Cadbury closes British factory to move production to Poland

RobitTV · 03-01-2011 12:29AM #1

The last chocolate bars have been made at a Cadbury factory in Britain after production was switched to Poland.

Campaigners fighting to save the plant, which has been taken over by US food giant Kraft, described it as a sad day.

Kraft had promised to keep the operation there, but backtracked and said it would shut the plant, at Keynsham near Bristol, with the loss of 400 jobs.

The factory had made Fry’s Chocolate Creams since 1919.

Nearly all the *chocolate made in Poland will be transported 1,200 miles to Britain and Ireland to be eaten here

Former worker Amoree Radford said: “It’s a shame we cannot keep chocolate-making in this country.”
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fonecrusher1 · 03-01-2011 12:31AM

Some sort of pun to do with chocolate.

starbelgrade · 03-01-2011 12:31AM

Breaking News...

Cadbury Launches New "Swan Bar"

Sea Sharp · 03-01-2011 12:32AM

I feel like I should care, but I don't because it's in England.

phasers · 03-01-2011 12:32AM

Sure I eat lidl chocolate most of the time anyway, cadburys chocolate tastes like crap.

Except crunchies.

omahaid · 03-01-2011 12:34AM

Where does the Nestle stuff come from?

FearDark · 03-01-2011 12:34AM

Oooonly the crumbliest flakiest milk chocolate... tastes like chocolate never tasted before...

With a hint of bratwurst.

Rocky Bay · 03-01-2011 12:35AM

...has anybody tasted the Cadburys' made in America? It is absolute rubbish, just like the chocolate that it makes under its own name in America...Hershey.

fonecrusher1 · 03-01-2011 12:36AM

phasers wrote: »

Sure I eat lidl chocolate most of the time anyway, cadburys chocolate tastes like crap.

Cadburys chocolate is extremely sweet. Unaturally sweet.

Real chocolate as in 75%+ cocoa content is lovely.

Anita Blow · 03-01-2011 12:37AM

Stinger. Cadbury still makes loads of chocolate here and exports to the UK

TeddyTedson · 03-01-2011 12:39AM

But when it reopens...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3nV6WqA4Y0

Why the f*ck was this not on this Xmas??

phasers · 03-01-2011 12:40AM

I saw it on the telly twice over Christmas...

fonecrusher1 · 03-01-2011 12:41AM

TeddyTedson wrote: »

Why the f*ck was this not on this Xmas??

It was on tg4 a few days ago. I think its a creepy film. Same as wizard of oz. Feckin hate that film. Its trippy.

orourkeda · 03-01-2011 12:41AM

Dey took ur jobs

03-01-2011 12:42AM

FearDark wrote: »

Oooonly the crumbliest flakiest milk chocolate... tastes like chocolate never tasted before...

With a hint of bratwurst.

But thankfully the Flake is made in Coolock so no change there.

starbelgrade · 03-01-2011 12:45AM

jaybee747 wrote: »

But thankfully the Flake is made in Coolock so no change there.

I didn't know that.

(Last time I ever buy a Flake)

Bigcheeze · 03-01-2011 12:46AM

Surely it's only a matter of time before they close their dublin and Kerry factories then. It costs more to hire factory workers in ireland than it does in England.

FearDark · 03-01-2011 12:46AM

jaybee747 wrote: »

But thankfully the Flake is made in Coolock so no change there.

Are the flakes that go into 99's not just made there? This is all very interesting.

TeddyTedson · 03-01-2011 12:46AM

fonecrusher1 wrote: »

It was on tg4 a few days ago. I think its a creepy film. Same as wizard of oz. Feckin hate that film. Its trippy.

No way! I looked for it on Xmas day but couldn't find it. I saw it on TG4 a few years back on Xmas day. Think it's the beast!
Wizard of Oz is ok for a film made in 1939 though!! :eek:

TeddyTedson · 03-01-2011 12:48AM

Bigcheeze wrote: »

Surely it's only a matter of time before they close their dublin and Kerry factories then. It costs more to hire factory workers in ireland than it does in England.

Corporate tax rate though.

Mrmoe · 03-01-2011 12:50AM

Bigcheeze wrote: »

Surely it's only a matter of time before they close their dublin and Kerry factories then. It costs more to hire factory workers in ireland than it does in England.

Those rumours are just Chinese wispas.

Krusader · 03-01-2011 12:50AM

TeddyTedson wrote: »

But when it reopens...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3nV6WqA4Y0

Why the f*ck was this not on this Xmas??

It was on yesterday morning, TG4

Dangerous Man · 03-01-2011 12:51AM

Polish people making chocolate? The most fukcing joyless people on the planet (after the Northern Irish, of course) making chocolate. It's going to be bitter with bits of glass in it.

amacachi · 03-01-2011 12:53AM

The amount of money dwarf-porn actors will get will fall through the floor with the 400 new workers.

Disco Volante · 03-01-2011 12:54AM

It's ok with the way everything is going with the economy and all that it will just be a factory in Poland with a load of Irish lads actually making the chocolate.

Deeco · 03-01-2011 12:55AM

TeddyTedson wrote: »

Corporate tax rate though.

labour is biggest cost, the place is also ancient i'd give the kerry factory year and coolock maybe 2:(:(

fonecrusher1 · 03-01-2011 12:55AM

Dangerous Man wrote: »

Polish people making chocolate? The most fukcing joyless people on the planet (after the Northern Irish, of course) making chocolate. It's going to be bitter with bits of glass in it.

/gets popcorn

/3D glasses

/comfy seat

And off we go...

starbelgrade · 03-01-2011 12:56AM

Dangerous Man wrote: »

Polish people making chocolate? The most fukcing joyless people on the planet (after the Northern Irish, of course) making chocolate. It's going to be bitter with bits of glass in it.

Let me guess... you don't actually know any Polish people, do you?

Though you do seem to know an awful lot about bitterness.

the groutch · 03-01-2011 12:59AM

Disco Volante wrote: »

It's ok with the way everything is going with the economy and all that it will just be a factory in Poland with a load of Irish lads actually making the chocolate.

no, it'll be the Grunka Lunkas

http://members.cox.net/futurama/Show/s01ep13.jpg

byhookorbycrook · 03-01-2011 01:02AM

Kerry factory is more or less wound down anyhow.

Biggins · 03-01-2011 01:03AM

I read in the last few weeks that they intend to reduce the size of the Cadbury bars by 19% - but the price will still stay the same.
They are also trying to introduce milk substitutes to the Cadbury range, like their use in that cheap crap Milka Bars (also made by Kraft I think).

A good few were protesting this change but looks like with the move they lost.
Say good by to good old Dairy Milk Chocolate as you knew it. Within a year I expect the taste to completely change.

Cadbury closes British factory to move production to Poland

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