Who are the top Cadbury Competitors in the world?

This article covers the lists of top Cadbury competitors in the world.

About the company:

Cadbury is a British multinational confectionery company wholly owned by Mondelez International, originally own as Kraft Foods, since 2010.

Best known for its confectionery products like Dairy milk chocolate, Creme egg, and Roses selection box, Cadbury has a presence in over 50 countries.

Some of the countries where Cadbury has set up its manufacturing plants are:

United Kingdom
Ireland
United States
Australia
New Zealand
Canada
India
Malta

Major chocolate brands produced by Cadbury include the bars

Dairy Milk,
Crunchie,
Caramel,
Fudge etc

Since we have got a brief understanding about the company, its products and brands, let’s check out who are the top competitors of Cadbury in the world.

1. The Hershey Company:

Founded : 1894

Founder : Milton. S. Hershey.

Also, known as Hershey’s, is an American multinational company and one of the largest chocolate manufacturers in the world.

With a presence in over 60 countries, Hershey’s is best known to manufacture baked products, such as cookies, cakes, milkshakes, drinks, and many more.

The increasingly diversified portfolio with high-growth snacking brands has helped Hershey grow its profit over the past year, although premium jerky sector remains a drag.

In order to compete with Cadbury and other competitors, Hershey’s over the years has laid a lot of emphasis on bringing innovation in their products.

Amid increasing health concerns, Hershey is are adding more snack brands to lure wellness-oriented shoppers through M&A.

SkinnyPop, Pirate Booty, and ONE Brands are some of the brands which have been recently acquired by Hershey’s to boast it’s low-sugar confectionery and snacks product line.

2. Mars:

Founded: 1911

Founded by: Franklin Mars

The second in the list of Cadbury competitors in the world is Mars.

Mars is an American global manufacturer of confectionery, pet food, and other food products and also a provider of animal care services.

Mars operates in five business segments around the world:

Mars Wrigley Confectionery: Some of the best-known products that are offered under this business segment are Mars bars, Milky Way bars, M&M’s, Skittles, Snickers, Orbit Gum, and Twix.
Petcare: Two well-known products that are offered under Petcare business are Pedigree for Dogs and Whiskas for Cats. The company also manufactures and supplies birdseed, aquarium, and pond products.
Food:
Drinks: Starburst Orange Drink, the Maltesers Hot Chocolate, and the Galaxy drinks are few brands offered in this business segment.
Symbioscience, the company’s life sciences division

3. Nestle:

Founded: 1866

Founded by: Henri Nestle

Global Presence: 189 countries

Nestle is a Swiss multinational food and drink processing conglomerate corporation headquartered in Vevey, Vaud, Switzerland.

The company is known as the largest food company in the world, measured by revenues and other metrics.

Nestlé’s products line includes

Baby food,
Medical food,
Bottled water,
Breakfast cereals,
Coffee and tea,
Confectionery,
Dairy products,
Ice cream,
Frozen food,
Pet foods,
Snacks.

Which such a diverse product line, some of the popular brands that Nestle has are: Nespresso, Nescafé, Kit Kat, Smarties, Nesquik, Stouffer’s, Vittel, and Maggi.

Nestle is not just into the Food and Drinks business but is also one of the main shareholders of L’Oreal, the world’s largest cosmetics company.