CADBURY Cadbury is a confectionery company owned by Kraft Foods and is the industry's second-largest globally headquarters in London, the company operates in more than 70 countries worldwide and selling product in 160 countries Approximately $50 billion in revenues
In 1824, John Cadbury began selling tea, coffee, and drinking chocolate, which he produced himself, in Birmingham, England In 1854 John Cadbury&Benjamin opened an office in London and they received the Royal Warrant as manufacturers of chocolate
In 1905, Cadbury launched its Dairy Milk bar, with a higher proportion of milk than previous chocolate bars, and it became the company's best selling product by 1913 Fruit and Nut was introduced as part of the Dairy Milk line in 1928 In India, Cadbury began its operations in 1948 by exporting chocolates
CADBURY IN INDIA In India, Cadbury began its operations in 1948 by importing chocolates After over 60 years of existence, it today has six company-owned manufacturing facilities at Thane,Gwalior , Bangalore, Himachal Pradesh, Hyderabad & Pune Vision:" Working together to create brands people love“ 4 sales offices New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai. The corporate office is in Mumbai Cadbury India enjoys a value market share of over 70 percent in the chocolate category Anand Kripalu , CEO of Cadbury India
Confectionary Market in India Indian confectionary industry: Chocolates Hard boiled candies Éclairs and toffees Chewing gums Lollipops Bubble gums Mints and lozenges Total confectionary mkt : Rs.41 bn Total Vol. turnover : 2,23,500 tpa Consumption: Urban :73% & Rural : 27%
Some of the key brands in India Cadbury Dairy Milk 5 Star Perk Éclairs Bournvita Halls
MERGER & AQUISITION Cadbury opened their first overseas factory in Hobart, Tasmania in 1919 undertook a merger with J. S. Fry & Sons, another chocolate manufacturer, Cadbury merged with drinks company Schweppes to form Cadbury Schweppes in 1969
Snapple, Mistic and Stewart's were sold by Triarc to Cadbury Schweppes in 2000 for $1.45 billion. In October of that same year, Cadbury Schweppes purchased Royal Crown from Triarc . On 19 January 2010, Kraft Foods purchase Cadbury for £8.40 per share, valuing Cadbury at £11.5bn (US$18.9bn).
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COMPETITORS
GLOBAL COMPETITORS Thorntons –UK Lindt & Spruengli AG SWITZERLAND Ferrero - ITALY Nestle - SWITZERLAND Mars-USA