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 ;-)
Is there a governing body on chocolate that mandates the 25% rule?
exactly how I feel- way too sickly sweet
It's not chocolate anymore, doesn't meet the minimum required 25% cocoa solids to be permitted to be named chocolate. Chocolate flavoured is more appropriate. It's gone to shite.
Lilly's vs Butlers is like Ford Fiesta vs BMW M3. Lilly's is on a par with Milk Tray, in my opinion. Full marks for marketing though, because it fools so many, including me, once (and only once).
I toyed with the idea of starting the thread in CA but put it here hoping it might bring a bit more traffic to the Food forum.
It's a bit depressing that a thread on Cadbury's has garnered more posts in a short time than any other thread on the food forum (and yes, I do acknowledge that I have contributed to it). I miss the way this forum used to be.
(I'm not complaining that people are interested in this, I'm complaining that so few people are interested in other food threads)
They changed the recipe with these some years ago, awful now. Just look at how much fat is in them - 47g per 100g.
Or more likely people like and dislike different things which is simply part of life.
Conditioned.
Side by side with whatever brand name Lidl use for their chocolate I'd go for the Lidl one.
The filled Lindt chocolates are incredibly claggy and way too rich for my palate. I feel a bit ill just thinking about them.
People rave about Lindt, yes it’s mostly nice but those red round ones are vile in my opinion. Taste of cooking chocolate off them
To be fair to auld Charlie, he’s right on this one. Cadbury’s is utter garbage these days. You’d be embarrassed giving a box of Milk Tray to someone. It used to be fairly decent chocolate but those days are long gone.
I had some Heroes and some Lilys recently. No contest, the Lilys were way nicer.
This is what they say on Cadbury website …
"Cadbury Dairy Milk - the company's most important recipe has remained unchanged for 114 years"
A lot of the Lidl chocolate is good stuff.
I particularly like the club milk copy myself.
They are car parks, unless wearing.a blindfold you can clearly see what people are doing as you make your way back to your car.
People are saying they love Cadbury, that is fine, it's just that you very rarely see anyone enjoying it, it's all about choking it down as fast as possible.
And tell us, do you spend much time peering closely enough into people's cars that not only can you see what they're doing, but the expression on their faces too???
I always wondered how the 8 square variety always tasted better. I've tried most choc brands but haven't tried Leonidas so ordering some now to try.
In my opinion no. Binge eating junk in car parks has nothing to do with taste or enjoyment. They always look ashamed of themselves also.
As Lindt has expanded sales, they moved to mass production sites, plus they also use contract manufactueres abroad. Example of that is Lindt in the US is manufactured under license by some food company in North Carolina. Lindt in the US tastes sweeter than we get here, which is made in Germany AFAK.
Cadburys moved to mega high volume automated factories in Poland soon after Poland joined the EU. maybe they have a site in Turkey, I cant say, but I imagine food production would stay in the EU for food regulation reasons.
The 8 square small Dairy Milk is made in Dublin, also Snack bars, both for the Irish matket. I know Starbars were made in Dublin, but not sure if that moved to Poland as well.
Any Cadburys you see in multipacks, tubs, boxes or the big Dairymilk Slabs .. are all made in Poland, or other non Irish or non UK sites. Hence they are cheaper than the small 8 square bar.
For gifts, say Xmas, Easter, I order Leonidas boxes online, for family & friends. Fresh and excellent quality. Usually delivered within 2 working days. And everyone loves them, and they always tell me they enjoyed them when I meet them again. They are more expensive than supermarket choc boxes, but as they are rich, you only eat one or two at a time. They are a treat. A medium box looks small but is heavier in chocolate weight than a Lindt box which looks 4 times its size in packaging and wrappers. A medium box can last weeks in our house. We will open a box tonight for xmas week.
Or what's more likely is that these people just love the taste.
Cadburys is still the best chocolate, dairy milk is still the best choc bar you can buy.
I don't know what other people think about their chocolate but I always find Lidl decent quality. OK so their cheap Mars bar copies are a bit crap but the snickers copy isn't bad at all and the bars of chocolate are all good.
Yes you can get it some places e.g. Mr Price sometimes.
Guess who owns Marabou?
(Yes, Mondelez)
Cadbury can keep going down market if they like there are lots of alternatives.
Lily O'Brien's and Butlers do some nice chocs.
Lindt is good too.
If you really want a treat Brussels has a few shops that are "chocolate heaven".
Dunno why but offshore on UK oil / gas platforms - the main chocolate is Maribou - they're like prison cigarettes :) Any time someone does something nice for you etc, you buy them a bar of Maribou :D
Have to say, I'm not a lover of milk chocolate but the ould Maribou is nice. I think you can buy it in Ireland?
At the very least its publicity they don't want.
I don't think Cadbury care as long as the money keeps coming in. Cadbury is still massively popular with Irish adults. There are shelves of it at every petrol station. Outside of Christmas it's target market now seems to be obese and depressed people, choking their products down in car parks. Taste has little to do with it.
As someone else said here children have little interest in it so eventually their market share will plummet.
I don't care that much because I haven't eaten a bar of CDM (as we used to call it) in about 50 years. So I can't really say how much its changed. That said in recent years I've never heard a single person praise it and many complain about it.
The fact that Cadburys were the first company ever to get a Royal Warrant from Queen Victoria back in 1854 and have now lost that patronage 170 years later must be a genuine kick in the balls for them. I started the thread because I felt there is bound to be speculation that there is more to this than Prince Charles not eating anything that Cadbury make. If his cook puts Cadbury chocolate on a trifle then they could have kept the Royal Warrant.
