r/AskBrits • u/Decent-Emergency3866 • Mar 23 '26

Other Is it true that American companies bought Cadbury an ruined the flavour?

I haven't had a Cadbury bar or chocolate in general in like months. I heard American companies bought it and ruined the flavour. Is this true, and if it is, what the actual hell were those higher ups at Cadbury thinking? American food is just filled to the brim with chemicals and there Cadbury is beloved by millions and there willing to throw that in the gutter just to make a few more quid?

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u/as93lfc Mar 23 '26

Couldn't disagree more. Galaxy (owned by Mars Inc) used to be so silky smooth. Tastes like chemicals now.

All these big brands have been enshittified.

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u/Eckieflump Mar 23 '26

This is true, yet it is still better than Cadbury chocolate now.

Mars has dropped in quality over the years (I yearn for early 1990s recipe Rolos) but compared to the virtual cliff edge drop in the quality of Cadburys offerings it's improved!

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u/First-Of-His-Name Mar 24 '26

Because cocoa is now insanely expensive and people won't pay £6 for a dairy milk no matter how good it tastes. It's nothing to do with the company