Oh Noes! Chocolate wars...
#31
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Re: Oh Noes! Chocolate wars...
It might be a resonable argument if Hershey's-produced Cadbury's products had a strong foothold in the US. They don't. Really, it's hard to see what Cadbury's is gaining from that deal and easy to see what it is losing.
#32
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Re: Oh Noes! Chocolate wars...
Obviously they did it for a reason, and maybe they just didn't want to deal with the US market?
#33
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Maybe they figured they would have to reformulate for the local climate anyway why not get a local firm to reformulate for taste too.
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I suspect that is the case. However, it seems to have turned out to be a very poor deal for Cadbury's: hand production and distribution control long-term to an entrenched mass-market chocolate company that has little or no incentive to make a superior product to their own. At the very least Cadbury's should have kept control of things like the cocoa content (less than half in the Hershey's-produced version). Instead with essentially have a Hershey's bar in a Cadbury's wrapper, meaning there is little or no incentive for punters to buy it in preference to Hershey's own stuff.
#35
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We've gotten our chocolate from World Market sometimes. I wonder if this will effect them? If so, guess we better hit the store this weekend and stock up. :-/
#36
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Re: Oh Noes! Chocolate wars...
Cadbury's is now owned by Kraft. Perhaps they could figure out a way to combine chocolate with Velveeta.
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Ah yes, here's the BE thread:
http://britishexpats.com/forum/usa-5...ate-us-770678/
#39
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Re: Oh Noes! Chocolate wars...
Enjoy Kraft Vel-cocoaâ„¢, our finest blend of cocoa renderings, palm oil and our traditional cheese food. Share it with your family as a dessert, healthy snack or on toast.
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Not sure how much if any the current Kraft owns in Mondelez since the de-merger a couple years ago.
#41
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Re: Oh Noes! Chocolate wars...
So you're saying that Velveeta and chocolate won't work?
#42
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Lots of folks on the Hershey's FB page having a moan: https://www.facebook.com/HERSHEYS
I think I might join them
This made me smile:
I think I might join them
This made me smile:
#43
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Re: Oh Noes! Chocolate wars...
I signed the moveon.org petition , there are reports of the british shops have started placing limits on purchases.
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