Cadbury plc ("Cadbury") today announces that it has entered into a
conditional agreement with Asahi Breweries, Ltd ("Asahi") for the
sale of the Schweppes Beverages business in Australia ("Schweppes
Australia") for a total consideration in cash of approximately
GBP550m* (AUD1,185m).
Cadbury plc issues regular trading updates ahead of its interim and
full year results. Today’s update follows the publication of
the third quarter IMS on 14 October 2008 and reflects
Cadbury’s year-to-date performance.
The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic
Games (LOCOG) today announced that Britain’s leading
confectionery company Cadbury has become its latest Tier Two
Supporter.
Cadbury has been recognised as "Best in Class" in its approach
to climate change in a report released today by the Carbon
Disclosure Project which is a survey of the UK's FTSE 350 on the
issue of climate change. This year, Cadbury is the only
confectionery company included in the leadership index.
This is a historic day for Cadbury Schweppes with shareowners overwhelmingly voting to separate the confectionery and beverage businesses after forty years together.
Glass and Half Full Productions, the people behind the drumming Cadbury Dairy Milk gorilla, have announced the release of their next piece of entertainment