Cadbury is facing significant challenges, with its parent company, Mondelēz International, reporting a potential 15% decline in 2025 adjusted earnings per share due to record-high cocoa costs, inflationary pressures, and reduced consumer demand in North America and Europe. While revenue has shown growth, profitability is declining due to rising costs.
Newly filed accounts with Companies House reveal that Cadbury's turnover leapt from £155.8m to £206.5m in 2024. While UK sales remained steady at £64m, turnover in Europe more than doubled from £49.3m to £103.6m. However, Cadbury's sales in other parts of the world dipped from £41.5m to £38.7m over the year.
The primary justification offered by advocacy websites for boycotting Cadbury is Mondelez's participation in Israeli economic endeavors. Several popular claims are as follows: Investments in Israeli Startups: Mondelez has taken part in or provided support for Israeli food technology projects and high-tech incubators.
In 2025, the bar's ingredients were reworded on packaging: “cocoa mass, palm oil, cocoa butter” now appears where “cocoa butter, cocoa mass, palm oil” had been listed previously. Because ingredients must be listed by weight, this change suggests an increased proportion of palm oil relative to cocoa butter.
In October 2003, just before Diwali, customers in Mumbai found worms in Cadbury Dairy Milk chocolates, leading to a public outcry. The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration seized Cadbury's products, sparking a crisis that threatened the company's reputation and sales.
King Charles III's preference for a healthy diet—reportedly favouring fruit and seeds over chocolate—has likely contributed to the diminished appeal of confectionery brands at Buckingham Palace. His decision not to renew Cadbury's Royal Warrant reflects a shift in priorities for the monarchy.
A popular sweet treat from the Dairy Milk range has been axed by Cadbury. Bosses confirmed they had made the "difficult decision" to discontinue the product. Dairy Milk is one of Britain's best-known and best-loved chocolate bars, with its bright purple branding and smooth taste.
Recent chocolate bar discontinuations include the Jersey Milk Bar in Canada, the Dark Chocolate Toblerone (UK), and several bars removed from Cadbury's Treatsize packs (UK) like the Chomp, Flake, and Curly Wurly (though some are still available in other formats), while Nestlé's Caramac was discontinued and then brought back due to demand, and they've also altered recipes for bars like Toffee Crisp.
Cadbury's chocolate prices have risen due to a "perfect storm" of soaring cocoa costs (driven by climate-impacted poor harvests in West Africa), increased dairy prices, and general inflation affecting energy, manufacturing, and distribution, forcing Mondelez to increase prices and sometimes reduce bar sizes (shrinkflation) to cover higher ingredient and operating expenses.
In UK our chocolate is suitable for vegetarians & those following a Muslim diet, but they're not Halal certified. The only animal related products we use in UK are milk & eggs. We point out if & when our products are suitable for particular requirements or not.
Cadbury (formerly Cadbury's and Cadbury Schweppes) is a British multinational confectionery company owned by Mondelez International (spun off from Kraft Foods) since 2010. It is the second-largest confectionery brand in the world, after Mars.
50% of your purchase of Rose Chocolate x Olive Odyssey goes directly to support farmers in Palestine. “In Palestine, olive oil is something farmers harvest only once a year. A lot of families rely on this income for the rest of the year and a lot of farmers were not able to harvest this year at all.”
Here's the deal: Hershey owns the rights to make and sell Cadbury bars for the U.S. market, but the American chocolate giant uses a different recipe. The first ingredient in U.K. Cadbury chocolate is milk, while sugar is the first in American-made Cadbury chocolate, according to The New York Times.
The number one selling chocolate bar in the world is widely considered to be Snickers, known for its nougat, caramel, peanuts, and milk chocolate, with billions in annual global sales and strong presence in over 80 countries. Other top contenders include Reese's Peanut Butter Cups and Cadbury Dairy Milk, but Snickers consistently leads in global candy bar sales.
Godiva Chocolatier is shutting down all of its North American retail stores. Luxury chocolate-maker Godiva announced this week that the company will be shutting down all 128 of its U.S. and Canada stores by March due to in-person consumer habits completely changing by the pandemic, the chocolatier said in a statement.
Although it's not dangerous to eat expired chocolate, it may become more brittle or develop a whitish layer on its surface (fat bloom), which isn't harmful but may make it less appealing. If stored properly, chocolate can stay good for several months after the date indicated.
For the past five decades, fluid milk consumption has been declining. That changed in 2024. Total fluid milk US dollar sales were up 1% in 2024, according to data from Chicago-based Circana, while unit sales increased by 3%. Whole milk, in particular, was a strong performer in 2024, showing a 3% volume increase.
Most dark chocolates, especially those with a high cocoa percentage (usually above 70%), are naturally dairy-free. They typically contain cocoa mass, cocoa butter, sugar, and sometimes vanilla and soy lecithin, but no milk or milk derivatives.
Unless it's from a halal source, it's best avoided. The same goes for certain fats and oils – always check they're from plant sources or halal-certified animals. Speaking of animal-derived ingredients, it's worth noting that even our milk chocolate at Mr Popple's is plant-based and dairy-free.
Muslim groups want a boycott in Malaysia of Cadbury products after two chocolate varieties broke Islamic rules by containing pork DNA. On Monday Cadbury Malaysia recalled Dairy Milk bars after authorities found the pork traces during a random test.
Germany prefers the continental style of 'pure' chocolate and have banned the sale of Cadbury-style chocolate in the country since 1973. They are also very good friends with Switzerland, a neighbor country that is not yet a member of the European Union.
