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1 Adam G.  · Just had a Picnic bar for the first time in 10 years it was so disgusting it is nothing like it was NEVER BUYING ANOTHER AGAIN. SAVE YOUR MONEY
1 Cam T.  · Tastes cheap and for 43 dollars a kg is a rip off. Also 8 dollars for 180 grams or 8.50 for 315 grams smacks of price gouging.
2 charliclarke814  · I bought a Cadbury Christmas calender and the chocolate was fine but all the little chocolates were upside down in the spot.
2 Dani heddle  · Very disappointed in Cadbury lately the taste has definitely changed and not for the better
3 Adele  · Forgot this. I dunno how my promotion was. Miss you. Just telling you as I heard it.
1 Jojo C.  · ? $8) for block of Cadbury chocolate why. This is ridiculous. I Bought the same block from IGA for $4.50 it is getting stupid
JanJ
JanJQLD5 posts
 

Dont be fooled with the "price of cocoa" con. Even when cocoa prices were at their highest, it cost them less than 19 cents of cocoa for each 180g block. Their profit last year was $17billion. Its just rubbish now, mostly made of just sugar. Absolute greed.

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Eileen
Eileen6 posts
 

Cadbury chocolate has become a national disgrace, instead of a creamy texture that melts in your mouth it now has a gluggy texture and chemical after taste. Such a shame that they have changed the recipe and quality for profit......

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Kerry. D
Kerry. DVIC
 

I like old gold chocolate. Mint Slices and mint chocolate have no! mint taste. Not like the mint chocolates of old. What has happened?? Very disappointing, chocolate is not cheap these days. Show details

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S A.
S A.
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Just have 12 unit instead of 20 unit pack. What is this? Show details

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Sonali G.
Sonali G.
 

I bought dairy milk today and I see this as u can see What's cadbury doing ... I was about to eat this but sudden saw ..... Please don't eat cadbury.... All these are made of Chemical....... Show details

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Julz
JulzNSW2 posts
 

Cadbury I won’t be buying your products ever again!! All I taste is sugar!!!!! No chocolate Absolutely disgusting how you are scamming your customers. Show details

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Musir Alam Khan
Musir Alam Khan
 

We have purchased two pkt of Cadbury Celebrations for my kids the quality of the the chocolates inside seems like all of them were expiry product all were crumbled and none of them was in shapes, few were developed fungus.. plz be cautious before buying cadbury celebrations.. Show details

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Edwina
EdwinaVIC
 

I tasted the Dairy milk Sticky Toffee it tastes soo good the texture the caramel and the crunchiness super amazing, the Sticky Toffee is not too sweet and not too dark just perfect. Is one of the best Dairy milk I've ever had, thank you soo much Cadbury Dairy Milk for the fantastic satisfaction you give to us through our shopping centre.

 Follow-up  · Yes I recommend a similar flavour if you like as a person. I also like the Cadbury Caramilk. I bought the previous dairy milk Sticky Toffee chocolate from Coles.

Positive reviews

Stella Bella
Stella Bella15 posts
 

Cadbury is the best chocolate there's no substitute. Everyone raves about Whittaker chocolate so I tried it the other day, I just don't like it's flavour I'll stick Cadbury chocolate

David L
David L
 

Good Adverts on TV – Many companies have adverts where the male is shown to be the buffoon and made to look silly by his female partner. Cadbury adverts show men in a good light who are respectful and caring which is very refreshing.....great adverts Show details

Linda
LindaVIC4 posts
 

Much better – Just bought Cadbury plain chocolate New recipe and have to say it tasted great it finally tastes like chocolate without the sugary taste and its extra smooth when you let it melt in your mouth. Well done Cadbury Show details

Negative reviews

Adrian
AdrianVIC3 posts
 

Has now has less cocoa plenty of oil and sugar, low quality. Ohh also they've shrunk the size to make more profit. Since company got sold out they don't make the same quality chocolates as they used to.

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Hosky
HoskyNSW10 posts
 

I used to love Cadbury chocolate. Since their takeover by Mondelez International, the quality and taste has deteriorated along with some sneaky shrinkage. I now refuse to buy any Cadbury product. Why do large conglomerates always take great products and ruin them? Show details

Troy P.
Troy P.VIC6 posts
 

Hi, I’m writing as someone who has loved Cadbury Dairy Milk plain chocolate for almost 50 years. I genuinely want to understand why the recipe has changed so significantly over the past few years. To me, the flavour and texture are now so different that I no longer enjoy eating it, and I find myself avoiding Cadbury chocolate altogether. That's… Read more

disappointing, because Dairy Milk has been my favourite chocolate for most of my life.

I completely understand the commercial pressures businesses face. Cocoa prices have risen dramatically, and I appreciate that manufacturers have to deal with increasing costs, shrinkflation, and other financial challenges. However, changing the core recipe to the point where loyal customers no longer enjoy the product seems like a risky long-term decision.

From what I've seen, I'm certainly not alone in feeling this way. ProductReview.com.au currently has a very low customer rating, with thousands of reviews averaging around 1.5 stars. While online reviews don't tell the whole story, they do suggest that many long-time customers have noticed similar changes.

I'd much rather pay a little more for the original Dairy Milk recipe than buy a cheaper version that no longer tastes like the chocolate I grew up with. For me, the flavour was what made Cadbury special.

I hope this feedback reaches the people responsible for product development. I'm not writing simply to complain—I genuinely miss the Cadbury Dairy Milk I enjoyed for decades, and I hope you'll consider listening to the many loyal customers who feel the same way.

Thank you for taking the time to read my feedback.

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ty_buchanan
ty_buchananQLD45 posts
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Cadbury Dairy Milk is no longer made in the 180g bar size. It has been reduced to 100g, just over half its original size. Cadbury has done this to increase its profits. This week, bars that were 180g are now 165g, and the price has gone up. This is a double whammy for consumers — less chocolate for a higher price, meaning a significant increase in… Read more

profit for Cadbury.

Yes, Prime Minister, the CPI is 3.8%, but some companies are increasing their prices by 20% a year. The price of chocolate has doubled over the last 5 years. This chocolate oligopoly is holding Australian consumers to ransom. The government should step in to stop the price rip-off.

Yvonne J
Yvonne JNSW17 posts
 

I used to love this chocolate bc it was so creamy and rich. I stopped eating it for 5 years bc of it's soy content, then I tried it again recently and it is revolting. It's hard and waxy like those cheap chocolates that pop up at Easter time. It leaves a greasy feeling on your tongue, which never used to happen before they scabbed out on… Read more

ingredients. When a chocolate is perfect in every way why would u annihilate it with inferior ingredients? No more Cadbury rubbish for me.

Scott V
Scott VNSW
 

I, along with others no doubt are sick and tired of Cadbury downsizing their blocks whilst charging the same price! The larger blocks, which were 360gms are now 315gms. Still getting charged $8.50 at Woolworths and Coles. Look at the smaller block. Used to be 250gms, then went to 220gms, then 200gms and now 180gms! Show details

Bruce H
Bruce HNSW2 posts
 

Don't even think about buying let alone eating this chemical laden chocolate. The new recipe is terrible, no more glass and a half of full cream milk but palm sugar & other unhealthy ingredients. I certainly won't be purchasing any further cadbury products. Show details

Lesley
LesleySA2 posts
 

Every cadbury chocolate is tasting horrible toooo sweet recipe has changed absolutely grossly taste, come on big CEO s and owners you are running the business in wrong direction surely the reviews tell a story.

Mihaela
MihaelaQLD4 posts
 

The recipe changes have rendered this chocolate to inedible. The last big block I bought was horrible beyond measure. I ate a little, spat it out rather than swallowing, and threw the rest of the block away. Cadbury chocolate used to be delicious, it used to be advertised as having “a glass and a half of full cream dairy milk in every 200 gram block”, Now it just tastes of chemical poisons. Ruined!!!

Jodie T.
Jodie T.VIC3 posts
 

Dear Cadbury ,, your chocolate now taste's like $2 generic brand chocolate,, so why nonsense the public with the excuse of price hikes for your ingredients,, when you all did was buy cheaper ingredients and put the price up 40%. You GREEDY PIGS are not loyal to the Australian Public. Show details

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e.m. c.
e.m. c.3 posts
 

One bite and it was too sickly and I didn't wont to eat it....and that should be the opperste for chocolate. There is not one little taste of chocolate.. Nothing, just tastes like artificial sugar... Gives headaches and makes you feel sick and I'm not exaggerating. There has to be something bad in it. I stopped buying from you years ago and would… Read more

occasionally buy one on special. but now it's definitely etched in my mind the childhood memories are gone.

Ned
NedNSW44 posts
 

Let's cut corners & totally ruin an great brand to make more profits , that no-one is buying anymore .. brilliant. When will U.S companies realise that being excessively greedy is just gonna come back to bite them in the backside! Cadbury was the best tasting & best selling chocolate in the world , which would have generated great profits & there… Read more

was no reason to ever play around with the recipe or try to alter the ingredients , whatsoever .. but excessive greed! . Either go back to the quality from the 1970"s - 80's or sell it to someone who will bring the quality back

Unsatisfied customer
Unsatisfied customer
 

Absolutely disgusting tastes like oil smells like oil got bought an Easter egg never tasted anything as disgusting as your chocolate how the company that’s taken over has spoilt uk chocolate for a bigger profit Show details

ab b.
ab b.SA6 posts
 

I thought I might buy a plain block of cadbury because it would have less sugar than caramel. It seems that the chocolate recipe changes for the plain block. Why else would the sugar content exceed or match those filled with a sweet goo? Either way the plain milk chocolate is MORE than half sugar. 45% of 180g of chocolate is $8 full price. •Now… Read more

a kilo of sugar is a dollar or 2, meaning 180g is approx. $0.20 •Milk powder, $10/kg, $2/180g. •Cocoa is only approx. $25/kilo, meaning approx $5/180g. •Cacao butter can be bought for around $50/kilo, meaning approx. $10/180g.

Obviously there is a cost to make it but also big companies have access to buy things much cheaper than us. Let's add these 4 approx. costs and divide by 4 to keep it at 180g worth. Keep in mind an extra 20g is in the calculation, 20g which was taxed from the block before. $17.20÷4=$4.30.

What is the profit when we consider 20g was stolen and that this is going off local prices, not commercial prices? At LEAST half the block is sugar so we can say that we are paying $4 for 100g of sugar if we pay the full $8.

Eileen P
Eileen P2 posts
 

No flavour, taste burnt - Caramello use to be the best, sadly 2025 cabrary has forgotten how to produce good choc- just yuk !!! Never buy again - quality had gone down hill . Show details

Maz
MazVIC6 posts
 

My family and I have just shared a block of velvety Cadbury chocolate ……. Yikes what the !!!!!!!!!!!!! The flavour was nothing like the usual tasting great chocolate …… Such was the after taste that we all turned our noses up in unison and grabbed a glass of water …. If this is what Cadbury is producing from now on I’ll be thinking twice about … Read more

purchasing its product ever again . It was terrible and totally destroyed the pleasureable usual experience of downing a big piece of yummy chocolate !

Boo hoo !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rach E.
Rach E.
 

This evening, while discussing how hypocritical, contradictory and fake the the world is, I took a bite into what I have trusted for years to be Cadury Old Gold. To my shock, I tasted a minty flavour subtly mixed into the flavour of my "dark chocolate".. I must admit, I LOVE chocolate and mint... BUT ON MY TERMS. Utterly baffled and disgusted in… Read more

the lack of quality control, quality standards and lack of actual mint flavour in the block of Cadbury Old Gold.... wow. 1 star and you've lost yourself a customer..

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Jim M.
Jim M.2 posts
 

I haven't had a Wispa for a long time so thought I would treat myself to one this weekend when I opened it I was very disappointed and feel that I have been completely ripped off Show details

Jim M.
Jim M.   

This is the third bar that has fallen well short a complete rip off

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