Bournville (chocolate)

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 edit

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