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Politesub53 -> RE: Kraft buys Cadbury (1/19/2010 4:26:07 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Lucylastic LMAO yes I notice many guys squirming around a 99 get one made with extra clotted cream vanilla, to die for... o0o do they do one called a 69. Innocent minds need to know. [:)]

servantforuse -> RE: Kraft buys Cadbury (1/19/2010 4:29:44 PM)
How come no one is complaining about the greedy corporation that just sold their company for 19.5 billion ? That's what usually happens here.

Lucylastic -> RE: Kraft buys Cadbury (1/19/2010 4:30:55 PM)
I thought it was a hostile bid? ah well we are mourning chocolate not greedy fuckers get with the program

Politesub53 -> RE: Kraft buys Cadbury (1/19/2010 4:31:53 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: servantforuse How come no one is complaining about the greedy corporation that just sold their company for 19.5 billion ? That's what usually happens here. Maybe because we Brits understand that if someone owns something, they have the right to sell it. Even if we dont like the idea too much.

servantforuse -> RE: Kraft buys Cadbury (1/19/2010 4:32:32 PM)
It was no longer a hostile takeover. They got an extra 3 billion or so. ( for the shareholders)

Politesub53 -> RE: Kraft buys Cadbury (1/19/2010 4:32:59 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Lucylastic I thought it was a hostile bid? ah well we are mourning chocolate not greedy fuckers get with the program I didnt have the patience to explain that to him Lucy.

Politesub53 -> RE: Kraft buys Cadbury (1/19/2010 4:35:04 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: servantforuse It was no longer a hostile takeover. They got an extra 3 billion or so. ( for the shareholders) It is still a hostile takeover. The management didnt want to sell, but have to inform shareholders of any bid by law. Thats how it works over here.

LiveFreeAndSpank -> RE: Kraft buys Cadbury (1/19/2010 4:36:22 PM)
Why so hostile? Everybody enjoys chocolate!

lusciouslips19 -> RE: Kraft buys Cadbury (1/19/2010 4:39:55 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: LadyEllen roll up! roll up! welcome to the UK where everything, and I mean everything, is for sale! So, Kraft bought Cadbury. Anyone want to take a guess on how long it will be before production is moved to central Europe? Anyone want to take a guess on how long it will be before there is nothing left here but DSS offices? E edited update - apparently its not signed and sealed yet so I jumped the gun a bit! Other bidders, including Hershey, have a few days now to come up with a better offer. Ya think i was happy when Amoco(american oil Corp) became BP(British Petroleum)???? They have taken over the whole country AND all the red white and blue signs were changed to green and yellow...blach! [:-]

LadyEllen -> RE: Kraft buys Cadbury (1/19/2010 4:43:11 PM)
Well thats of course an entirely different matter LL - I really dont see how you are making any connection whatsoever between the two events. E

KatyLied -> RE: Kraft buys Cadbury (1/19/2010 4:44:43 PM)
Seriously, as long as the mini-eggs are available and taste the same, I don't care about the corporate stuff. Unless they are doing child labor so similar unsavory stuff.

SL4V3M4YB3 -> RE: Kraft buys Cadbury (1/19/2010 4:49:25 PM)
It won't remain the same just like HP doesn't now taste the same. The problem is these corporations look for what products suit one environment based on popularity and if there is a competing product somewhere else they'll rationalise the two meaning one lives and one dies. Which leads to less variety. It really makes no difference to them which products are superior where all they care about is reducing the competition of those products, so if it costs more to produce they'll just get rid of it because either way it won't be competition. Porter’s five forces.

servantforuse -> RE: Kraft buys Cadbury (1/19/2010 4:50:29 PM)
I heard that little kids will be working for the new company in Detroit.

PyrotheClown -> RE: Kraft buys Cadbury (1/19/2010 5:08:31 PM)
Kids will love the new line of candies cause they're made by kids... Brilliant!

stella41b -> RE: Kraft buys Cadbury (1/19/2010 9:01:25 PM)
Great! So even more goodies which like Spangles, Betta Bars, Tudor Curry flavoured crisps and such will no longer be available. And they better keep their hands off Tunnocks - who make the macaroon bars, snowballs and teacakes.

PyrotheClown -> RE: Kraft buys Cadbury (1/19/2010 11:01:22 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: stella41b Great! So even more goodies which like Spangles, Betta Bars, Tudor Curry flavoured crisps and such will no longer be available. And they better keep their hands off Tunnocks - who make the macaroon bars, snowballs and teacakes. That reminds me of when the locally owned 99cent store got taken over by the dollartree(another 99cent store, only a chain).... the locally owned one carried all sorts a good munchies, everything from shrimp chips(shut up, their awesome) to gingersnaps by the pound....the dollar tree just sells all the shit you can get at the grocery store next door, just smaller portions 8( (and the really bad mexican snack foods, but again, smaller portions of those too)

susie -> RE: Kraft buys Cadbury (1/20/2010 12:28:22 AM)
Thank goodness Kraft did not get hold of the Bournville Trust, a charitable trust set up by the Cadbury family in 1900. It is an important part of life in Birmingham. They are one of the few that have stood up up to the mighty Tesco shopping chain when they managed to stop the local Tesco store from stocking alcohol. I watched an interview with a member of the Cadbury family and it seems the family are not at all happy with the sale.

stella41b -> RE: Kraft buys Cadbury (1/20/2010 12:39:19 AM)
Just seeing what Kraft does to cheese is enough to make anybody weep.

KMsAngel -> RE: Kraft buys Cadbury (1/20/2010 2:55:47 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: LadyEllen Now I'll be honest - "chocolate confectionery" (which is what Cadbury makes, they dont make chocolate as such) generally makes me feel quite sick. The problem is the amount of sugar they put into their product, but by far the worse culprits in this regard are Nestle and Rowntree. But Cadbury's flake is another matter. The accidental product (created when a batch of something else went very wrong) is just wonderful, and thats that. Its only problem is the association with a certain sexual act such that the guys at the shop have to suppress their giggles whenever I buy one (or two, or three). E now i was told that it was in regards to toblerone. refrigerated til it's quite cold [;)]

DarlingSavage -> RE: Kraft buys Cadbury (1/20/2010 5:54:50 AM)
I prefer Godiva and Vosges. I never really cared for Cadbury, though I am sorry for their loss and of course, the trending death of culture and diversity.

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