Yes, maybe-no-it doesn't really matter, in that order.
A nation should always maintain native industries vital to the survival of the people. Chocolate qualifies.
*passes electrogirl her marbles* .
Cadbury used to be Cadbury Schweppes. And Schweppes ain't British, so it's not like it's only ever been a British company.
Don't see why it needs to be either. Just as long as they keep making it and keep people in jobs here.
Chocolate.
No --- it was Cadbury's & then became Cadbury/Schweppes.
Actually it is back to Cadbury again now as it divested Schweppes last year!
Kraft buying Cadbury feels like another nail in the coffin of the idea of capitalism with any kind of a social conscience, though I'm not entirely sure how ethical cadbury really have been over recent years anyway.
Not sure how green and blacks is going to fit with the Kraft corporate ethos, but I'd be surprised if it's ethics survived intact.
Kraft should fuck right off IMO, but they probably won't
This is the best thread ever.
If Kraft wasn't so associated with small triangular pieces of plastic cheese, an awful lot of the complaints surrounding this deal would quieten.
Kraft make some of the worst foods known to mankind.