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| Kraft opens £17m research base at Cadbury in Birmingham | |
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| A new research and development facility has been officially opened at the home of Cadbury in Birmingham. | |
| Owners Kraft Foods, unveiled its Global Centre of Excellence for Chocolate Research and Development, in Bournville, where jobs are to be cut. | |
| The £17m centre will feature innovation labs, a pilot plant and a kitchen for experimentation. | |
| In December, it emerged Kraft, which bought Cadbury for £11.5bn in 2010, was to cut 200 jobs. | In December, it emerged Kraft, which bought Cadbury for £11.5bn in 2010, was to cut 200 jobs. |
| Despite planning to spend £50m on chocolate and biscuit making, the firm said the posts were to go in Bournville, Chirk in Wrexham, and Marlbrook in Herefordshire. | Despite planning to spend £50m on chocolate and biscuit making, the firm said the posts were to go in Bournville, Chirk in Wrexham, and Marlbrook in Herefordshire. |
| Its research centre was originally based in Munich, where the food giant developed products such as Milka and Toblerone. | |
| The former Cadbury factory in Bristol was closed in January 2011, with the loss of 600 jobs. | The former Cadbury factory in Bristol was closed in January 2011, with the loss of 600 jobs. |