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[orochi91]

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I'd eat that with a fork and knife, otherwise it would make a mess in my hands :/

 

[choco-fish]

You make your product worse and less people want to buy it, who'd have thought

agreed, Dairy Milk has also suffered, bars have changed shape from squares to ovals, they are smaller too and the chocolate is starting to taste like the cheap and nasty stuff you'd find in a pound-land advent calendar.

I'm not sure if Wispa's are still as good, one of the best things Cadbury did was to bring back those bars of goodness.

 

[RulkezX]

UK Cadbury stuff all sucks these days.

Yorkie or Galaxy for me. Still gutted they ruined Fruit & Nut.

 

[Obscura]

Creme Eggs are disgusting. Long live mini eggs.

I like you.

And I hate Cadbury. Let me buy mini eggs year round!

 

[Macleoid]

Well I knowi ain't bought any since they changed the recipe

Once and it just wasn't the same. Won't bother this year. I think they were using the same cheaper chocolate in a lot of their larger Easter eggs last year.

 

[TheLegendOfMart]

Prefer the Cadbury and Galaxy Caramel eggs that come out around easter, I need to stockpile them when they do come out.

 

[jackal27]

Burn Keft to the ground. Return the Creme Egg to the hands of the people!

 

[Not Spaceghost]

Creme Eggs are disgusting. Long live mini eggs.

I've actually never had a Creme Egg. I was actually pretty convinced that every time people talked about Cadbury eggs they were always referring to mini eggs...which are fucking awesome.

 

[Muppet of a Man]

the original dairy milk recipe was amazing. America always fucks up everything because we produce greedy fuck business, marketing, and financial people. And I say this as an American.

 

[bigbaldwolf86]

Yes, both travesties in simpler times.

We learnt though, and the line was rightfully drawn at Coco Pops.

Choco Krispies was such a stupid name

I liked the name Choco Krispies...

You're a bad person

 

[studyguy]

I don't like these but my girlfriend loved them when they came around each season.

Then one day she said they just weren't the same for some reason and stopped. I thought she just didn't like them anymore. Guess this is why

 

[Muppet of a Man]

If Kraft or whoever can replace the dairy, sugar, cocoa liquor, and cocoa butter elements of milk chocolate with cheaper substitutes, they will. Probably HFCS, partially hydrogenated vegetable fats, and some sort of edible wax in there as fillers now.

 

[Muppet of a Man]

Well, you could always eat this amazing-ness from a non-sellout company:

 

[EdwardTeach]

Good, I'm soured on cadburys since they left UK ownership since they sold out. This was just one of many terrible decisions.

 

[soco]

This is only for the UK version right?

The US versions of cadbury chocolate has always been hershey's chocolate for decades, no?

 

[CharmingCharlie]

Well, you could always eat this amazing-ness from a non-sellout company:

Ha good luck finding Ritter sport anywhere. The only place I ever saw it being sold was Woolworths (which went bankrupt) and Sainsburys (which no longer sell it).

As for the ole Creme Egg, glad Kraft got a good financial kicking, they deserved it. I used to consume a ton of Cadburys chocolate till Kraft took over and changed the recipes. The final Cadburys product I still bothered with was the Creme Egg. That was till last year when the new recipe made me feel physically nauseous.

It is always the same old story. I remember when Nestle took over Rowntrees again the products suffered because of it. There is fuck all we can do about it though except vote with our wallet which will inevitably lead to companies thinking "hm these products are no longer profitable we should ditch them".

 

[peanutbutterlatte]

Bumping because Jesus Christ what a travesty. Just had one and it's incredibly noticeable: the chocolate isn't textured the same, and as such you feel like you're eating an off-brand imitation.

 

[Acorn]

Fuck Kraft. Cadbury went to shit after the buyout.

 

[thelatestmodel]

Good. Kraft can suck it for ruining a once great brand.

 

[DECK'ARD]

Bumping because Jesus Christ what a travesty. Just had one and it's incredibly noticeable: the chocolate isn't textured the same, and as such you feel like you're eating an off-brand imitation.

Thank you for the report from the field.

I noticed my local corner shop has been selling off all cream eggs on the cheap.

The public have spoken.

 

[Lagamorph]

http://www.pimpthatsnack.com/project/the-creme-de-la-creme-egg

 

[web01]

Cadbury has gone to shit worldwide and has been for a good time now.
Dairy milk has less cocoa than even the cheap Aldi chocolate which is actually quite good quality for a supermarket block.

 

[Guerrillas in the Mist]

Fuck Kraft (sorry, "Mondelez"). More than this, they bought over the company promising to keep jobs in the UK, and then immediately shut down production and shifted it abroad.

Standard corporate behavior, but a phenomenally poor way to treat a beloved British brand, regardless of how you feel about Cadbury's products in themselves.

 

[Maximo]

Cadbury has gone to shit worldwide and has been for a good time now.
Dairy milk has less cocoa than even the cheap Aldi chocolate which is actually quite good quality for a supermarket block.

Yep Aldi chocolate is what I live on.

 

[Acorn]

Fuck Kraft (sorry, "Mondelez"). More than this, they bought over the company promising to keep jobs in the UK, and then immediately shut down production and shifted it abroad.

Standard corporate behavior, but a phenomenally poor way to treat a beloved British brand, regardless of how you feel about Cadbury's products in themselves.

And then their board refused to attend parliament. Cowardly cutting cunts.

 

[JonnyDBrit]

So I guess you guys watched the documentary too, huh?

 

[Acorn]

So I guess you guys watched the documentary too, huh?

No, what documentary? I've just been saddened by the gutting of a British institution by foreign profiteers.

 

[deli2000]

Creme Eggs are disgusting no matter what recipe. Fuck em.

 

[dalin80]

Just had one of the new ones...



Everything about them just feels and tastes like a cheapy knock off.

 

[Lagamorph]

Creme Eggs are disgusting no matter what recipe. Fuck em.

Whoa whoa whoa.
Old Creme Eggs were godly. Don't you dare try and take that away. Those are fighting words.

 

[Acorn]

Just had one of the new ones...



Everything about them just feels and tastes like a cheapy knock off.

Dat Kraft lowest possible cost/denominator skill. Professional gutters of previously loved brands.

 

[DECK'ARD]

Whoa whoa whoa.
Old Creme Eggs were godly. Don't you dare try and take that away. Those are fighting words.

Fight him on the beaches!

Just had one of the new ones...



Everything about them just feels and tastes like a cheapy knock off.

Just think how many Easter Sundays have been ruined by this despicable act. Kraft must pay dearly for it.

 

[liquidtmd]

Yup fuck Kraft.

I understand wanting to streamline costs but Christ, don't mess around with the actual receipe.

Many people who I wouldn't have thought would be aware of this are fully engaged and realise it's gone to shit.

They've quite simply killed a brand. Even if they reverted the decision, the damage is done

 

[hydrophilic attack]

Serves them right, fucking cunts

 

[Bazza]

I'm not sure if Wispa's are still as good, one of the best things Cadbury did was to bring back those bars of goodness.

Wispa's taste drier now if that makes any sense.

 

[kirblar]

Yup fuck Kraft.

I understand wanting to streamline costs but Christ, don't mess around with the actual receipe.

Many people who I wouldn't have thought would be aware of this are fully engaged and realise it's gone to shit.

They've quite simply killed a brand. Even if they reverted the decision, the damage is done

I'm willing to bet all the decisionmakers were American and didn't realize there was a huge gulf between what we produce here in the US vs the quality standards expected in the UK.

 

[8bit]

 

[23qwerty]

the Oreo cream eggs are fuckin god tier though

 

[Tea and Toast]

Ha good luck finding Ritter sport anywhere. The only place I ever saw it being sold was Woolworths (which went bankrupt) and Sainsburys (which no longer sell it).

Lidl is your friend.

 

[iceatcs]

lol someone here going to Aldi.

 

[Lagamorph]

lol someone here going to Aldi.

Aldi is ironically becoming quite popular with the middle classes.

 

[kirblar]

Aldi here in the states is a godsend for one of my friends who's on food stamps (and has a few kids). Ridiculously cheap prices on a lot of stuff.

 

[JonnyDBrit]

No, what documentary? I've just been saddened by the gutting of a British institution by foreign profiteers.

Dispatches basically covered the trail of lies and broken promises last week. 'Secrets of Cadbury.

 

[iceatcs]

Aldi is ironically becoming quite popular with the middle classes.

Oh man, thanks for a laugh. Not my local. It is full of crackhead beggars area. My Aldi is a bit like Iceland or B&M.
There always a fighting in the store. A lot of police coming back.

Their foods and baking stuff are great although, shame about atmosphere.

 

[peanutbutterlatte]

lol someone here going to Aldi.

lol Aldi has better stuff than Asda half the time, especially some of the more interesting continental foods.

 

[mclem]

Well, it's easier to set a new record with smaller eggs.

 

[Vashetti]

lol someone here going to Aldi.

Lidl and Aldi are unironically great.

 

[Plum]

I've never liked Creme Eggs (but then again I've never liked anything but plain milk or plain dark), but I do emphasise with its fans. It seems like the entire country is just an auction house for whatever foreign entity wants to come in, buy something then ruin it.

 

[jj984jj]

Creme Eggs are disgusting. Long live mini eggs.

I wish this was the first reply. Mini eggs are awesome.

 

[Dougald]

Lidl and Aldi are unironically great.

Truth, I do all my shopping at Lidl. Unless you want specific brands it's great, and I save £30+ per shop