Cadbury as a cost-saving measure. In 1992, the company leased the space for £55 per ; by 2002 this had reached £68.75 per square foot. Bournville employs almost 1,000 people. In 2014, Mondelez announced a £75 million investment in the site. Bournville is home to Mondelez's Global Centre of Excellence for Chocolate research and development, so every new chocolate product created by the company anywhere in the world starts life at the Birmingham plant. The confectionery business in the UK is called Cadbury (formerly Cadbury Trebor Bassett) and, as of August 2004, had eight factories and 3,000 staff in the UK.
Cadbury Cocoa House Cadbury Cocoa House Cadbury Cocoa House is a new venture for the Cadbury brand on the high street. Unlike the former Cadbury Café in Bath (closed in 2007), which was run by Cadbury, Cadbury Cocoa House is an independent business which has licensed the name from Cadbury. The first branch opened in October 2010 at Bluewater in Kent, UK, with up to 50 stores planned across the UK. The Daily Mail has likened Cadbury Cocoa House to J. Lyons and Co. Tea Houses, thanks to its focus on traditional British dishes - including classic afternoon tea - and its uniformed