Bournville is a brand of dark chocolate produced by Cadbury. It is named after the model village of the same name in Birmingham, England
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The first product bearing the Bournville name was Bournville Cocoa powder in 1906 then Bournville Chocolate in 1908.[1] It was first sold as a wrapped bar named Bournville Chocolate in 1908.[2]
The brand is widely available throughout the United Kingdom, Ireland, South Africa and India and has a minimum 36% cocoa content there.[3][4][5][6] In 2014, Cadbury redesigned it as a "premium" brand in India, increasing the cocoa content from 44% to 50% and giving it new, black packaging.[7]
References
edit- ^ https://theculturetrip.com/europe/united-kingdom/articles/a-brief-history-of-cadbury-chocolate
- ^ "The History of Chocolate". Cadbury. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
- ^ Winterman, Denise (29 March 2013). "The rise of chocolate purism". Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- ^ "Products". Cadbury South Africa. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ "Products". Cadbury South Africa. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ "Products". Cadbury Ireland. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ "Cadbury 'premiumizes' Bournville for increasingly affluent Indian consumers". confectionerynews.com. 28 March 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2019.