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

[cherry*135]

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@aps1080 wrote:
Poison

Which brings up the point again of what did th muslims o before certification ?

Answer - they ate the same damn chocolate.

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What decade are you talking about pre 1980?

[cherry*135]

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@the_hawk* wrote:

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@poison_ivys_pen wrote:

Hawk, I would hazard a guess that the Halal certification has more to do with their export market to predominately Muslin countries such as Indonesia and that would be why they have it, it makes business sense to them for that market.  I doubt the certification has anything to do with the Australian market alone as there would be insufficient financial benefit for them to have it for here and here alone.

I don't particularly like Cadbury but do like the Roses every now and again.

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If they want and need it for export markets and thats the market they want thats fine,

but there are a growing number of people that are refusing to buy Halal products and to upset a ready made market to appease such a small percentage of local people that demand it seems a silly bisiness decision. 

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Export markets are huge.. allows a company to grow and expand. The demand for halal certified products overseas is a trillion dollar market.. they not only catering for 2% of Australia's population. It is a global economy now.

[cherry*135]

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@icyfroth wrote:

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@lionrose.7 wrote:

I just feel sick that it used to have pig fat in it OMG how Yuk

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god yeah yuk that's gross. I rarely buy chocolate and don't like cadbury's anyway. Even less now I heard they use pig fat. erk blerk.

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There is no proof that statement was even true.

[cherry*135]

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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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No

[aps1080]

Pre certification

Not sure when Halal certification came in.

[cherry*135]

to Hawk - all the sites/blogs about pig fat in chocolate on google are from anti-Muslim sites. There is no reliable source that confirms the pig fat in Cadbury chocolate claim.

As you claimed it I would have thought you had some proof that it was accurate.. that Cadbury chocolate sold in Australia had pig fat in it.???????????? even going to say that when Cadbury chocolate got halal certified they stopped putting pig fat in it.

Do you think vegetarians are stupid and would eat chocolate with pig fat in it for years?

[bushies.girl]

I don't eat pork,  will only eat good quality short cut bacon with all the fat removed and that's not very often  .... never eat any meat with fat on it  .... Dont eat sausages or mince either

[aps1080]

am3

Are you a veggie or you just don't eat Pork at all ?

What about Mutton ?
What about Ham ?

[cherry*135]

Mutton - gross - grew up on a sheep farm.

Just not a big red meat eater, don't fancy pig meat either. Nor processed meat- sausages etc.

[the_hawk*]

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@am*3 wrote:

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@the_hawk* wrote:

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@am*3 wrote:

Pig fat wouldn't come under vegetable fat?

Sounds like the Macca's rumours (false) of the 90's... their soft serve icecream was made out of whipped pig fat.

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not sure if you have ever heard of Google? its a useful search engine

https://www.google.com.au/?gfe_rd=cr&ei=nHQyU9WwBMKN8QfunYDIBg#q=cadbury+pig+fat

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What info do you have that any Cadbury brand chocolate sold in Australia had pig fat/pig DNA in it? Which is what you claim in the opening post.

Did vegetarians know not to eat Cadbury chocolate IF that was true?

I saw the Malaysian story (from this year) where Cadbury chocolate there had traces of pig DNA in it. That isn't Australian made chocolate though.

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would they have eaten it as its dairy or that vegan that wont  touch anything form an animal