Cadbury chocolate factory, Toronto

Cadbury chocolate factory along Gladstone Avenue

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

Location and building

The five-storey factory is located at 277 Gladstone Avenue,[1] in the Little Portugal neighbourhood of Toronto.[2] The building is on an otherwise fully residential street.

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 is owned by Cadbury'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. 1 2 "Chocolate factories in Toronto". www.blogto.com. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Andrew-Gee, Eric (October 30, 2014). "Toronto's Cadbury factory finds the sweet spot in a changing city". thestar.com. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
  3. ↑ "A short history of Rowntree Maple Buds and other Canadian-made chocolate treats". thestar.com. April 29, 2020. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
  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], May 5, 2020, p. G2. Gale OneFile: News, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A622721088/STND?u=wikipedia&sid=ebsco&xid=ce669da4. Accessed 28 Nov. 2022.
  5. 1 2 "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], April 4, 2010, p. 1. Gale OneFile: News, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A223020740/STND?u=wikipedia&sid=ebsco&xid=62c7312c. Accessed 28 Nov. 2022.
  6. 1 2 Foran, Pat (July 23, 2019). "Toronto chocolate factory gets a sweet $37 million overhaul". Toronto. Retrieved November 28, 2022.

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