I wouldnt recommend talking to just anybody in the supermarket. But when i am buying chocolate, and I can see another customer genuinely confused about what to pick, I step in and say something along the lines of “a shame what happened to cadburys bla bla bla, have you tried this delicious whittakers or new woolies select brand”.

Marky Mark – I think we all need to phone cadburys hotline BUT only if we want to return to their product. With so much on offer now by other companies, who needs them? I note your comment about Caramello koalas and how the chocolate coating is so thin now. Yet another example of Cadbury cutting corners and hoping you wont notice. My folks bought some fundraiser freddo frogs recently and they tasted disgusting. Full of vegetable fat, yet in the past Freddo Frog was genuinely a delicious treat. Even my father noticed the change in taste.

Did I mention what a huge mistake it was for Cadburys to change the size of their chocolate pieces. TElling consumers the flatter pieces are designed to spread more evenly in your mouth so you get more taste coverage. WHAT ROT!

That is printed on the back of Cadbury chocolate blocks and I assume on all their other products. Instead of venting here I suggest we flood there call centers because we are all unhappy with the QUALITY of their chocolate and… CADBURY MEANS QUALITY… Apparently

We need to boycot everyone and stop putting up with multibillion dollar companies scamming their customers.

Ultimately its up to you but in my oppinion if you want to make the biggest change we should make Cadbury work for it.

DO NOT PURCHASE THE CLUSTERS THEY TASTE LIKE PURE SUGAR…

And I’m a chocoholic

Also I do agree that the Snickers Pods are expensive, but they are also incredibly awesome tasting!!

May I recommend that while you are in the Confecitionary Isle, warn other consumers about Cadburys while you are looking. The more people who reject this product, the more likely they will shut down, or do the right thing.


Haha I love it. It’s great to see other people as passionate as I am about chocolate. Don’t go too overboard though, I know if anyone approached me in the chocolate aisle and started ranting about chocolate I’d think they were a little off the deep end .

Do you know who makes Snickers? If it is coming from the Cadburys or Nestle factory, I won’t touch it.


Snickers are made by Mars (Mars Bars) from memory. They are manufactured by Masterfoods in Australia.

@Markey Mark

I have really gotten into “Snickers Pods” lately, you should give them a try they are really nice.


I’ve always found Pods ridiculously overpriced for their size. The few times I’ve eaten them it’s been ‘nom nom no-…what FINISHED?!?!’ and the cost was over $3, pushing $4 from memory.

I think most customers feel the same about Cadbury that it’s gross over priced crap, not only did they make it smaller and for the same ammount of money but they changed their recipe which wasnt a very smart idea. I have always been a big fan of Cadbury but it will give me the much needed break to try some other brands.

I used to love Cadbury Caramello Koalas as I used to bite off the head and then suck the caramell out from the inside but since the chocolate is now very thin, the whole chocolate breaks. Same goes for Cadbury Crunchies, I used to bite off the chocolate from the outside first and then leave the honey comb for last but once again the chocolate is so thin that it tends to break the honey comb.

It’s good that you turned them off it, I am sure that they would have regretted buying it.

I know that Snickers Pods are made by Mars and you should also try the Star Burst Jelly Babies. I am an all-round candy lover whether it’s Chocolate or lollies. I do not like Nestle because of some of the issues they have had in the past and wont buy any product with their name on it.

Hope you do decide to call a friend when you are in the Supermarket. I chatted with two people the other day who were deciding what chocolate to buy. One of them said that her children had told her not to Cadburys anymore as the pieces were smaller and it tasted bad. The other person I chatted to was just about to pick up the Cadburys two for $5.00 but after I strongly recommended the Select Brand she opted for that instead.

Someone here was saying they didnt much like Whittakers. It is an excellent chocolate, although is an acquired taste. I can’t rave enough about the Aldi chocolate. Thanks for the Snickers tip. Do you know who makes Snickers? If it is coming from the Cadburys or Nestle factory, I won’t touch it.

I was actually thinking of doing that the next time at Safeway. Instead i’ll just walk up to the the Cadbury section call a friend and start ranting on about how bad Cadbury tates now *laughs*.

While the packaging is terrible the smaller size was inevitable. However that dosent mean “Cadbury” will remain at the forefront, Soon enough a load of newer brands will bombard the chocolate shelves and steal all Cadburys market share with newer bigger Chocolate, Safeway has taken advantage of the profit to be made. There is consumer demand… As more consumers look for a cheaper alternative, Aldi and Costco will get bigger and bigger.

The thing that annoyed me the most was the fact that “Cadbury” has started printing a big bold “Fair Trade” logo on their box, because up untill now they werent fair trade? You really do have to wonder who “Cadbury” has employed to do its marketing… It annoyed me even more that they think they can milk it.

So instead of handing my money over to Cadbury i’ll shop around the confectionary isle. Thanks for the suggestions, I will definitly give both the Select range a try as well as the Aldi range. I have really gotten into “Snickers Pods” lately, you should give them a try they are really nice.

Cadbury’s are lying. They are still putting in Palm Oil, I can taste it. Just the other day a friend bought some as it was on special (yet again). It tasted so bad, like it was GREASY. That’s right, GREASY. That is the vegetable fat doing that. Just because Cadburys say they have returned to the original recipe, doesn’t mean they have. They have proven themselves to be liars, and no-one I know is happy with the nw packaging either (designed to trick the eyes into thinking it is the same size).

May I recommend that while you are in the Confecitionary Isle, warn other consumers about Cadburys while you are looking. The more people who reject this product, the more likely they will shut down, or do the right thing.

In answer to your other question about what other chocolate to buy. Avoid Coles, they are big fans of Cadbury and stock a limited range of other brands. I recommend the new Woolworths Select brand, it has a higher cocoa content than scappy Cadburys. Cheap too. I also highly recommend Aldi’s european chocolate.

Who needs Cadburys now? None of us …

I need to find a good alternative untill they wise up, it needs to be available at Safeway or Coles though… got any ideas?

People seem to like Whittakers but I had it once and wasn’t impressed.

Hands down for me the most readily available alternative was Aldi’s belgium chocolate offering.

I have tried both their new “Caramello Nibbles” which actually arent that bad (despite the low ammount of caramell) but on the other hand their “Chocolate Crunchie Clusters” are sickly sweet.

I was under the impression that Cadbury had taken the palm oil out of their products (tricked by their “Vegatable Oil”) the taste was okay but no where near as good as it used to be. Just last night I purchased a block of “Dairy Milk” and it made me sick, my mouth was so dry as in parched after eating it.

What really annoys me though is Cadbury placing a “fair trade” symbol on their chocolate, what because they havent been up untill now and are trying to milk it? (no pun intended).

Can I just mention they claim their reason for changing the size is because of the obesaty epidemic, so that makes every chocolate lover a fattie?? Honestly I am surprised that their arent any (known) law suits being taken out against this company.

However the fact remains that their new so-called “loved” chocolate taste is gross. I need to find a good alternative untill they wise up, it needs to be available at Safeway or Coles though… got any ideas?

P.S. On the off note “Star Burst Jelly Babies” made by the Wrrigley company are awesome, I went through two bags the other day!!

That doesnt really make sense about Whittakers. WHittakers could still sell to Coles.

Guess what readers. Woolies once again has Cadbury’s buy two blocks for $5 this week. Do they ever quit this desperate attempt to reclaim the market? Making themselves look really cheap by constantly being on special.

The Coles brand chocolate is gorgeous, I’m eating some now. $2.50 for a 200g block regular price here, 200g, no stupid cardboard wrapper. Love it.

Meanwhile I’m stuck here in Taiwan with Snickers bars and ridiculously overpriced imported Lindt.

I’m kinda curious what Cadbury Australia’s profit looked like over the past financial year. I don’t recall anyone appreciating the taste change and smaller blocks. Despite it being ‘Australian’s want‘.

As for the Woolies Select Chocolate, I tried it last week (both their Fruit & Nut and Plain Chocolate) and it was delicious. At 32% cocoa content, it is both impressive and well priced. Was on special the other week for $1.99, now at a normal price of $2.99. The only thing I don’t like about it is the cardboard wrapper and the 200 grams. This part reminds me of the way Cadbury has gone.

The best advice I would give Cadburys is to return to the 250 grams and the old wrappers. Whittakers have not bowed to carboard wrappers and their chocolate packaging still looks classy.

Do you know why Cadbury’s started using carboard packaging. The key reason was so they could try and disguise the reduction in size of the actual chocolate by using cardboard wrapper (Which is thicker than paper). The second is to try and compete with Lindt who have done the cardboard thing for ages. The third is so we consumers can store the chocolate more easily once it is open.

As a big chocaholic, I feel we are now so lucky with the other brands available. It wouldn’t matter if Cadburys closed down because there are better companys doing it right now.

I am really pleased that Woolies are trying to push Cadburys aside by introducing the wonderful Select brand of chocolate, and for offering the full range of Whittakers Chocolates.

Unfortunately I cannot say the same for Coles, who seem to be Cadburys No.1 fan. You will not find Whittakers stocked at Coles.

I see this week they have a new use for all their old, returned stock. Melt it down and turn it into “buttons” and “clusters”.

And try to charge more for them.

Don’t worry, they don’t seem to be racing off the shelves either. Same shite recipe, same supposedly gullible purchasers.

I saw Woolworths have their Select brand out too and pushing Cadbury into a smaller area. At 32% cocoa there’s a good chance it’s going to have a better choc hit appeal. And the price is like C on special.

I see the non-special shelf price is now $4.29 in Qld for the smaller packs. Wasn’t it their PR department who said it was going to be smaller packs but keeping the price lower too? Like that as ever going to happen.

Cadbury have shot themselves in the foot. Ruined a once great and trusted brand and refused to bow to consumer pressure.

I will continue to buy Whittakers, Aldi and Greens organic over this muck.

We’ve seen Cadbury slide from #1 trusted brand to #2. Want to guess where they will be on next year’s list?

The consumer slide continues as more of general public realise they’ve been cheated…

I also noticed that they are using chopped up nuts rather than whole nuts like they once did. This is probably because the smaller mouth size pieces wont let them put whole nuts in.

Have you also noticed how many supermarkets are doing Cadbury specials each week? Desperately trying to get their market back. I noticed too that Woolworths Select brand has it’s own chcolate now with a high cocoa content that Cadburys.

Has anyone else noticed this?

I though they had gone back to their original recipe. I THINK WE ARE BEING CONNED

Won’t buy unless it goes back to the Original Recipe and the old thick block 250grams

I’ve moved from the suburbs to the country to get away from all the things I hate about the way Australia is going, I no longer vote because there is no point. Ive just got Telstra out of my ife because I found out they totally ripped me off for the last 12months and now even chocolate sux. I’ve started smoking again.

I hate the way Australia is going. Thanks Cadbury, now even you suck! And we as people are powerless.

Rubbish. It’s still not like it used to be. Soft, smaller, funny taste. We can’t all be stupid.

Until is say “BACK TO THE ORIGINAL” I won’t be buying again.

Anyway, Aldi and Whittakers is really good. If you haven’t tried them, give them a go. Aldi is good value. Whittakers deserve our support for being a local region (NZ) company

Shame, again, on you Cadbury!