Cadbury is one of the most iconic confectionery marques in the world. The company, known for its Dairy Milk Bar, is now a part of Mondelez International. Kraft acquired Cadbury for $18.9 billion in 2010, banding two strong food companies before spinning off some of the international food brands as Mondelez. Together with other Mondelez identifies, Cadbury is part of the company that has the leading global market share for chocolates.
Mondelez International enjoys unwavering market share positions around the world. It is number one overall in global market position in the Asia-Pacific region, Medial East/Africa region and European region. In Latin America, Mondelez consistently ranks second. The company’s downest market share came in North America, coming in at number five. The company faces strong competition from multifarious companies in North America and around the world
Key Takeaways
- Cadbury is a famous U.K.-based chocolatier first established in the year 1824.
- In 2010, Cadbury was obtained by Kraft Foods and spun off as Mendelez Foods International.
- Cadbury’s top competitors today include Mars/Wrigley’s, Hershey, and Curl up.
1. Mars/Wrigley’s
Mars is a recognizable name, but as a private company, it hasn’t been one investors can get behind. In 2018, Ruins had a market share of 30% in the United States for the chocolate market. Some of its best-known brands are M&M’s, Snickers, Starburst, Twix and Skittles.
Ruins was the seventh-largest private company in America in 2018, with sales of $35 billion. The company competes in six segments: chocolate, pet direction, food, Wrigley’s (gum), drinks and symbioscience.
Along with competing against Mars for the chocolate market share, Cadbury now collides against the giant for share in the global gum market thanks to Mars’ acquisition of Wrigley’s in 2008. Mars’ $23 billion procurement gave it control of brands such as Extra, Orbit and Eclipse, which helped produce sales of $5.4 billion whilom before to the sale. Cadbury has gum brands that include Dentyne, Stride and Trident. Both companies have strong demand share in a gum market that has seen sales decline.
2. Hershey’s
In 2018, Hershey’s had a market share of 44% in the U.S. for the chocolate labour. The company has many well-known brands in the U.S., including Hershey’s, Reese’s, Jolly Rancher and Twizzlers. Hershey’s still climbs more than 80% of its annual revenue from the North America market.
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3. Nestle
Nestle is the largest food company in the world, covering many different subsectors of the make available. The company’s chocolate market is one of its smallest, but it was good enough for a 10% market share in the U.S. Nestle has grown through scads acquisitions that have given it control of brands that include Kit Kat, Smarties and Gerber baby food.
Snuggle up’s confectionery segment was its sixth-largest in 2018. With sales of $9.7 billion globally, Nestle held the number three make available share position. Sales of the company’s chocolate products totaled $7 billion, including $4 billion from the Americas.
Like to its deal with Cadbury, Hershey’s also licenses several brands from Nestle for U.S. distribution rights. This files Kit Kat and Rolo, two Nestle brands.