Founded in London in 1824, it is a world-renowned chocolate brand and a veteran confectionery manufacturer in Birmingham, England, and was acquired by Kraft Foods (now Mondelēz International) in 2010
Founded in 1824, Cadbury is a long-established confectionery manufacturer in Birmingham, England, one of the oldest chocolate brands in the United Kingdom and the largest chocolate producer in the United Kingdom. It is currently the world's largest candy company. The second largest chewing gum company, the third largest soft drink company, and the only one that owns chocolate, candy and chewing gum products at the same time.
Cadbury mainly produces Cadbury chocolate, Ealino toffee and Tempo grained sugar. Bold chewing gum, Holland series, and Viggo C series.
Cadbury and Schweppes merged in 1969 and have since embarked on their global growth plans. Cadbury Schweppes is the world's third-largest soft drinks company by volume, with its own bottling plants and co-ops in 10 countries, as well as licensed operating and distribution contracts with local players in 21 countries.
On 19 January 2010, Kraft agreed to acquire Cadbury for £8.4 per share, including £5 in cash and 0.1874 new Kraft shares in exchange for one Cadbury share, with a total value of approximately £11.7 billion (US$19.7 billion).
Mondelēz International is a leading global manufacturer of chocolate, biscuits, chewing gum, confectionery, coffee and solid beverages, with annual revenues of approximately $35 billion in 2012. Headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois, USA, the company operates in 165 countries and regions around the world.
Mondelēz International was formerly known as Kraft Foods, the world's leading food company, which was split into two independent public companies in October 2012, with the North American grocery business bearing the name of Kraft Foods, and the global snack business having a new name, Mondelēz International.
Mondelēz International owns a number of star brands with annual revenues of more than $1 billion, such as Cadbury, Milka, Jacobs Coffee, LU Biscuits, Nabisco and Oreo Biscuits, Confectionery Solid Drinks and Trident Chewing Gum
Mondelēz International is listed on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "MDLZ". As a market leader in innovation, marketing, nutrition and health, and sustainability, the company is also a member of the S&P 500, NASDAQ 100, Dow Jones Sustainability Indices and Ethibel Sustainability Index.
