Dairy Milk bars are being made in Poland as US owner of Cadbury breaks key promise

1824: John Cadbury opened a grocer's store in Bull Road, a trendy a part of Birmingham. Items embody cocoa and consuming chocolate.

1831: John Cadbury moved into manufacturing, renting a small manufacturing facility in Crooked Lane, Birmingham, to make cocoa and consuming chocolate.

1847: With enterprise booming, a bigger manufacturing facility was rented within the centre of Birmingham on Bridge Road.

1861: Richard and George Cadbury took over the enterprise from their father John who was sick. They have been aged simply 25 and 21.

1866: The brothers launched Cocoa Essence after George purchased a revolutionary cocoa press from Dutch producer van Houten.

Staff wrap Dairy Milk sweets on the manufacturing facility in Bournville in 1930

1879: Manufacturing started on the new 'manufacturing facility in a backyard' within the countryside at a greenfield web site, 4 miles exterior Birmingham, which they named Bournville.

1893: George Cadbury purchased extra land in Bournville with a purpose to construct a 'mannequin village' for industrial staff.

1897: Cadbury launched its first milk chocolate for consuming ,created by including dried milk powder to cocoa solids, cocoa butter and sugar. The Bournville Almshouses, a bunch of cottages spherical a central backyard, have been constructed for pensioners who had labored at Cadbury.

1900: The Bournville Village Belief was created to create a neighborhood and safeguard the world from different builders.

1905: Cadbury Dairy Milk was launched to compete towards the main manufacturers of Swiss milk chocolate.

1906: A pension fund was launched for staff, with a capital reward from the corporate.

1915: Milk Tray was launched on this 12 months: a classy however no-frills field of sweets for day by day consuming.

1918: Democratically elected 'works councils' for women and men have been set as much as focus on manufacturing facility points.

1919: Cadbury merged with J.S. Fry & Sons Restricted to ensure that each corporations to compete towards Rowntree.

1921: Cadbury opened their first abroad manufacturing facility in Hobart, Tasmania, adopted by New Zealand in 1930.

1939: The Second World Battle begins, rationing is enforced and the making of chocolate and cocoa comes beneath Authorities management.

1955: Cadbury transfer into TV promoting on the launch evening of business tv on September 22, 1955.

1969: Cadbury merged with Schweppes with a purpose to give higher worth to the shopper, increase its meals arm and achieve the sources to enter worldwide markets. The brand new firm is listed on the London Inventory Alternate.

2003: Cadbury turns into the world's No 1 confectionery firm after shopping for up numerous chewing gum manufacturers, resembling Trident and Stride.

2008:Cadbury and Schweppes demerged, splitting its confectionery and drinks enterprise.

2009: Cadbury Dairy Milk turns into Fairtrade.

2010: Cadbury is taken over by US proprietor Kraft in a deal value £11.5billion

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