Cadbury plc

Cadbury plc (formerly Cadbury Schweppes ) is a subsidiary of Mondelez International with British roots. The European headquarters is located in Switzerland. The company produces confectionery, such as the Cadbury chocolate. This includes the chocolate bar Wonderful and Caramello and chewy candies and chewing gums Carambar Stride.

History

Cadbury Schweppes was created in 1969 from the merger of the corporations of Johann Jacob Schweppe and John Cadbury.

2002 Cadbury Schweppes bought the Danish company Stimorol on. On 2 February 2006, the Company completed the sale of its European beverage activities to the Blackstone Group and Lion Capital Group. July 1, 2006 took over the Krombacher the distribution rights to the brands Schweppes and Orangina for Germany and Austria.

In 2006, the company has brought about a very significant tax law decision of the European Court of Justice which has gained as Cadbury Schweppes decision notoriety and attracted high expectations regarding a change in the German Foreign Tax Act in the Annual Tax Act 2008 after themselves.

On 7 May 2008, Cadbury Schweppes plc announced the completion of the spin-off of the North American beverage business to Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. ( DPSG ) are known which acts as an independent company ever since. The remaining Cadbury plc only unites the confectionery brands among themselves, while at the DPSG the beverage brands can be found.

On September 7, 2009, Kraft Foods announced its intention to Cadbury plc take over 10.2 billion pounds. After tough negotiations, the two companies finally agreed on 19 January 2010 a takeover Cadbury for 11.9 billion pounds sterling ( 13.9 billion euros ). With this offer, the company is equipped with 840 GBp per share valued at the beginning of January 2010, the European Commission approved the planned entry of Kraft Foods, subject to conditions for a competitive examination. Cadbury has to give up for his Polish and Romanian chocolate division. With this acquisition, the merged food group will show a turnover of 50 billion euros and catch up with the world market leader Nestlé.

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The former Cadbury Schweppes logo

The former Schweppes logo

Schweppes logo

Schweppes beverage can