandelson said Kraft's global chief executive, Irene Rosenfeld, had not given specific commitments on jobs when they met last week, but said she should have made the position clear. "Kraft spent a huge amount of money on researching this bid," he said. Even there, a further 200 jobs will be lost. Joel Cadbury has been living and working in East London as a composer for over 15 years. We continue to make all the classic Cadbury Dairy Milk bars here, except for a small number of bars that have never been made in Bournville. Alongside the new line, Mondelez is also planning to invest a further 4 million at the site to increase its chocolate-making capacity amid strong demand. Bournville and Dairy Milk are synonymous.. Cadbury was sold to US food juggernaught Kraft for 11.5billion in 2010 before being passed on to spin off company Mondelez. 'Dispatches: Secrets of Cadbury' airs on Channel 4 at 8pm on Monday 21 March. You are also agreeing to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Much of the work done at the Keynsham and Bournville plants will be switched to the Polish company Wedel, which it acquired in 1998, Cadbury said, because labour and manufacturing costs would be much lower. Cadbury said its Bournville plant. The last chocolate bars have been made at a Cadbury factory in Britain after production was switched to Poland. Cadbury increased chocolate production at the site in 2017, but it will now be able to produce 125 million more of its sharing bars, the company said. Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. Cadbury is moving production of Dairy Milk chocolate bars out of Europe and back to the UK following a multi-million pound deal, in what has been hailed as a boost for post-Brexit Britain. Managing director Trevor Bond said that despite moving some production over to Poland it did not spell the end for Cadbury in the UK. Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in, Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profile. 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