« previous next »
Pages: 1 [2]

Author Topic: Bid wars over Cadbury  (Read 5991 times)

Offline chocadmin

  • Administrator
  • Full Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 880
  • Karma: 66
    • View Profile
    • Chocolate Review
Re: Bid wars over Cadbury
« Reply #15 on: January 19, 2010, 10:01:29 am »
Logged

Offline oldspice

  • Addict (blue)
  • Addict
  • *****
  • Posts: 10623
  • Karma: 113
    • View Profile
Re: Bid wars over Cadbury
« Reply #16 on: January 19, 2010, 06:16:11 pm »
Oh no! I can see it now. Cadbury Chocolate Spread in jars swirled with Dairylea!
Logged
Old but spicey!

drterror666

  • Guest
Re: Bid wars over Cadbury
« Reply #17 on: January 19, 2010, 06:35:56 pm »
I don't really want to know where this is going, especially concerning the imminent job cuts.  I take it that's the end of the factory in Keynsham then.  And what about Green & Black's?  RIP, Cadbury...
Logged

Offline smurfboy

  • Global Moderator
  • Addict
  • *****
  • Posts: 16836
  • Karma: 105
    • View Profile
Re: Bid wars over Cadbury
« Reply #18 on: January 20, 2010, 12:23:39 pm »
Apparently Keynsham is staying open and Kraft are committed to maintaining production at Bournville; it looks like it's the corporate gead office at Uxbridge that will suffer.
Logged
Who needs karma when you know you're great already?

drterror666

  • Guest
Re: Bid wars over Cadbury
« Reply #19 on: January 24, 2010, 02:04:39 pm »
They've still got to pay back that loan.
Logged

drterror666

  • Guest
Re: Bid wars over Cadbury
« Reply #20 on: January 26, 2010, 10:48:05 am »
Well, it looks like the Kraft offensive has started.  Keynsham WILL be closed and, by all accounts, relocated to Poland, just as predicted.  This means that Picnic, Fry's Turkish Delight, Freddos, Caramel, Fudge, Chomp, Fry's Cream Bar, Double Decker, Crunchie, Curly Wurly and Mini Eggs will all be made overseas and imported.  Also, the ingredients ARE being changed to cheapen production.

Make mine Hotel Chocolat!
Logged

Offline smurfboy

  • Global Moderator
  • Addict
  • *****
  • Posts: 16836
  • Karma: 105
    • View Profile
Re: Bid wars over Cadbury
« Reply #21 on: January 26, 2010, 12:52:50 pm »
Where did you hear this Dr T?
Logged
Who needs karma when you know you're great already?

Offline goldencup

  • Addict (purple)
  • Addict
  • *****
  • Posts: 10594
  • Karma: 105
    • View Profile
Re: Bid wars over Cadbury
« Reply #22 on: January 26, 2010, 02:57:49 pm »
Noooooooo!  Surely they can't change Crunchies and Double Deckers!!
Logged
Cantankerous Old Crone

Offline oldspice

  • Addict (blue)
  • Addict
  • *****
  • Posts: 10623
  • Karma: 113
    • View Profile
Re: Bid wars over Cadbury
« Reply #23 on: January 26, 2010, 05:50:25 pm »
We'd better all go out and buy shed loads of out favourite Cadbury stuff because it looks like things will only get worse.  So much for the economic advantages of being in the EU. Terrible about the job losses.
Logged
Old but spicey!

drterror666

  • Guest
Re: Bid wars over Cadbury
« Reply #24 on: January 27, 2010, 02:24:33 pm »
Quote from: smurfboy on January 26, 2010, 12:52:50 pm
Where did you hear this Dr T?

I looked on the Save Keynsham site.  I think some of Cadbury is already in Poland, but it's only a matter of time.  Kraft are apparently already in trouble, which is why they bid for Cadbury in the first place.  Talk about sinking ship!
Logged

drterror666

  • Guest
Re: Bid wars over Cadbury
« Reply #25 on: February 02, 2010, 05:45:23 pm »
So, that's it then.  Kraft have signed on the dotted line and jobs are threatened.  This is definitely the end for Cadbury's.
Logged

Offline cinabar

  • Jr. Member
  • **
  • Posts: 197
  • Karma: 7
    • View Profile
    • FOODSTUFFFINDS
Re: Bid wars over Cadbury
« Reply #26 on: February 02, 2010, 09:44:53 pm »
Quote from: drterror666 on February 02, 2010, 05:45:23 pm
So, that's it then.  Kraft have signed on the dotted line and jobs are threatened.  This is definitely the end for Cadbury's.
:( such sad news
Logged

Offline chocadmin

  • Administrator
  • Full Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 880
  • Karma: 66
    • View Profile
    • Chocolate Review
Re: Bid wars over Cadbury
« Reply #27 on: February 03, 2010, 01:02:06 am »
Yes, it's very bad. Mandelson's even developed emotion about it he's 'disappointed'.
I'm still hopeful that Kraft will at least enable Cadbury's to reach further around the world than it already does - and maybe start to make some inroads to the USA (and with Nestle potentially buying Hershey maybe that'll be easier than we think).
Logged

Offline chocadmin

  • Administrator
  • Full Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 880
  • Karma: 66
    • View Profile
    • Chocolate Review
Re: Bid wars over Cadbury
« Reply #28 on: February 09, 2010, 11:09:10 am »
My silly Dairy Milk timeline (for those of you not on twitter)

[attachment expired by admin]
Logged

drterror666

  • Guest
Re: Bid wars over Cadbury
« Reply #29 on: February 10, 2010, 12:26:34 pm »
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8507780.stm

What deceitful bastards Kraft have been over the closure of the Keynsham factory.  I like this quote:

Kraft said it had only become aware of how advanced plans for the new Poland factory were after the takeover deal had been agreed.

I mean, come on, as I said before, they had no bloody intention to keep Somerdale open and they knew it.  This is just the first stage in moving operations to Poland.  So, time to boycott Picnic, Fry's Turkish Delight, Freddos, Caramel, Fudge, Chomp, Fry's Cream Bar, Double Decker, Crunchie, Curly Wurly and Mini Eggs.

I will definitely be sticking with Thorntons and Hotel Chocolat from now on.
Logged
Pages: 1 [2]
« previous next »