Cadbury chocolate factory, Toronto

The Cadbury chocolate factory is a five story building located in Gladstone Avenue, Toronto. It was constructed by William Neilson in 1906 and produces all of Cadbury's products sold in Canada.

Location and building

The five story factory is located at 277 Gladstone Avenue,[1] in the Little Portugal neighbourhood of Toronto.[2]

History and ownership

The factory was constructed and opened in 1906 by William Neilson of William Neilson Limited.[3][4] It was purchased in 1996 by Cadbury.[2] As of 2014, it was owned by Cadbuy's parent company Mondelez International.[2]

Ed Pizale was the factory manager in 2010,[5] Dave Heaven managed the factory in October 2014.[2]

The factory received a $37 million renovation in 2019.[6]

Activities

The cooking processes in the factory are all completely automated.[2] The factory manufactures 500 million chocolate bars per year, producing every Cadbury product sold in Canada.[2] Products made include Crunchie, Wunderbar, Mr. Big, Caramilk, Mini Eggs, Dairy Milk, Cream Egg, and Crispy Crunch.[2][6][1]

In 2010, the factory employed 400 staff.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Chocolate factories in Toronto". www.blogto.com. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
  2. Andrew-Gee, Eric (2014-10-30). "Toronto's Cadbury factory finds the sweet spot in a changing city". thestar.com. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
  3. "A short history of Rowntree Maple Buds and other Canadian-made chocolate treats". thestar.com. 2020-04-29. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
  4. "A sweet tale of Canadian-made chocolate treats; Some of these iconic brands got their start with the birth of 'Quaker capitalism' in 19th-century England." Spectator [Hamilton, Ontario], 5 May 2020, p. G2. Gale OneFile: News, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A622721088/STND?u=wikipedia&sid=ebsco&xid=ce669da4. Accessed 28 Nov. 2022.
  5. "T.O., capital of the Easter egg Cadbury beans there, doing that keeping all of North America supplied from Gladstone Ave." Toronto Star [Toronto, Ontario], 4 Apr. 2010, p. 1. Gale OneFile: News, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A223020740/STND?u=wikipedia&sid=ebsco&xid=62c7312c. Accessed 28 Nov. 2022.
  6. Foran, Pat (2019-07-23). "Toronto chocolate factory gets a sweet $37 million overhaul". Toronto. Retrieved 2022-11-28.

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