Cadbury Schweppes News Archives

CVC's confectionery operations fails to hold back the private equity firms expansion into the Dutch retail market, US consumer remain undecided over sweetener use and Cadbury eyes profit ahead.

Two key measures to liberalise the rules governing Britain's boardrooms come into force today.

Omnicom's PHD will be celebrating this weekend after scooping the coveted A 25 million media planning and buying business for Cadbury in the UK & Ireland, mad.co.uk can reveal.

Boo Koo Holdings has appointed former president of Snapple Distributors Jack Belsito as chairman.

Reddy Ice Holdings Inc. said Monday that its President and Chief Executive William P. Brick will become executive chairman, effective immediately.

Chocolate may bring temporary relief to anyone brought down by the credit crunch, but Cadbury will need a bigger pick me up if it wants to ride through high commodity costs in the second half of the year.

If the logic of Cadbury Schweppes's demerger was to bring the strengths of its confectionery business to the fore, it appears to have worked.

Cadbury, the chocolate and gum maker, said that second-quarter revenue growth will be above 7 per cent, helped by the recovery in demand for Dairy Milk bars and Creme Eggs in the UK.

British confectionery group Cadbury Plc said it doesn't not have to do a big takeover deal despite continuing market talk it is looking at a linkup with U.S. chocolate maker Hershey Co .

Privately-owned Mars Inc. has announced its plan to purchase Chicago-based Wm. Wrigley Jr.

Dr Pepper's Venom brands have a hard look, but contain energy benefits. The newly formed Dr Pepper Snapple Group signaled its entry into the increasingly crowded energy drink field with the rollout yesterday of ...

Cadbury is next month set to launch the UK's first ever chocolate-flavoured chewing gum in the latest boost for the UK confectionary market.

Cadbury is Britain's most trusted chocolate and confectionery brand, according to a 2008 Reader's Digest survey, despite Cadbury-Schweppes being fined 1m last year for allowing the sale of ...

Cadbury Confectionery says it is not contemplating a restructuring of its Dunedin plant, rejecting recent speculation about the company's future in the city.

Though a newly public company, Dr Pepper Snapple Group is facing similar challenges to others in the food and beverage industry.

Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc., the beverage company spun off by Cadbury Schweppes Plc in April, said profit rose 38 percent on an increase in prices, causing the shares to rise in New York trading.

Junior mineral developer Castle Gold Corp. has appointed mining industry veteran Thomas Atkins as the company's new president and CEO, effective immediately.

Tesco Clubcard director Andrew Mann has been pushed sideways in a move that sees him put in charge of innovation.

Deutsche Bank is out with a negative call on Hershey reiterating its HOLD opinion based on challenging fundamentals including competition and input cost volatility, a premium valuation, and difficulty of the ...