Cocoa Butter Only Cadbury Dairy Milk is back!
Last year, Kiwis told us loud and clear they didn’t want palm oil in their Cadbury Dairy Milk chocolate.
So, we listened and now we’re fixing it.
We’re happy to say that cocoa butter-only Cadbury Dairy Milk milk chocolate blocks are now on shelves all over New Zealand.
How will I know my Cadbury Dairy Milk chocolate block doesn’t contain palm oil?
We’ve already updated the packaging on our Cadbury Dairy Milk 200g block, our best selling block, to reflect the higher content of Cocoa Solids (26% rather than 21%) and we’ve also removed vegetable fat from the list of ingredients.
We have now re-designed and updated the packaging of our chocolate blocks (see below) to show that the cocoa solids are 26% in all of our blocks.
There remain some of our chocolate blocks – those containing inclusions, caramels, creams or wafers such as Caramello, Black Forest, Rocky Road and Snack – where we are currently unable to make the product without the inclusion of a small quantity of palm oil. In these instances we pay a premium for the limited amount of palm oil we purchase to support the production of sustainable palm oil.
What about palm oil in other Cadbury blocks?
The chocolate within our entire Cadbury Dairy Milk block chocolate range, including those with inclusions, caramels, creams and/or wafers, includes 26% cocoa butter and does not include palm oil.
There remains some of our chocolate blocks - those containing inclusions, caramels, creams and/or wafers - where we are currently unable to make the product without the inclusion of a small quantity of palm oil. In these instances we pay a premium for the limited amount of palm oil we purchase to support the production of sustainable palm oil.; and even in these products the chocolate itself does not contain palm oil. These products include:
• Cadbury Dairy Milk Desserts range
• Cadbury Dairy Milk Rocky Road
• Cadbury Dairy Milk Caramello
• Cadbury Dairy Milk Black Forest
• Cadbury Dairy Milk Snack
• Cadbury Old Gold Peppermint
Why are you taking palm oil out of Cadbury Dairy Milk milk chocolate, haven’t you only just put it in?
We’ve listened to our Kiwi consumers who told us loudly and clearly that they didn’t want palm oil in their Cadbury Dairy Milk milk chocolate - so we’re removing it.
You say you’re taking palm oil out of Cadbury Dairy Milk milk chocolate, what are you putting back in its place?
We have replaced the palm oil with cocoa butter.
Do you have palm oil in your other products, and if so then why aren’t you taking palm oil out of these too?
There are some of our products - those containing inclusions, caramels, creams or wafers - where we are currently unable to make the product without the inclusion of a small quantity of palm oil. In these instances the limited amount of palm oil we purchase comes from certified sustainable palm oil sources.
In most instances palm oil has also been used in these product recipes for many years, and Cadbury remains one of the few companies in the world that pays an additional premium to support the production of certified sustainable palm oil.
Are you going to take this action in Australia as well?
Yes, our decision to return to a cocoa butter-only recipe for Cadbury Dairy Milk means that all the Cadbury Dairy Milk milk chocolate produced for New Zealand and Australian customers will be free from palm oil.