Who owns Cadbury Dairy Milk?
Cadbury Dairy Milk is owned by Mondelēz (the United States, NASDAQ: MDLZ).[1]
Evidence: Mondelez International, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-04, SEC EDGAR, 4 February 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Mondelez International, Inc. verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Chicago, Illinois
- Origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Founded
- 1905
- Category
- Food › Confectionery › Chocolate
- Parent ticker
- NASDAQ: MDLZ
- Trademark registrant
- Cadbury UK Limited (USPTO)
- Last verified
- · 3 sources
About Cadbury Dairy Milk
Cadbury Dairy Milk launched in 1905 with more milk than any competing chocolate, and the glass and a half of milk illustration has been on the wrapper for over a century. It is the largest confectionery brand in the United Kingdom.
What Mondelēz's annual report says about Cadbury Dairy Milk
Sentences about Cadbury Dairy Milk from Mondelēz's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
We work to introduce new varieties of our core products, including new taste or nutrition profiles that cater to evolving consumer preferences, such as the launch of co-branded chocolate innovations combining Biscoff with Cadbury Dairy Milk, Milka and other key brands in Europe as well as zero sugar Bournvita in India.
How often Mondelēz names Cadbury Dairy Milk in its annual report
A plain count of the times the name appears in the text of each annual report, not counting the start of a sentence. A brand that an owner writes about more is usually one it treats as central. The brand is named more often than it was three years earlier.
Trademark record for Cadbury Dairy Milk
The USPTO record for the Cadbury Dairy Milk mark lists Cadbury UK Limited as the owner of record (serial number 85462747). 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 Dairy Milk
Where Cadbury Dairy Milk sits in Mondelēz
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Mondelēz
Mondelēz controls 28 brands on Brandtree, 26 of them in food.
Also in food
- belVita (2010)
- Cadbury (1824)
- Cadbury Creme Egg (1963)
- Chips Ahoy! (1963)
- Clif Bar (1992)
- Club Social (1962)
- Côte d'Or (1883)
- Daim (1953)
- Freia (1889)
- LU (1846)
- Marabou (1916)
- Milka (1901)
- Nutter Butter (1969)
- Oreo (1912)
- Philadelphia (1872)
- Premium (1876)
- Prince (1961)
- Ricolino (1970)
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; Mondelēz has 9.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Bounty | Mars | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Danusia | Wawel | 🇵🇱 Poland |
| Elizabeth Shaw | Colian | 🇵🇱 Poland |
| Baby Ruth | Ferrero | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| Almond Joy | Hershey | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Caffarel | Lindt & Sprüngli | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
| Eitt Sett | Nói Síríus | 🇮🇸 Iceland |
| Águila | Arcor | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
About the owner: Mondelēz
Mondelēz is a publicly listed company headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, United States, founded in 2012. Brandtree records 28 brands under its control, and it is listed as NASDAQ: MDLZ.
Mondelēz International is the snacks company created in 2012 when Kraft Foods split in two, keeping the global biscuit, chocolate and gum businesses while the North American grocery business became Kraft Foods Group.
🇬🇧 Cadbury Dairy Milk 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 Dairy Milk among them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Cadbury Dairy Milk?
The parent company of Cadbury Dairy Milk is Mondelēz, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Cadbury Dairy Milk British or American?
Cadbury Dairy Milk originated in the United Kingdom in 1905, but it is owned today by Mondelēz, which is headquartered in the United States. So Cadbury Dairy Milk is a British-origin brand under American ownership.
Is Cadbury Dairy Milk still owned by Mondelēz?
Yes. As of 10 October 2026, Cadbury Dairy Milk is still owned by Mondelēz. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (3) & 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] Mondelez International, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-04 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 4 February 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
- [2] USPTO: DAIRY MILK, serial 85462747, registration 4224494 — United States Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark registry; retrieved 26 September 2026.
- [3] Mondelēz International — our brands: Cadbury Dairy Milk — Mondelēz International, Inc., Official document; retrieved 26 September 2026.
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