Cadbury shares new chocolate box

[Cadbury is launching a new share box, featuring a number of tasty chocolate treats.

The new Cadbury Dairy Milk Special Variety box will include four flavours – the ever-popular Cadbury Dairy Milk, Praline, Truffle and Butterscotch, according to Checkout Magazine.

The box will retail at £2.49 and is expected to be popular, as many consumers tend not to buy indulgent snacks on their own and are more likely to purchase chocolates to share.

Head of customer relations at Cadbury Trebor Bassett, Mike Tipping, told Checkout Magazine: "The growth in 'everyday share' reflects the growing trend of consumers spending time together with friends and family.

"The introduction of another superb new product from Cadbury further enhances the confectionery offer within this fast growing sector."

The company is confident that sales will recover following the recent salmonella scare which caused Cadbury to recall over one million of its chocolate bars.

Sales fell by up to 14 per cent over recent weeks, although the company said that this was also partly down to the hot weather.]

http://www.fdin.co.uk/news/index.php

Oh Really?

[smurfboy]

The link doesn't work but they sound yum.

P.S. Cadbury's profits rose by 24% in the last six months. To paraphrase Mark Twain 'reports of their death have been greatly exaggerated'.

See the next 6 months.

Links for me. See 04/08/06.

[kevvosa]

"The growth in 'everyday share' reflects the growing trend of consumers spending time together with friends and family.

Is this true? I thought kids were spending more time on the 'net these days rather than with their family.

[smurfboy]

I think it's more older people (not pensioner old, I mean older than teenagers). People are spending far less on going out than they used to; therefore they might sit in with a DVD and a Cadbury share box instead of going to the cinema and getting popcorn.

[kevvosa]

Why not take a share box to the cinema? 

[smurfboy]

Why not indeed?

[oldspice]

Praline!

[Jamsi]

Why not take a share box to the cinema? 

They say you are not allowed to bring your own refreshments into the cinema any more. You have to pay their extortionate<--spelling?) prices instead.

£2.50 for a coke when you can by a couple of 2litre bottles for that price!

Jamsi, have you never wore a big jacket with inside pockets to the cinema?

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[kevvosa]

You're right Jamsi, but I always take my bag with me and sneak food in.
Crisps, pop, tubs of ben and jerrys, mc donalds burgers, Ive managed to
smuggle all those in before.

[smurfboy]

That's nothing - I sneaked a four-course banquet and a magnum of champagne into Weekend at Bernies 2.

[oldspice]

I would refuse to patronise any cinema that did not allow me to take in my own drink and a bag of  sweets. I would not allow them to search my bag either.

[Logger]

I don't think they can stop you taking in your own stuff...i always do and nobody has ever said anything.