03/05/2026
I noticed that Cadbury’s chocolate doesn’t taste the same. I asked ChatGPT and it sounds like it really isn’t the same thing since it was sold. It isn’t real chocolate anymore such. “UK Cadbury: still decent, still recognisably Cadbury—but not what it once was” cadburys is now owned by Mondelez International.
Asked chat GPT about the company
🍫 What Mondelez International makes
* Chocolate: Cadbury, Milka, Toblerone, Green & Black’s, Daim
* Biscuits/snacks: Oreo, Belvita, Ritz, Chips Ahoy!
* Gum & sweets: Trident, Halls
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⚖️ Ethics (key points)
* Child labour (cocoa supply):
Ongoing issue across the industry; Mondelez has been linked via supply chains and criticised for slow progress.
* Sustainability claims:
Runs programmes like Cocoa Life, but accused of overstating impact / greenwashing.
* Deforestation & palm oil:
Concerns about forest loss and weak traceability in sourcing.
* Health / marketing:
Criticised for selling and promoting high-sugar snacks, especially to children.
* Corporate reality:
Big global supply chains = difficult to fix quickly without raising costs.
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🧠 Bottom line
* Not uniquely bad—similar issues affect the whole chocolate/snack industry
* Some effort to improve
* But serious problems (especially in cocoa sourcing) are still unresolved