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B'ham Mail 12 Feb 11
Cadbury is creating 100 new jobs at Bournville in another major vote of confidence by owners Kraft in the Birmingham factory, it was revealed today.
The US-owned firm announced two job creation programmes a year on from its controversial £11.7 billion hostile takeover of Cadbury, which triggered waves of protests from unions and politicians…
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B'ham Mail 10 Dec 10
Ministers are to quiz Kraft about its plans to move part of Cadbury’s to Switzerland which could cost Britain up to £60 million a year in lost tax revenue.
The Business, Innovation and Skill Select Committee is to re-open its investigation into the US food giant’s take-over of the Birmingham-based confectioner…
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BBC News 4 Dec 10
Cadbury’s new owner Kraft Foods has confirmed plans to move part of the business to Switzerland in a move which could cut its UK tax bill.
By switching a few key roles to Zurich, the US food giant is expected to pay less corporation tax, depriving the exchequer of millions of pounds.
Kraft said most UK-based jobs would remain as it integrated the Birmingham chocolate firm into its European model…
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Jon Griffin B'ham Post 28 Aug 10
Cadbury workers have voted overwhelmingly to accept a 3.7 per cent pay rise from new owners Kraft following a tough five-month battle with management.
The deal was approved by 1,133 workers, with only 47 against, and one spoilt paper. The ballot result, revealed last night, will now be backdated to March 31, providing a substantial bonus for up to 1,000 workers at the firm’s flagship Bournville factory…
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Jonathan Walker B'ham Post 31 Jul 10
Ministers have been urged to speed up plans for a “Cadbury Law” protecting British companies from hostile takeover – after warnings that BP could go the same way as the Birmingham-based chocolate maker.
MP and union leader Jack Dromey said the oil giant, facing heavy criticism over the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, could become the target of a hostile takeover which could damage the UK economy…
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BusinessDesk 5 Jul 10
Cadbury-owner Kraft Foods is set to axe almost three-quarters of the confectioner’s head office workers, reports suggested today.
According to The Independent newspaper, the US food giant has begun a redundancy consultation with 120 staff at Cadbury’s head office in Uxbridge…
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Duncan Tift BusinessDesk 27 May 10
Cheese maker Kraft has come under fresh fire for its handling of a factory closure during its controversial takeover of Birmingham-based confectioner Cadbury.
The Takeover Panel, the watchdog body that oversees company bids in the UK, told the US food giant it had failed in its duties regarding the future of the chocolate maker’s Somerdale factory at Keynsham…
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BBC News 11 May 10
Union leaders have condemned plans to close Kraft’s UK headquarters in Cheltenham, saying 500 jobs could go.
Unite said moves to close sites in the UK and in Switzerland show workers are now paying the price for the purchase of Cadbury…
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Graeme Brown B'ham Post 10 May 10
Business leaders in Birmingham have welcomed the news that Kraft Foods intends to create a new global centre of excellence for chocolate research and development at Bournville.
New Cadbury owner Kraft revealed it planned to close its Cheltenham office and have its UK operation headquartered in Birmingham after it agreed a £11.5 billion takeover deal earlier this year…
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Jon Griffin B'ham Mail 1 May 10
A bitter pay row has split unions and management at Cadbury less than three months after Kraft’s £11.7 billion hostile takeover – with a 2.5 per cent offer branded an “insult”.
Unite the union have reacted with fury to the initial offer tabled by management, warning that workers will not accept anything less than five per cent.