Cadbury

[the_hawk*]

What are your thoughts on Cadbury, their sales have fallen into a huge heap in the second half of the year.

Is it a result of Cadbury changing the formula to remove pig fats to gain Halal certification that has affected the texture and flavor of their product,

or is it a back lash from people boycotting Cadbury due to the Halal certification and sending a message to them

The Hobart Cadbury factory will close its doors for five weeks at the end of this year.

https://www.google.com.au/search?q=cadbury+pig+fat&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&gws_rd=cr&ei=1CGWVNeJHoTq8AWC_Y...

what ever the reason it would seem they have made some huge mistakes that have effected sales

[poison_ivys_pen]

bacon mmmmmmmmmmmmmm nom nom

[the_hawk*]

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@poison_ivys_pen wrote:

Hawk as I said their Hala certification would have nothing to do with local people it's to do with export markets.

Looking at it reseanobly from a production point of view it would be rather expensive to run seperate production runs for Halal products for that market and another run for ours, the costs involved would be detrimental to the company and obviously they need the certification to trade in some overseas markets.

Again the certication has nothing to do with local markets or minority supposed demands, that's an assumption and not a fact in this country and no company with any nous is going to for a minority they do it for financial reasons to trade in a market which btw has a far larger a consumer base than our own country.

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If its too hard to have a seperate label for the export market then they have to prepared for a back lash from the local market.

If you dont  give the customers what they want they will stop buying

[lionrose.7]

I really dont care how they kill my Chocolate, I still like a couple of pieces.

[poison_ivys_pen]

TBH I think it's only a small vocal minority actually arking up about it and the vast majority couldn't give a you know whats rats clacker they just buy without carring.

It's not the fact it's to hard Hawk, the costs involved in running seperate production runs is enormous so it's simpler and more cost effective to make it all the same for both markets, that's business.

[the_hawk*]

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@aps1080 wrote:
All you people saying yuk to pig fat, do any of you eat bacon, a pork sunday roast with crackling ?

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and spare rids  with barbique marinate

[azureline**]

Is there one credible link in there Hawk?

[lionrose.7]

Here you are this may help you work out hidden animal fat 🙂

Bugs in your lipstick !!!!

http://www.cyberparent.com/nutrition/hiddenanimalsfoodproducts.htm

[the_hawk*]

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@poison_ivys_pen wrote:

TBH I think it's only a small vocal minority actually arking up about it and the vast majority couldn't give a you know whats rats clacker they just buy without carring.

It's not the fact it's to hard Hawk, the costs involved in running seperate production runs is enormous so it's simpler and more cost effective to make it all the same for both markets, that's business.

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It only requires changing the label its no big deal to do that. chances are they use different ones and boxes anyway to suit the intended country.

as you say many dont care but a rapidly growing number do care and will chose to buy a non Halal product because they do care.

[the_hawk*]

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@azureline** wrote:

Is there one credible link in there Hawk?

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I am sure you are capable of looking for yourself, it may provide a wake up call

[the_great_she_elephant]

About 18 months ago they stopped labelling their products gluten free, becsause they couldn't guarentee absolutely no contamintion

http://www.deglutenous.com/blog/cadbury-not-the-gluten-free-dream

 Maybe all thoese people who are (or think they are) gluten intolerant have stopped buying it.