Cadbury Company

Cadbury Company
In 1794, Richard Cadbury, a prominent Quaker moved from the West Country in Britain to Birmingham.

In 1824, his son John Cadbury opened a store at 93 Bull Street, in Birmingham , England, which sold coffee and tea. Cadbury a Quaker was strong supporter of temperance and believed that manufacturing alternatives to alcohol beverages was important.

In 1831, Cadbury Brothers began manufacturing cocoa for drinking chocolate.

John Cadbury took his brother Benjamin into partnership in 1847, changing the name of the business to Cadbury Brothers of Birmingham and renting a new factory in Bridge Street in the center of Birmingham.

By 1866, Cadbury Brothers was producing eating chocolate. In 1879 Cadbury launched a new community called Bourneville which produced handmade bonbons, chocolate-covered nougat and other chocolate candies.

Cadbury also constructed houses for workers in Bourneville and implemented novel labor practices such as paid holidays and vacations, insurance program, and night schools for its employee.

In 1919, Cadbury acquired Joseph S. Fry & Sons, another major English chocolate maker. After the acquisition, the new company was registered as British Cocoa and Chocolate in May 19, 1919.

The company continued to grow globally throughout the twentieth century. In 1969 Cadbury and Schweppes merged to form Cadbury Schweppes.

Since then Cadbury Schweppes has acquired many other companies, including Mott’s (1982), Canada Dry (1986), Hires Root Beer (1989), A & W Beverages (1993), Dr. Pepper and 7-Up (1995), Hawaiian Punch (1999), Orangina (2002), and Snapple Beverage Group (2003).

It also acquired Adams Confectionary, which included brands such as Halls, Trident, Dentyne and Bubbas Bubblegum.

As of 2005, Cadbury Schweppes was a leading global confectionary company, the world’s second largest manufacturer of gum and the world’s third-largest manufacturer of soft drinks.

In January 2010, Cadbury agreed to be taken over by Kraft Foods worth about $19 billion.
Cadbury Company