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Cadbury to invest £75m at Bournville headquarters | Cadbury to invest £75m at Bournville headquarters |
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Birmingham-based chocolate maker Cadbury has announced a £75m investment in its Bournville headquarters. | Birmingham-based chocolate maker Cadbury has announced a £75m investment in its Bournville headquarters. |
The money will be released over three years and is expected to create new jobs. | The money will be released over three years and is expected to create new jobs. |
A spokesman for the firm said the investment would bring four new production lines to the site, which would "secure the next generation of manufacturing" at the factory. | |
The business was taken over by American food giant Kraft in 2010. | The business was taken over by American food giant Kraft in 2010. |
The Bournville factory, which opened in 1879, manufactures a range of the firm's most popular chocolate bars, including Dairy Milk, Creme Eggs and Wispas. | |
Maurizio Brusadelli, president of the UK and Ireland at Kraft's owners Modelez International, said the investment would "help to strengthen competitiveness on an international level". |