Bournville is a brand of
dark chocolate produced by
Cadbury
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. It is named after the model village
of the same name in
Birmingham
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, England and was first sold in 1908.
The brand is widely available throughout the
United Kingdom
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and
India
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and has a minimum 36% cocoa content there. In 2014, Cadbury redesigned it as a "premium" brand in India, increasing the cocoa content from 44% to 50% and giving it new, black packaging.
References
British confectionery
Chocolate bars
Cadbury brands
Mondelez International brands
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