However, Professor David Bailey from Coventry University Business School questioned this explanation. George developed the Bournville estate, a model village designed to improve the living conditions of company employees. Before its takeover of Cadbury, Kraft had indicated it would keep the factory in Keynsham open. It reported that Cadbury's Dairy Milk bars are not entirely Fairtrade, with spin off products using Dairy Milk's formula and brand not covered by the Fairtrade standard. In a ballot announced yesterday, workers at all four of Cadbury's chocolate-making plants in the UK Keynsham, Bournville, Marlbrook in Herefordshire and Chirk in north Wales rejected the plan by 1,363 to 130, a majority of 9-1. The neighbour left the note over the driver's dodgy parking - but it has gone viral for something else entirely: the handwriting. The firm has invested 80million in Bournville since 2014, improving production efficiency by 30 per cent. 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We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. Cadbury has been producing chocolate in Eastern Europe for the past 20 years, but the iconic Dairy Milk has always been associated with production in the UK. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. Kraft, now known as Mondelez, told 'Dispatches': "We have invested over 200 million into UK manufacturing, research and invention. For other inquiries, Contact Us. Cadbury also built a chocolate factory beside the chewing gum factory. Cadbury said its Bournville plant. Business Secretary Lord Mandelson said Kraft's global chief executive, Irene Rosenfeld, had not given specific commitments on jobs when they met last week, but said she should have made the position clear. Why did Cadbury move to Poland? Assurances that the production of Cadbury's Dairy Milk products would remain in the UK and that its Somerdale, Bristol factory would stay open have since been exposed as false. The Fry family, which merged their company with Cadbury in 1919, bringing the Keynsham operation into the business, came from a similar background. When we had peaks of demand that we couldnt supply we did have to offload a couple of bars temporarily. Dan Norris, the Labour MP for Wansdyke, whose constituency includes Keynsham, urged the company to spend heavily on local community projects in the run-up to the closure. 'Dispatches' also found a flaw in Cadbury's Fairtrade promise. Mondelez International, which split from Kraft two years after. Trade Unions have welcomed moving chocolate production back to Birmingham, saying it represented a "vote of confidence in the UK workforce". Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in, Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profile. Campaigners fighting to save the plant, which has been taken over by US food giant Kraft, described it as a sad day. But days after the takeover was completed the firm controversially announced. Some Cadbury products that have always been made overseas are not currently planned to be made in Bournville for technical and capacity reasons. Steven Gerrard snubbed for new job - and it's an excuse that everybody's heard, Steven Gerrard was sacked for the first time in his managerial career by Aston Villa after a series of poor results that culminated in a painful away loss to Fulham, WIN a Year of Takeaways with this great Daily Star competition. "This investment will continue the modernising of our production processes at Bournville and ensure we are meeting the need for a highly efficient and robust supply infrastructure for our iconic Cadbury Dairy Milk tablets.". It points out that it is spending 40m on turning its plant at Bournville into the world's most sophisticated chocolate factory. "A week ago she would have known what announcement would be made, barely six days later. BBC Breakfast's Jon Kay fears getting arrested after on-air admission. The US owner of Cadbury is breaking a key promise and making an increasing amount of its iconic Dairy Milk chocolate bars in Poland rather than at its British base. The hostile nature of the bid, they argued, made it difficult to access information about Cadbury's relocation plans, which were now too far advanced to reverse. Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@metro.co.uk. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. "A long term $400million investment aims to improve the lives and communities of 200,000 cocoa farmers by 2022.". "; The Somerdale plant in Keynsham is set to close by 2011, Professor David Bailey, Coventry University Business School, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites, How the world's oldest clove tree defied an empire, Why Royal Ballet principal Sergei Polunin quit, BBC News Updated every minute of every day, Kraft to close Cadbury plantFull Story-14 hrs ago, Kraft Confirms Cadbury Closure-16 hrs ago, Cadbury plant closure angers UK government, union-17 hrs ago, Fury Builds Over 'Underhand' Kraft-19 hrs ago, Krafty U-turn on Cadburys plant-23 hrs ago, Government 'abdicated responsibility' over Kraft, Tourists flock to 'Jesus's tomb' in Kashmir. A strike could halt production at Britain's biggest chocolate company after workers overwhelmingly rejected Cadbury's plans to close a factory and shift production of brands such as Curly Wurly and Fudge to Poland. "Given the hard work and dedication of the workforce over four generations, it's the least Cadbury can do," he said. Speaking to the BBC before its successful bid, the head of Kraft's operations in the UK, Nick Bunker, said he hoped to see production continue at the Somerdale factory. It said it will increase the number of bars it makes at the factory near Birmingham as it launches a 15 million investment plan for the site. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. However, Cadbury Schweppes has come under increasing pressure to reduce costs following several years of underperformance. Cadbury to move Dairy Milk production from Germany to UK - 15m investment . The factory had made Frys Chocolate Creams since 1919. Production started in 2008. Poland facility The Skarbimierz facility is one of the most advanced chewing gum factories in the world. A further 200 jobs were lost at five plants in Leicestershire, Peterborough, King's Lynn and Leeds. Cadbury's spokesman, Tony Bilsborough, said the ballot was "not a vote for industrial action" and said the company would continue to consult with unions over the redundancies, which it hopes will be voluntary. Part of HuffPost News. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. 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We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. However, we are looking at bringing new products into Bournville all the time, for example we will start making Cadbury Dairy Milk Oreo in the UK for the first time later this year.. The move of Dairy Milk production to Britain has been welcomed by trade union's as a "vote of confidence in the UK . Cadbury was sold to US food giant Kraft in 2010, before becoming part of Mondelez. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. Cadbury Trebor Bassett is to restructure its chocolate manufacturing production. Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies. The plan has been hatched by food. Even there, a further 200 jobs will be lost. The owner of Cadbury is to bring more of its Dairy Milk production back to its historic Bournville factory in the UK from Europe. Bond: For as long as our consumers are delighted by the taste and the product that we produce. He added: There was no switch of production. Unite's Jennie Formby said Kraft's "dishonesty" was a concern for the future relationship between the company and Cadbury workers. The company, which also makes Oreo and Maynards Bassetts sweets, said 11 million of the funding will go towards creating a new production line of the future. Cadbury said in a statement: "The production of all Cadbury Dairy Milk products originally made in the UK, but temporarily made elsewhere, will be coming back home to Bournville. Cadburys US owner, Mondelez, moved manufacture of the 95g Dairy Milk bar to its site in Wroclaw, Poland , to allow factory line improvements to take place at Bournville. As a result, over the 2008 to 2011 period we expect to close around 15% of our manufacturing sites around the world and reduce our headcount by 15%. The firms have confirmed they will hike bills by up to 14.4 per cent later this year. It is also opposed by the Labour MP for Wansdyke, in Somerset, Dan Norris. Its closure in 2011 cost 1,000 jobs. More info. Cadbury's US owner, Mondelez, moved manufacture of the 95g Dairy Milk bar to its site in Wroclaw, Poland , to allow factory line improvements to take place at Bournville. 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