Cadbury
Cadbury Worker Compensated for Asbethos Exposure
A former publications officer at Cadbury’s Bournville factory has received £100,000 compensation after developing the fatal asbestos-related cancer mesothelioma.
Councillors welcome Cadbury expansion at Bournville
Bournville Councillors Tim Huxtable and Nigel Dawkins have been speaking to bournvillevillage.com about the planned closure of Kraft’s Cheltenham offices and the prospect of staff being moved to its Bournville offices along with the plans to make Bournville a centre for Kraft’s research and development operations in the UK.
Bournville Infant head writes school history
Pam Dexter, head of Bournville Infant School has given an exclusive interview to bournvillevillage.com to tell us about her upcoming book on the history of the school. Mrs Dexter, who retires this year, describes the school as a “special building and a special place” which has always had the children’s interests at heart.
Cadbury World get Rewired for anniversary year
Bournville attraction Cadbury World, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, has chosen a Birmingham PR agency to help it to promote a range of fun activities. Rewired PR, based in the Jewellery Quarter, already work with Cadbury UK to promote its community programme and employee volunteering activity.
Cadbury to be election battleground
As the 2010 general election campaign gets into gear it’s emerging that Kraft’s takeover of Cadbury will play a key part in shaping the policies of the parties vying for the votes of Bournville residents come May 6th.
Kraft agree to meet new community group
Senior management from Kraft have agreed to meet with a newly established community group from Bournville set up to ensure the takeover of Cadbury by Kraft is a positive development for the Bournville community.
Kraft called before MPs
The subject of Kraft’s takeover of Cadbury is set to become centre stage once again when the Business Innovation and Skills Parliamentary Committee holds an evidence session on Tuesday 16 March at which senior Kraft personnel are expected to appear.
Another Cadbury legacy under threat
Coming soon after Kraft’s takeover there’s another legacy of the Cadbury family under threat after the headteacher of Selly Oak Nursery School accused Birmingham City Council, and Councillor Les Lawrence in particular, of dragging its feet over the future of the nursery, which was set up with help from the Cadbury family over 100 years [...]
Cadbury takeover – local reaction
At 4.50pm today Kraft announced to the Stock Exchange that their offer to buyout Cadbury had been accepted by 71.7% of the shareholders. At the same time bournvillevillage.com made its way to Bournville Green to get some reaction from local businesses.
Cadbury takeover – live
Ahead of the takeover deadline for Cadbury at 1pm we’ve set up a live blog to help guide you through the last couple of hours of Cadbury being indpendent. Below we’ll offer some live commentary and bring you newsfeeds from across the globe. We’ll be inputting live at midday today. Cadbury Takeover
