For many, many years, manufacturing chocolate has become a big money-spinning business. There are quite a lot of top chocolate manufacturing companies around the world. Some of them have become completely synonymous with the name chocolate. Mention the word chocolate and the company that first comes to mind is Cadburys . In 1824, John Cadbury started the business in Birmingham in England. In those days the company was known as Cadbury Brothers Limited. In 1969, the company merged with Schweppes. They are famous for manufacturing an assortment of chocolates and sweets. These include Boost, Bournville, Brunch Bar, Cadbury Caramilk, Fudge Bar, Cadbury Thins, Caramello Koala, Cherry Ripe, Chomp, Crème Eggs, Crispy Crunch, Crunchie and Curlywurly. There are also many Dairy Milk products that are manufactured in France and Poland and sold in the UK. Dairy Milk products are offered in various forms and tastes such as Dairy Milk Bubbly, Dairy Milk Fruit and Nut, Dairy Milk Wafer, Dairy Milk Whole Nut, Dairy Milk with Orange Bits, Dairy Milk with Mint Bits, Dairy Milk Peppermint, Dairy Milk Double Decker and Dairy Milk Taster.
Among other mouth-watering flavors, Dream White Chocolate, Fry’s Chocolate Cream, Moro chocolate bar, Old Gold dark chocolate, Picnic chocolate bar, Time Out etc. are well worth a mention. Additionally, a number of brands are sublicensed to Frederick’s Dairies. They offer a wide range of chocolate ice creams. Another formidable name in the chocolate making industry is Nestle. This company's headquarters are in Switzerland. They are the archrivals of Cadburys . 100 Grand Bar, Aero, Caramac, Milky bar, Kit Kat, Lion, Nestle Crunch, Nestle Crunch Pieces, Nestle Milk Chocolate, Peppermint Crisp, Polo, Rolo, Texan Bar and Violet Crumble are all well-known chocolates of Nestle. Ferrero SpA is an Italian chocolate manufacturing company. It was founded in 1946. Ferrero Rocher, Pocket Coffee, Mon Cheri, and Giotto are some of the famous chocolates they produce. Headquartered in Virginia, USA, the Mars Family owned Mars , Incorporated is a big name in the USA chocolate manufacturing business.
The company was established in 1911. Bounty, Celebrations, Dove Chocolate, galaxy, Kudos, Lockets, Mars, Milky Way, Starburst, Three Musketeers, Topic and Twix are extremely popular amongst the Americans. The British branch of Mars, Inc is called Mars Limited. The Hershey Company is hailed as the biggest and one of the oldest chocolate making companies in USA. The company, founded in 1894, is an American icon known for its yummy chocolate bars. In 1988, the company acquired the rights for manufacturing and distributing many Cadbury-branded products in the United States. They manufacture three varieties of chocolate such as Hershey’s Milk Chocolate, Hershey’s Special Dark and Hershey’s Symphony. Another major Chocolate maker in the USA is Kraft Foods Inc. This 103 years old company is the second largest Food and Beverage Company in the world. |
