Bournville_(chocolate_bar)

Bournville (chocolate)

Bournville (chocolate)

British confection

Bournville is a brand of dark chocolate produced by Cadbury. It is named after the model village of the same name in Birmingham, England

Cans of Bournville Cocoa powder c.1910
A bar of dark Bournville chocolate

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

  1. [1]
    https://theculturetrip.com/europe/united-kingdom/articles/a-brief-history-of-cadbury-chocolate
  2. [2]
    "The History of Chocolate". Cadbury. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  3. [3]
    Winterman, Denise (29 March 2013). "The rise of chocolate purism". Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  4. [4]
    "Products". Cadbury South Africa. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  5. [5]
    "Products". Cadbury South Africa. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  6. [6]
    "Products". Cadbury Ireland. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  7. [7]
    "Cadbury 'premiumizes' Bournville for increasingly affluent Indian consumers". confectionerynews.com. 28 March 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2019.


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