The Cadbury chocolate factory is a five-story building located on Gladstone Avenue in Toronto. It was constructed by
William Neilson in 1906 and produces all Cadbury's products sold in Canada.
Location and building
The five-story factory is located at 277 Gladstone Avenue,
in the
Little Portugal neighbourhood of Toronto.
History and ownership
The factory was constructed and opened in 1906 by
William Neilson of
William Neilson Limited.
["A sweet tale of Canadian-made chocolate treats; Some of these iconic brands got their start with the birth of 'Quaker capitalism' in 19th-century England." ''Spectator'' amilton, Ontario 5 May 2020, p. G2. ''Gale OneFile: News'', link.gale.com/apps/doc/A622721088/STND?u=wikipedia&sid=ebsco&xid=ce669da4. Accessed 28 Nov. 2022.] It was purchased in 1996 by
Cadbury
Cadbury, formerly Cadbury's and Cadbury Schweppes, is a British multinational confectionery company owned by Mondelez International (spun off from Kraft Foods) since 2010. It is the second-largest confectionery brand in the world, after Mars. ...
.
As of 2014, it was owned by Cadbuy's parent company
Mondelez International
Mondelēz International, Inc. ( ) is an American Multinational corporation, multinational confectionery, food industry, food, Holding company, holding, drink industry, beverage and snack food company based in Chicago. Mondelez has an annual rev ...
.
Ed Pizale was the factory manager in 2010,
["T.O., capital of the Easter egg Cadbury beans there, doing that keeping all of North America supplied from Gladstone Ave." ''Toronto Star'' oronto, Ontario 4 Apr. 2010, p. 1. ''Gale OneFile: News'', link.gale.com/apps/doc/A223020740/STND?u=wikipedia&sid=ebsco&xid=62c7312c. Accessed 28 Nov. 2022.] Dave Heaven managed the factory in October 2014.
The factory received a $37 million renovation in 2019.
Activities
The cooking processes in the factory are all completely automated.
The factory manufactures 500 million chocolate bars per year, producing every Cadbury product sold in Canada.
Products made include
Crunchie
Crunchie is a brand of chocolate bar with a centre of honeycomb toffee (known as "sponge toffee" in Canada and "honeycomb" or "cinder toffee" in the United Kingdom as well as "hokey pokey" in New Zealand). It is made by Cadbury but was originally ...
,
Wunderbar,
Mr. Big,
Caramilk,
Mini Eggs
Cadbury Mini Eggs are a milk chocolate product created and produced by Cadbury. Introduced in 1967, the egg is solid milk chocolate encased in a thin coating of hard candy "shell", molded to resemble a miniature egg. They are popular around Easte ...
,
Dairy Milk
Cadbury Dairy Milk is a British brand of milk chocolate manufactured by Cadbury. First introduced in the United Kingdom in June 1905 and now consists of a number of products. Every product in the Dairy Milk line is made exclusively with milk choc ...
,
Cream Egg, and
Crispy Crunch.
In 2010, the factory employed 400 staff.
See also
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Cadbury's Chocolate Factory, Tasmania
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Cadbury Ireland
Mondelez Ireland Production Limited (trading as Cadbury) is a confectionery company in Ireland based in Coolock in Dublin. It is a subsidiary of Cadbury, currently owned by Mondelēz International. Cadbury Ireland exports over 200 of its products ...
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Cadbury World
Cadbury World is a visitor attraction in Bournville, Birmingham, England, featuring a self-guided exhibition tour, created and run by the Cadbury Company. The tour tells the history of chocolate, and of the Cadbury business.
A second location ...
References
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1906 establishments in Ontario
Chocolate factories
Manufacturing plants in Canada
Canadian companies established in 1906
Cadbury