This is an interesting situation. Hershey appears to have
won a lawsuit to prevent British-made Cadbury chocolate products from being sold in the
USA, restricting key importers from wholesaling them with all manner of
retailers in the states. Apparently, too many products are close to Hershey
equivalents???!!
Here’s the story:
It’s an interesting one given that Cadbury is in fact owned
by Mondelez International, which is an American company to my understanding.
There is some initial talk that Cadbury will be made under licence in the USA
going forward, perhaps even by Hershey. Speculation no doubt but it does make
you wonder where the beloved British Cadbury brand is actually going.
In the meantime, lack of supply on shelves in the USA will
surely open the doors online for a while? Brits across the pond (and Yanks that
like British tastes) will look online to find their supplies as I cannot see
this aspect being totally restricted. I can see lots of British online sweet shops setting up a
new landing page called “British Cadbury Chocolate Brands”!
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