Cadbury Schweppes
KitKat loses trademark battle with Cadbury
19 Sep 2015
Cadbury has killed off an attempt by its rival Nestle to trademark the distinctive shape of the KitKat, as European judges decided the four-finger chocolate bar is not distinctive enough to be claimed by Nestle for its exclusive use
UK high court ruling upholds Cadbury's claims over colour purple
03 Oct 2012
Cadbury is the proud owner of the colour purple, a high court judge in UK has ruled, provided it is wrapped around several blocks of sugar, milk, cocoa and emulsifiers
Kraft to move part of Cadbury to Switzerland to avoid UK taxes
06 Dec 2010
The new US owner of Cadbury will shift part of the company’s business to Switzerland, a move that could result in loss of millions in tax revenue every year for the UK exchequer
Kraft to raise $4 billion through bond sale for Cadbury acquisition
04 Feb 2010
Moody's has given Kraft a negative rating on the ground that the company will not be able to reduce its debt burden in the short term given its “history of unfavorable shifts in financial policy
Shareholders approve Kraft's acquisition of Cadbury
03 Feb 2010
Cadbury finally fell to Kraft Foods yesterday after the iconic 186-year old UK confectioner’s shareholders approved Kraft’s raised takeover offer of $19.6 billion
