Cadbury is a British confectionery company owned by Mondelēz International Inc. and is the industry’s second-largest globally after Mars, Incorporated.  With its headquarters in Uxbridge, London, England, the company operates in more than 50 countries worldwide.

The company was known as Cadbury Schweppes plc from 1969–2008 until its demerger, in which its global confectionery business was separated from its US beverage unit (now called “Dr Pepper Snapple Group”).  It was also a constant constituent of the FTSE 100 from the index’s 1984 inception until its 2010 Kraft Foods takeover.

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