Cadbury Crème Eggs (Photo : www.foodmanufacture.co.uk)
When the American Company Kraft Foods bought Cadbury back in 2010, British chocoholics have begun to outwardly express their dissatisfaction and unhappiness to the long list of major company changes such as taking on a new chocolate bar shape, a factory shutdown, and a decision to cease giving out free Cadbury gifts to its pensioners during Christmas.
According to The Independent, the Brits have another reason to be annoyed- Cadbury Crème Eggs recipe has been modified.
The outrage sparked right after Mondelez International, the brand owner, admitted through The Sun that they have changed the fondant-filled snack recipe to better suit the traditional, standard Cadbury milk chocolate, rather than stick to what most people have loved- the Cadbury Dairy Milk.
To add to the many disappointments, chocolate lovers are also displeased to receive rumors this "Easter snack" will now come in a pack of five- yes, you heard it right, strike out the pack of six.
The new pack will now cost £2.85 and is sold next to the Crème eggs. The old pack, on the other hand, cost £3.05.
The manufacturer's spokesperson said, "The basic components of the well-loved Cadbury Crème Egg have remained the same- milk chocolate added with a special crème-filled center. To distinguish one product from another, we've always used varying milk chocolate blends, depending on the desired consistency and shape. Our Crème Egg, now, makes use of our traditional, standard milk chocolate for the shell."
Mondelez' spokesperson emphasized that Cadbury Crème Eggs might have the dairy milk as its shell's chocolate, but it's never been marketed as their Cadbury Dairy Milk product.
This controversy came three months ago right after Cadbury declared that they'll not be making chocolate coins during Christmas.
