is a
Confectionery and
Beverage company with its headquarters in
London . However, it does not manufacture Schweppes beverages for Hong Kong,
Ireland or the
United Kingdom , having sold its trademarks there to
The Coca-Cola Company (in Hong Kong, Schweppes products are bottled by the Swire Coca Cola Company). The company came under minor criticism for failing to have any
Fairtrade products and so Cadbury Schweppes bought out organic chocolate maker
Green & Black's in 2005 from their original 5% stake (it is also notable that none of its major competitors (
Nestlé ,
Mars et al.) have Fairtrade branded chocolate either).
In 1783,
Jacob Schweppes developed a method to make
Carbonated Water in the
Swiss city of
Geneva .
Joseph Priestley first discovered a method of impregnating water with carbon dioxide when he suspended a bowl of water above a beer vat at a local Leeds brewery. The air blanketing the fermenting beer — called variously 'fixed air' and 'mephitic air' — was known to kill mice suspended in it. Priestley found water thus treated had a pleasant taste and he offered it to friends as a refreshing drink. In 1772 Priestley published a paper entitled Impregnating Water with Fixed Air.
Independently, in
1824 ,
John Cadbury began vending tea, coffee, and (later) chocolate in
Birmingham in
England and sometime in
Pakistan . The company was then known as .
After the
World War I , undertook a financial merger with '''J.S. Fry & Sons Limited'''.
After John Cadbury's retirement, his sons,
Richard and
George , opened a major factory in the purpose-built suburb of
Bournville , four miles south of the city.
The two companies merged to form Cadbury Schweppes in 1969. Cadbury also operates factories in
Dublin (
Ireland ),
Dunedin (
New Zealand ),
Ringwood (
Melbourne ,
Australia ) and
Claremont (
Tasmania ,
Australia ).
- Cadbury UK also owns Trebor Bassett, Fry's , Maynards, and Halls. As of August 2004, Cadbury Trebor Bassett has eight factories and 3,000 staff in the UK .
- is the company's Canadian subsidiary, based in Toronto . Most brands and products match those in the UK; the chocolate bar line was rebranded in late 2005 to the UK-standard Purple wrapper theme.
- The Cadbury Schweppes company's presence in the United States consists of the beverage units Dr Pepper/Seven Up, Inc. , Mott's , and Snapple Beverage Group. Although Cadbury Schweppes chocolate products have been sold in the U.S. since 1988 under the Cadbury trademark name, the chocolate itself has been manufactured by Hershey's .
Cadbury Schweppes beverages include:
Cadbury Schweppes chocolates and sweets (candies) include:
In addition to these chocolates, a number of the brands have been sub-licensed to
Frederick's Dairies to make a range of ice-cream versions. In the
United States , most Cadbury branded chocolates are produced in
Pennsylvania by the
Hershey's choclate company. Brand names sold include the Caramilk and Dairy Milk, as well as "Fruit & Nut" (with
Raisin s and
Peanut s) and "Royal Dark" brands.
A range of upscale
Organic and
Fairtrade Chocolate .
This brand competes with
Nestlé 's
Rowntree's brand over a number of product categories and features gums and mints.
