CADBURY

Introduced: 1824

Cadbury was founded in 1824 when John Cadbury opened a grocer’s shop at 93 Bull Street, Birmingham, England. Among other things, he sold cocoa and drinking chocolate, which he prepared himself using a pestle and mortar. Now, the brand offers a host of delicious chocolates and drinks, including the Cadbury Egg, Cadbury Dairy Milk chocolates, Flake, Wispa, Twirl and Eclairs chocolates, and Cadbury Bourneville drinking chocolate.

Quick Facts

30+

The number of countries where Cadbury is available

10+

Countries manufacture Cadbury

1.5

The number of glasses of milk in every half pound bar of Cadbury Dairy Milk chocolate

HISTORY

Illustration of Cadbury's first shop from 1824.

1824

John Cadbury opened a grocery shop in Birmingham, U.K., selling, among other things, cocoa and drinking chocolate.

Old ad from 1866 of Cadbury's cocoa essence.

1866

Cadbury introduces Cocoa Essence, UK's first unadulterated cocoa. Cocoa Essence transforms a small business into the worldwide company that Cadbury is today.

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