Hershey's banning Cadbury imports to USA!

[fushingfeef]

From Business Insider:

Hershey's has blocked British-made Cadbury chocolate from entering the US.

The chocolate company struck up a deal with Let's Buy British Imports to stop imports of Cadbury products made overseas, reports Tatiana Schlossberg at The New York Times.

The company will also stop importing British Kit Kat bars, Toffee Crisps, and Yorkie chocolate bars.

Fans of chocolate manufactured in Britain say it tastes better than American-made chocolate.

A Hershey's representative told The New York Times that the company has the rights to manufacture Cadbury chocolate in America using different recipes, and that importing British chocolate is an infringement.

The New York Times broke down the major differences between the kinds of chocolates.

"Chocolate in Britain has a higher fat content; the first ingredient listed on a British Cadbury’s Dairy Milk (plain milk chocolate) is milk," Schlossberg writes. "In an American-made Cadbury’s bar, the first ingredient is sugar."

The American version also contains preservatives.

Furious Cadbury fans have started the hashtag #boycotthershey.

Andrew Baker at The Telegraph speculated that Hershey's is afraid of Cadbury chocolate.

"It will seem more likely to anyone who has ever tasted Hershey's own-brand products, and its approximations of Cadbury's, that they are instead preventing consumers from buying products which taste much better than Hershey's own," Baker writes.

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/hersheys-bans-british-chocolate-2015-1#ixzz3Q5aKZjGk

 

[blunthead]

I hate power freaks.

 

[FlakeNoir]

From Business Insider:

Hershey's has blocked British-made Cadbury chocolate from entering the US.

The chocolate company struck up a deal with Let's Buy British Imports to stop imports of Cadbury products made overseas, reports Tatiana Schlossberg at The New York Times.

The company will also stop importing British Kit Kat bars, Toffee Crisps, and Yorkie chocolate bars.

Fans of chocolate manufactured in Britain say it tastes better than American-made chocolate.

A Hershey's representative told The New York Times that the company has the rights to manufacture Cadbury chocolate in America using different recipes, and that importing British chocolate is an infringement.

The New York Times broke down the major differences between the kinds of chocolates.

"Chocolate in Britain has a higher fat content; the first ingredient listed on a British Cadbury’s Dairy Milk (plain milk chocolate) is milk," Schlossberg writes. "In an American-made Cadbury’s bar, the first ingredient is sugar."

The American version also contains preservatives.

Furious Cadbury fans have started the hashtag #boycotthershey.

Andrew Baker at The Telegraph speculated that Hershey's is afraid of Cadbury chocolate.

"It will seem more likely to anyone who has ever tasted Hershey's own-brand products, and its approximations of Cadbury's, that they are instead preventing consumers from buying products which taste much better than Hershey's own," Baker writes.

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/hersheys-bans-british-chocolate-2015-1#ixzz3Q5aKZjGk

WTH?!

Oh well, I guess y'all are just going to have to come get some from my place then... partay at Flake's.

 

[DiO'Bolic]

#STANDWITHHERSHEY

 

[Kurben]

Seems like hersheys can't cope with a competitor. Infringement.... Make a better bar that people will buy i say

 

[Neesy]

From Business Insider:

Hershey's has blocked British-made Cadbury chocolate from entering the US.

The chocolate company struck up a deal with Let's Buy British Imports to stop imports of Cadbury products made overseas, reports Tatiana Schlossberg at The New York Times.

The company will also stop importing British Kit Kat bars, Toffee Crisps, and Yorkie chocolate bars.

Fans of chocolate manufactured in Britain say it tastes better than American-made chocolate.

A Hershey's representative told The New York Times that the company has the rights to manufacture Cadbury chocolate in America using different recipes, and that importing British chocolate is an infringement.

The New York Times broke down the major differences between the kinds of chocolates.

"Chocolate in Britain has a higher fat content; the first ingredient listed on a British Cadbury’s Dairy Milk (plain milk chocolate) is milk," Schlossberg writes. "In an American-made Cadbury’s bar, the first ingredient is sugar."

The American version also contains preservatives.

Furious Cadbury fans have started the hashtag #boycotthershey.

Andrew Baker at The Telegraph speculated that Hershey's is afraid of Cadbury chocolate.

"It will seem more likely to anyone who has ever tasted Hershey's own-brand products, and its approximations of Cadbury's, that they are instead preventing consumers from buying products which taste much better than Hershey's own," Baker writes.

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/hersheys-bans-british-chocolate-2015-1#ixzz3Q5aKZjGk

Oh dear - the Chocolate Wars have started

 

[Neesy]

#STANDWITHHERSHEY

Really? - oh yeah, that's right - you like to "stir the pot" - well, whatever floats yer boat, I say!

I guess it is all a matter of personal preference. I like dark chocolate myself.

 

[arista]

Peace, love and chocolate.

 

[Kurben]

Mmm Marabou

 

[DiO'Bolic]

Really? - oh yeah, that's right - you like to "stir the pot" - well, whatever floats yer boat, I say!

I guess it is all a matter of personal preference. I like dark chocolate myself.

Hershey is relatively local... Hershey Park, Hershey’s Chocolate World, Hershey Park Stadium, Hershey Gardens, Adult World. Gotta have some local pride.

 

[skimom2]

I has a sad. I'm not a huge candy eater, but I much prefer British/Irish/Aussie chocolates to American (with the exception of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups--those have decent chocolate!).

 

[GNTLGNT]

 

[no bounce no play]

Maybe Hershey's is afraid we'll only want chocolate from Britain. I don't think Hershey's is being fair - especially since they closed plants in Smith's Falls and Oakdale and replaced them with plants in Mexico and Brazil. If we're eating chocolate (imported? would it be considered imported?) from Mexico, we should be able to get it from Britain too.

I havn't been too crazy about Hershey's chocolate since they replaced cocoa butter with vegetable oil. Are the products made in Britain still made with cocoa butter?

 

[Mr Nobody]

Tbh, Cadbury's chocolate isn't as nice as it used to be. Dairy Milk famously used to contain a glass and a half of milk in every half-pound of chocolate. That claim was quietly dropped even before the Kraft Foods (now Mondelez International thanks to corporate re-naming BS) takeover, and it's certainly changed since then. They kept the logo showing the glass and a half, mind. And don't get me started on what they've done to the filling in Creme Eggs.
Still, it's slightly odd how Hershey's fought for the right to sell products in the UK marketplace, citing competition laws both US and EU, and then pull a stunt like this.
(And, having finally tried a Hershey bar after hearing of them for decades, I have to say I quite like them. Same with Oreos, though I never will get the 'dip them in milk' business. Tea or coffee so they go soggy, dammit!)

 

[Moderator]

Tbh, Cadbury's chocolate isn't as nice as it used to be. Dairy Milk famously used to contain a glass and a half of milk in every half-pound of chocolate. That claim was quietly dropped even before the Kraft Foods (now Mondelez International thanks to corporate re-naming BS) takeover, and it's certainly changed since then. They kept the logo showing the glass and a half, mind. And don't get me started on what they've done to the filling in Creme Eggs.
Still, it's slightly odd how Hershey's fought for the right to sell products in the UK marketplace, citing competition laws both US and EU, and then pull a stunt like this.
(And, having finally tried a Hershey bar after hearing of them for decades, I have to say I quite like them. Same with Oreos, though I never will get the 'dip them in milk' business. Tea or coffee so they go soggy, dammit!)

The trick is not to leave them too long, just enough to soften them slightly--it's just a dip not a dunk.

 

[staropeace]

Cadbury is far better than Hershey. That is what is bothering Hershey, I would say. Dirty deeds done dirt cheap.

 

[DiO'Bolic]

Quit Whining, Brits! Hershey Had Every Right to Block ‘Real’ Cadbury Bars


The outrage has caught fire on the web because MoveOn.org, the liberal/progressive activist organization that normally involves itself in more serious issues, has sponsored a petition to compel the Americans to back off. “This is ridiculous! If Hershey’s can’t compete, then maybe they should make a better product!” noted Kari Chesney from Columbia, Mo, one of almost 18,000 people who has signed the petition.

Do those outraged petitioners realize that Hershey owns the rights to manufacture Cadbury’s products in the U.S.? Which it bought from Cadbury for a large amount of money? And that it might have a legitimate interest in protecting its property?


You can argue over whether the U.S. or the U.K. version of Dairy Milk is better. They are both commodity chocolate products not to be mistaken for the luscious, and pricy, artisanal products now available. But you can’t argue that Hershey has the right to call the shots. Cadbury blew it in the U.S. The company lost the right to sell its own chocolate bars, and that’s how the cookie crumbled.

Cadbury's Candy Crush: Hershey Had Every Right to Block Imports

 

[staropeace]

Quit Whining, Brits! Hershey Had Every Right to Block ‘Real’ Cadbury Bars


The outrage has caught fire on the web because MoveOn.org, the liberal/progressive activist organization that normally involves itself in more serious issues, has sponsored a petition to compel the Americans to back off. “This is ridiculous! If Hershey’s can’t compete, then maybe they should make a better product!” noted Kari Chesney from Columbia, Mo, one of almost 18,000 people who has signed the petition.

Do those outraged petitioners realize that Hershey owns the rights to manufacture Cadbury’s products in the U.S.? Which it bought from Cadbury for a large amount of money? And that it might have a legitimate interest in protecting its property?


You can argue over whether the U.S. or the U.K. version of Dairy Milk is better. They are both commodity chocolate products not to be mistaken for the luscious, and pricy, artisanal products now available. But you can’t argue that Hershey has the right to call the shots. Cadbury blew it in the U.S. The company lost the right to sell its own chocolate bars, and that’s how the cookie crumbled.

Cadbury's Candy Crush: Hershey Had Every Right to Block Imports

Now you are giving me a craving for a Cadbury sweet biscuit.

 

[DiO'Bolic]

Now you are giving me a craving for a Cadbury sweet biscuit.

LOL. Go for it. I don't believe the ban extends to Canada.

Anyway, Cadbury UK could always buy back the rights from Hershey to sell their product in the US.

 

[blunthead]

Quit Whining, Brits! Hershey Had Every Right to Block ‘Real’ Cadbury Bars


The outrage has caught fire on the web because MoveOn.org, the liberal/progressive activist organization that normally involves itself in more serious issues, has sponsored a petition to compel the Americans to back off. “This is ridiculous! If Hershey’s can’t compete, then maybe they should make a better product!” noted Kari Chesney from Columbia, Mo, one of almost 18,000 people who has signed the petition.

Do those outraged petitioners realize that Hershey owns the rights to manufacture Cadbury’s products in the U.S.? Which it bought from Cadbury for a large amount of money? And that it might have a legitimate interest in protecting its property?


You can argue over whether the U.S. or the U.K. version of Dairy Milk is better. They are both commodity chocolate products not to be mistaken for the luscious, and pricy, artisanal products now available. But you can’t argue that Hershey has the right to call the shots. Cadbury blew it in the U.S. The company lost the right to sell its own chocolate bars, and that’s how the cookie crumbled.

Cadbury's Candy Crush: Hershey Had Every Right to Block Imports

Did you write or copy/paste the part that's in bold, DiO?