OK why would we be bothered in Ireland? But my first thought was its because the chocolate has got so bad and thats a world wide issue.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0lg9y791kyo
Edit> looses > loses ;-)
yip, as opposed to the 200 or even 300g tablets made from powdered ferret milk.
when u say small do u mean the 8 square ones?
Na, it's lacking a question mark. Poor effort.
(although it was my exact thought when I saw this thread)
You, evidently.
it’s early day yet
Bring back POTD post of the day We have a winner
Who cares ,
Yes. . Need to have a dose of antacid now after a few pieces of the choccies .
This is like another War of the Roses .
I found some years back that I had to reach for the Gaviscon after eating Cadburys chocolate in any form. No problem with Galaxy or other non-Cadburys but even just a few squares of Dairy Milk can be enough to cause a problem.
I am a life long chocoholic and I now find it hard to eat much Cadbury's chocolate so sadly it seems the change in taste has helped me kick my habit!! I find Cadbury's taste is just not as chocolatey or creamy and I think there is a saltiness about it, anyone else get that too?
I think they have scaled back their operations here too to a large extent but still hold some manufacturing operations in Dublin and rathmore co Kerry - they’re clearly more interested in producing as cheaply as possible and that’s very much reflected in the products themselves now
It was reported when Cadburys sold to mondelez, they promised they would keep jobs in the UK, but they shafted them, and moved all the jobs, I thought to Poland, but maybe turkey, as reported here. So maybe that's also part of the reason they lost the British royal warrant, plus the fact it's muck.
If you eat too many bars of Cadbury's chocolate, you will need to lose weight. Then your trousers will become loose.
yes they are dreadful now. Any one try the yellow snacks lately? I used to adore them then about 5/6 years ago they replaced the chocolate with what can only be described as cooking chocolate. Roses are terrible also, tubs of waxy glooby shite. I’m 40 and can remember the late 80s 90s ones being a really special chocolate that you’d really look forward to- I’d say a serious amount of them get thrown in the bin- they really are that bad
Yip, unfortunately they can’t admit the mass produced stuff is made of 25.87% fag ash.
It's a pity they don't make a small amount of the original formulation product, they could sell at 5 times the cost and still sell. I suppose that would expose how gross tasting their products are now though.
ha! Quality. Right up your street. 😊
Is Reeses not owned by Hershey? Mondelez may buy them shortly if reports are correct. Kraft/Mondelez also owned Terry's until 2016. It is now owned by Carambar & Co and is produced in France rather than Poland when under Mondelez ownership. Weren't Creme Eggs originally sold under the Fry's brand? And didn't Fry's also invent the modern Easter egg? Toblerone was owned by Kraft until they bought out Cadbury. Wasn't one of the reasons Cadbury spilt the Schweppes business to protect itself from takeovers like the one from Kraft? Would Ferrero or Mars have been a better fit for Cadbury?
https://www.foodnavigator-usa.com/Article/2024/12/12/hershey-calls-mondelez-bid-too-low/
And Mars have purchased Kellanova. Mars bar flavoured cornflakes?
https://www.mars.com/news-and-stories/press-releases-statements/mars-acquisition-august-2024
The Royals would want to keep a close eye on House Cadbury. Wouldn't be the first time they had a War of the Roses.
*loses
Yeah I like galaxy myself it’s very smooth and melt in your mouth.
That makes sense. I love a fruit and nut. All time favourite is top deck though, white chic on top and milk chocolate base- amazing. Haven’t seen it in a while and certainly not in the small bar at the till size unfortunately.
Owned by Mondelez as well!
The small Cadbury bars you usually see around the till areas in supermarkets are made in the factory in Coolock. They use milk, not milk powder, they're not as sicky-sweet, there's a sort of tang to the taste. Way better and the tiffin, golden crisp. And mint crisp varieties are uniquely irish. If you're bringing Cadburys abroad to family etc - it's the small irish made bars you want.
Yes. I am a chocoholic.
It's very common for people to get lose and loose mixed up, I think it's more of an Irish thing than English. I often don't even notice when people get it wrong. I always have to double check I have the right one.
On Rose's : they were always absolutely rubbish as far as I'm concerned!
The best "high street" chocolate is Galaxy, imo. Mind you, I eat chocolate about twice a year so I'm far from a connoisseur.
There are some seriously high-end chocolates out there, though. I know someone who has a chocolatier in Liege and goes on a buying trip once a year. All for his own use, and to be given as the odd gift.
You've loost me there?
Theyve been substituting cocoa butter for other vegetables fats, notably palm and Shea and have had to adjust other aspects of the formulation as a consequence.
Thats why it tastes like **** compared to 30 years ago. It's also why it's so cheap compared to back then too. Chocolate related commodities have all gotten a lot more expensive. I imagine original formulation Cadbury would be at least 3x more expensive than now
The Red Lindt chocolate. Best.
What is with that word "loose" and people struggling to use it correctly?
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