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Cadbury Fry Pascall Australia Pty Ltd (1921 - 1971)

From
1921
Hobart, Tasmania
To
1971

Summary

ue to tarrif constraints the UK based chocolate and cocoa manufacturer Cadbury Bros decided to establish a new factory in Australia. The site in Claremont, Tasmania was agreed as the best one for chocolate and cocoa production.

The new factory was making Cadbury products by 1923. The new business assumed control of the Australian sales offices and depots that had been established by Cadbury Bros from 1881.

In 1967 the UK head offices of Cadbury and Schweppes agreed to a merger and Cadbury Schweppes PLC was established. The Australian entities merged in 1971.

In 1949 the company established a powered milk factory in Edith Creek, Northern Tasmania. This was sold to Duck River in 1969.

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Timeline

 1921 - 1971 Cadbury Fry Pascall Australia Pty Ltd
       1971 - 2009 Cadbury Schweppes Australia Limited
             2009 - Schweppes
             2009 - 2010 Cadbury Pty Ltd
                   1951 - 2012 Kraft Foods Limited
                         2012 - Mondelez International

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Archival resources

Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, History Collection

  • United Milk Tasmania (UMT) Ltd records, 1885 - 1994, CHS 26; Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, History Collection. Details

Bruce A. Smith

Created: 18 March 2014, Last modified: 4 August 2020