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Feb 05, 2021 09:23 GMT
Mondelez International to invest £15million in Bournville to
create a newproduction line for Cadbury Dairy Milktablets
Uxbridge, London – 3rd February 2021 – Mondelēz International,
makers ofthe nation’s favourite treats including Cadbury Dairy
Milk, BelVita, Maynard’sBassetts and OREO has announced plans to
invest £15 million into itsBournville site, the heart and home of
Cadbury.
The investment will include £11 million to create a new, line of
the future for
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Cadbury Dairy Milk tablets as the company consolidates the
majority of itstablet production at the site. The new, highly
efficient line will enable 125million more of the iconic large
sharing bars to be made at Bournvilleannually, with additional
capacity for any future growth. Alongside the newline, Mondelēz is
also planning to invest a further £4 million at the site toincrease
its chocolate making capacity, to ensure sufficient chocolate mass
tomeet current demand and anticipate future needs.
Louise Stigant, UK Managing Director, Mondelēz
Internationalsaid: “At a timewhen manufacturing in the UK is facing
significant challenges, it has never beenmore vital to secure the
long-term competitiveness and sustainability of ourbusiness. We now
have an opportunity at Bournville to further invest in its futureas
the home and heart of Cadbury by bringing more Cadbury Dairy
Milkproduction to Bournville.
“This investment will continue the modernising of our production
processes atBournville and ensure we are meeting the need for a
highly efficient and robustsupply infrastructure for our iconic
Cadbury Dairy Milk tablets.”
This latest commitment follows more than £80m of investment
since 2014 tomodernise the Bournville factory and drive
efficiencies. Just five years ago,production costs at Bournville
were three time more than those of similarfactories in Germany and
other European markets. As a result of investmentat the site,
production efficiency has increased by more than 30% since
2014.
Roberto Gambaccini, Bournville Manufacturing Director,
MondelēzInternational said: “Today, thanks to our investments over
the last seven yearsand our colleagues’ commitment to improving
productivity, Bournville is nowmuch more competitive across our
manufacturing network, particularly when itcomes to producing high
volume products such as Cadbury Dairy Milk tablets. It’simportant
that we continue this journey and this investment will see us take
fulladvantage of the efficiencies that modernisation, and
upskilling can create tocontinue the growth and success of the
Bournville site.”
Joe Clarke, Unite national officer for food, drink and
agriculture said: “Theannouncement by Cadbury of a new line at the
Bournville site to handle 12,000tonnes per annum of additional
chocolate, which equates to 125,000,000 CadburyDairy Milk bars, is
a vote of confidence in the UK workforce.
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“To complete consultations and negotiations to deliver this
fantastic investment,even in the midst of the Covid restrictions,
is a credit to the trade unionrepresentatives, the members and the
business.”
The Bournville factory: Did You Know?
We opened in 1879 after George and Richard Cadbury moved
manufacturingfrom the centre of Birmingham.
We are home to Mondelēz International’s Global Centre of
Excellence forChocolate research and development, including its
innovation kitchen whereall Cadbury products across the globe are
invented.
We make products including Cadbury Dairy Milk, Giant Buttons,
Wispa, andCadbury Creme Eggs.
We produce five and a half million blocks of Cadbury Dairy Milk,
400 millionCadbury Dairy Milk buttons and over a million Wispa bars
every day.
We’re supported by satellite sites in Chirk and Marlbrook, where
oursustainable cocoa beans are processed and fresh British and
Irish milk isadded.
Cadbury Dairy Milk: Did you know?
Cadbury Dairy Milk was launched in 1905.
Is Great Britain's favourite chocolate bar.
Cadbury chocolate has the royal seal of approval. Cadbury is
proud to havebeen granted its first Royal Warrant in 1854. It has
been a holder of a RoyalWarrant from Her Majesty The Queen since
1955.
Recipe has remained unchanged since its launch. Every bar still
includes aglass and a half of fresh milk sourced from British and
Irish farmers.
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About Mondelēz International
Mondelēz International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDLZ) empowers people to
snackright in over 150 countries around the world. With 2020 net
revenues ofapproximately $27 billion, MDLZ is leading the future of
snacking with iconicglobal and local brands such as OREO, belVita
and LU biscuits; Cadbury DairyMilk, Milka and Toblerone chocolate;
Sour Patch Kids candy and Trident gum.Mondelēz International is a
proud member of the Standard and Poor’s 500,Nasdaq 100 and Dow
Jones Sustainability Index. Visitwww.mondelezinternational.com or
follow the company on Twitter atwww.twitter.com/MDLZ.
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