Cadbury

American

[kad-ber-ee, -buh-ree] / ˈkæd bɛr i, -bə ri /

noun

a Neolithic and Iron Age site in Somerset, England, traditionally the Camelot of King Arthur.

Cadbury British

/ ˈkædbərɪ /

noun

George. 1839–1922, British Quaker industrialist and philanthropist. He established, with his brother Richard Cadbury (1835–99), the chocolate-making company Cadbury Brothers and the garden village Bournville, near Birmingham, for their workers

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Cadbury, along with other chocolatiers, was commissioned by Queen Victoria to produce thousands of tins of chocolate for British soldiers fighting in South Africa.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

I chose “treat” and got a Cadbury Wispa chocolate bar.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Cadbury estimates the Easter chocolate market in the UK is worth around £700m.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Mondelez International declined 4.2% after the owner of brands Oreo and Cadbury posted better-than-expected adjusted fourth-quarter earnings but profit declined on higher cocoa costs.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

A lump the size of a Cadbury Egg forms in my throat as I take off running for the front office, my wobbly legs completely forgotten.

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell

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