Who owns Cadbury (United States)?
Cadbury (United States) is made and sold by Hershey (the United States, NYSE: HSY) under licence; Hershey does not own the name.[1] The Cadbury name is owned by Mondelēz International.
Evidence: The Hershey Company Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-17, SEC EDGAR, 17 February 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Licensed to
- The Hershey Company verified
- Headquarters
- 🇺🇸 United States, Hershey, Pennsylvania
- Origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Founded
- 1824
- Category
- Food › Confectionery › Chocolate
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: HSY
- Trademark registrant
- CADBURY UK LIMITED (USPTO)
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
About Cadbury (United States)
Hershey holds the United States licence to make and sell Cadbury chocolate, and it enforced that licence in 2015 to block imports of British-made Cadbury bars, prompting protests from expatriate consumers who considered the American version inferior. Mondelēz owns the brand itself.
Trademark record for Cadbury (United States)
The USPTO record for the Cadbury (United States) mark lists CADBURY UK LIMITED as the owner of record (serial number 73141613). A trademark is often held by a group company rather than the listed parent, so the registrant's name can differ from the owner named above.[2]
Ownership timeline of Cadbury (United States)
Where Cadbury (United States) sits in Hershey
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Hershey
Hershey controls 13 brands on Brandtree, 13 of them in food.
Also in food
- Almond Joy (1946)
- Dot's Homestyle Pretzels (2011)
- Heath (1928)
- Hershey's (1900)
- Hershey's Kisses (1907)
- Ice Breakers (1996)
- Jolly Rancher (1949)
- PayDay (1932)
- Reese's (1928)
- SkinnyPop (2010)
- Twizzlers (1929)
- York (1940)
Other brands in chocolate, and who owns them
The 131 brands in chocolate on Brandtree belong to 45 owners. The largest is Mars, with 9; Hershey has 6.
About the owner: Hershey
Hershey is a publicly listed company headquartered in Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States, founded in 1894.
The Hershey Company was founded by Milton Hershey in 1894 and is controlled by the Hershey Trust, which funds a school for disadvantaged children and holds the majority of voting power. Hershey makes Cadbury and KitKat under licence for the United States market.
🇬🇧 Cadbury (United States) and other British brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 552 brands that began in the United Kingdom. 291 of them (53%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Cadbury (United States) among them.
Frequently asked questions
Who makes Cadbury (United States)?
Hershey makes and sells Cadbury (United States) under a licensing agreement.
Does Hershey own Cadbury (United States)?
No. Hershey holds a licence to make and sell Cadbury (United States), which is not the same as owning it.
Where did Cadbury (United States) come from?
Cadbury (United States) originated in the United Kingdom in 1824.
Sources (2) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] The Hershey Company Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-17 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 17 February 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
- [2] USPTO: CADBURY, serial 73141613 — United States Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark registry; retrieved 3 October 2026.
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