Cadbury sees red in row over purple

by Paul Wilkinson

Posted: 12 Oct 2012 @ 12:46

CADBURY insisted this week that it had not forced another chocolate firm to change the colour of its Christmas packaging.

On Tuesday, the Meaningful Chocolate Company, which produces the Real Easter Egg, said that it had wanted Advent purple for its chocolate Christmas tree decorations, but had been advised that Cadbury owned the rights to the colour.

It switched its packaging to red; but the Bishop of Chelmsford, the Rt Revd Stephen Cottrell, complained on behalf of ...

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