Cadbury used to be popular in NZ until one day the public started to notice their chocolate started to taste waxy, when quizzed Cadbury said "Oh yeh, sorry we changed one of the key ingredients to Palm oil, tough luck". Unfortunately Cadbury underestimated Kiwis, who as a whole rejected the new recipe and while they back peddled, their arrogance put them off side with the public. A Local company who specialized in Peanut slabs (the best in the world)saw an opportunity to expand into the market and Kiwis jumped on board in mass. Whittaker's has taken over the market to the point where Cadbury up and buggered off to Australia, frankly they can have them. Whittaker's 110%, get it in yah!!!
About the same price point too. Whittaker's put out an add campaigne on telly when it happened. I think k it was something like a screen shot that came up with "thanks Cadbury" and then next the Whittaker's logo. Only lasted a few days and then they launched with a bang. NZ laughed with them. Loved it.
Australia this year did definitely notice a change in the Easter eggs this year and kids were refusing to eat them. I haven't noticed the normal blocks being different apart from shrinkflation.
That was when they were being made in their Auckland factory. Their chocolate blocks were also the same size as the Whittaker’s blocks. They changed to palm oil when the Auckland factory closed and they started being made in Dunedin and made the blocks half the size.
I REALLY MISS Raison Peanut Slabs.. Then again my all time favourite chok was (uggg I shudder to think of the name... GRAPEFRUIT chocolate.. Sounds disgusting (And I hate grapefruit)... but I deliberately gave people some and refused to tell them what it was... and they all said it was the best flavour they had ever had... Then I told them it was Grapefruit and they all said the same thing... "I would NEVER have brought Grapefruit chocolate..."... And there, for a bad name, died the best chocolate ever..... If only they had called it "TROPICAL" or something and had fine print.. contains citrus including grapefruit... Mum asked Whitakers, apparently they can't get a constant supply of quality grapefruit... I'D PUT UP WITH A SEASONAL SUPPLY GUYS!!!! PLEASE
When Cadbury was made in New Zealand. It was the most popular chocolate. Then the factory shutdown and is now made offshore. We definitely could taste the difference, not as high quality anymore. Thankfully we have Whittaker’s. Amazing chocolate for sure.
Yes Whittaker's definitely the more premium and tastes so good! I'm from Australia and they do cost more than the Cadbury chocolate but its definitely worth it! They have such a wide variety of flavours that are different and the chocolate quality is amazing.
They changed their recipe and started using palm oil. Massive boycott of Cad's, huge increase of sales to Whittakers, and a lot of people never went back.
As a Kiwi, it is universally agreed that Whitaker’s chocolate is our number one chocolate. Cadbury used to be, but now Whitakers is just on a whole Nother level. It’s a brand we are very proud of!
@@Ki2oe Most wouldn't know them as they were around in the 60's there was also a with ice cream with lollies in it and the pink elephant was naturally pink with flakes of chocolate in it.
I'm a Kiwi and I just spent 7 weeks in Europe. I brought home, french, swiss, belgiun and german chocolate. I hate to say it, but I think Whittakers is better than all of them. Its pretty damn good stuff.
We grew up with Cabury's easter eggs, suddenly one year they sold half eggs (for the same bloody price) We don't eat easter eggs now, just a block of whittakers for easter.
My grandma used to always send us a block of our fav chocolate for easter and a 4 pack of creameggs(which used to always be cadbury before the recipe change and before whittacker's made blocks) even the cream eggs changed recipe multiple times since then
I sooo love 'Shrinkage' My fav frankfurters (1kg bag) all of a sudden became 800g for the same price... Leaders 4 and 8 pack Lasagne Squares all of a sudden became 6 and 3... 3!... who the hell puts 3 square things in a square box .. "Because it's what the customer asked for" which is the ACTUAL REPLY my brother got when he asked why TipTop took its favourite flavours of the 2lt tups... put them in 1.5lt tubs... and charged the same price... as if they cost more to make and it wasn't just a money grabbing ploy... (of course look how popular 1.5lt tubs are now... because NZ'ers aren't as easy to BS.
Cadbury's used to be the most trusted brand in NZ, then they dicked around with the recipe using palm oil which Kiwi's pushed back on hard as it messed with the flavour and texture. Then they moved the production to Australia. No surprises, Cadbury's dropped of the list which Whittaker's no heads it.
Yup, I used to love cadbury's, now after they shit the bed with the recipe and finding Whittakers, I just can't go back. There's levels to this game and cadbury's somehow went from near the top to hit rock bottom. It's garbage now, an epic corporate failure. Whittakers stayed true to their customers and now sit alone at the top.
Ah it is made in OZ now... ruined it. Cadbury caramello from NZ used to be soooooo good... now it just tastes like sugar. Now I have to eat Whittakers, which is obviously really hard 🤣
Profits before customer satisfaction. When big companies decide to relocate business you can be sure it's due to a downturn in profits and this will be followed by a lowering of customer satisfaction. They all do it all the time.
Cadbury Chocolate has been made in Tasmanian since 1921, it was bought by a foreign company in 2010. So it isn't that it started to be made in Aus n not NZ, it is that in 2010 it got purchased by a foreign company, where they closed the NZ factory down n changed the recipe. While it is made in Australia the recipe is made from a foreign company. It bought the reputation and then made the Chocolate rubbish.
Thank you guys for reviewing Jelly Tip, well it has answered a question for me. I see it every time I shop and I want to buy it but I now know for sure, I'd eat that huge block in one sitting!
Mondelez International, Inc. The American multinational confectionery, food, holding, beverage and snack food company based in Chicago that owns Cadbury , switched from using expensive cocoa butter in their products to palm oil . Aside from palm oil plantations being the major cause of rain forest destruction in Southeast Asia, the taste of the chocolate turned to shite. The market in New Zealand switched to Whittakers which was a small player in the chocolate market. Their market share exploded and Cadbury moved all production to the Australian factories.
Cadbury also reduced the size of their large bar from 250gm to 200g7m. And a few months later put it up to 220gm with a big promotion based on a 10% increase thinking we'd forget the original reduction. Their corprate greed got what it deserved. Now l notice that the one product of theirs that l do buy the Breakaway biscut (each one individualy wrapped) is smaller than it used to be. We know most Cos do it but when it come to shrinkflation they're the worst. Good in a way though, l just eat less chocolate.
Whittakers is still owned and run by the Whittaker family, that "handed down from one generation to the next" quality is very evident in their product, it's also clear that they give a damn about the quality of their product and like their great grandfather, are passionate about chocolate.
If you ever get a chance to try Grapefruit its a must (just try not to think of the name as it puts everybody off it... Unfortunately they keep calling it 'Grapefruit' so it disappeared off the market... My TOP choice of chok... and I HATE actual grapefruit.
...and they can't make it anymore as the price to make it is about the same as purchase price at the store, hazel nuts are hideously expensive - Good on Whittakers for giving it a try though as it was outstanding.
my favourite cadburys is always caramellow and Blackforest (in the cadburys range)Whittakers has a Black Forest too but not the same as Cadburys I think the equivalent in Whittakers is Berry Biscuit its goooooood. the kiwis appreciate and value your honesty we take our chocolate as serious as our. pies and scary to say that they are staples. If you ever get the chance to taste the novelty range get one they are amazing my personal fave is a Fijian ginger and kerikeri (and orchard town in. nZ) mandarin it is 62% dark chocolate it is heaven , also the saffron salted caramel chefs kiss the just the chocolate alone speaks for itself, the. flavours are icing on top.
We had our own Cadbury factory here in New Zealand which only just closed a few years ago, to which our Cadbury made chocolates were Superior to all the other Cadbury makers including England and aussie sorry too say
Hazella is another name for Gianduja, a homogeneous blend of chocolate with 30% hazelnut paste, invented in Turin during Napoleon's regency. It can be consumed in the form of bars or as a filling for chocolates. Gianduja is chocolate stretched with hazelnut butter.
Cadbury and Nestle products no longer live in my pantry. Once Cadbury changed to using palm oil instead of cocoa butter it lost any quality it had. They've changed back but for New Zealanders the damage has been done. Nestle also use it and they also often use HFCS as a sweetener. Use of palm oil destroys native habitats of orangutans and other animals when their forests are mowed down to plant palm oil trees. It makes chocolate taste odd, it stays feeling slimy and waxy and is an inferior product, in my view. If you get the chance try a Whittaker's peanut slab. I've been buying those for 60 years. Also check out some of their old ads on TH-cam, They're very creative and well produced.
Tasamaina has been making Cadbury chocolate since 1922 and still going strong at 102 years old so going by your history figures Nz Cadbury was established 1930 so that does make australian Cadbury older just a thought bro not much only 8 years. I also believe Cadbury started in England around 1830 and then first exported to Australia in 1880 i have notice the chocolate change as well Australian Cadbury use to melt in your mouth and more creamy.
Cadbury was the fave til they screwed themselves by going for cheaper oil, at that time Whitakers only had peanut slabs but now they have taken over Cadbury in quality, selection and flavors. Whitakers is next level delicious 😋
If you're trying to compare, both brands have a lot of matching flavours. The keylime and the orange aren't even overly popular flavours here. Some odd choices but glad to see you get your hands on them and experience it for yourself. As for the whittakers, my favs are the coconut rough and peanut butter.
Cadburys Australia and UK UK are different recipes. Australian Cadbury has been adapted to the hotter climate, by reducing milk solids to firm structure and reduce melting.
jelly tip is an ice cream here in NZ so Whittakers partnered with the company and made a chocolate out of it. I have the ice cream in the freezer atm and the Hazella choc in the fridge.
My favorites nz chocolates are Berry Biscuit, Berry Forest & Hokey pokey are my favourites but there Artisan ones have some fantastic different flavours
For a short time Whittaker’s made a PB&J chocolate bar - basically that peanut butter chocolate on one end and the Jelly tip chocolate on the other. That meant you could have the flavours separate or put one square of each together for a combo flavour - BEST THING EVER!!
Cadbury was my favourite from childhood and then they changed it. They said it was the same but we chocky lovers knew it was never the same. I haven't had Cadbury for years. Whittaker's is now King for me.
I stopped after the Dunedin factory closed although had mostly swapped to Whittaker's and/or nestle before that. They were giving cadbury blocks out for free at a netball game I went to (they were a sponsor) and it was so sickly. The taste was even worse than when they were messing with the flavour/formula a decade or so ago.
I think Hazella is more of a mousse than fudge texture. Your friend hooked you up with a good selection of Whittakers. I agree with those that say it is no comparison to Australian Cadbury. Caramilk Twirl is now the other Cadbury I eat. Whittakers all the way. Yuss to chocolate in the fridge. Makes it even better. Also Jellytip is an iconic Kiwi ice cream.
One thing to keep in mind, the main difference between the Original Cadbury and the Australian version is that Australia adds an anti-melting agent to their chocolate to stop it from melting at our standard room temp. its why sometimes it can leave you with a weird mouthfeel
The best chocolate is Whittaker chocolate "Made in Aotearoa" we did have Canterbury chocolates made in NZ Dunedin until they sold up a few years ago and moved to Australia
Was drinking in a pub outside of London, during the night one of the guys found out I was a kiwi. he was like " oh man had some NZ chocolate once was is so good....." , Whittakers yeh i've brought some over, peanut slabs etc. " how much you sell for?" being typical kiwi, haha how much you want to pay.... He pulls out wallet, peels off 20 quid!! Others are like WTF Is going on here, 20 quid for a block of chocolate. A rapid transactional exchange, vibe felt like a drug deal was going down. Duly noted he stashed it pretty quick, wasn't going to share it, later he bumped me, "so good worth every penny". I tell you Whittakers Chocolate overseas is currency!! never leave NZ without it.
Cadbury used to be decent in New Zealand (Whittaker's was always superiour to me) but then they moved production to Australia. And Rob as you know Australia gets HOT so they have changed the ingredients to melt less under hotter temperatures, so I'm told. This is why the taste is worse than it once was. Whittaker's btw is available in every store and corner dairy shop here. About $7NZ per block which is about 3.30 pounds. Personally I prefer their white chocolate over the rest but plain dairy milk is second best. It is indeed a much higher quality chocolate than most but to us it's normal. They did once do a macadamia and white chocolate tho and that was something special. That sadly was discontinued years ago due tot he nut prices.
Lived in Oz many years ago and my favourite Aussie made chocolate then was always Darrell Lea Rocky Road. Now my favourite chocolate from Oz is Cherry Ripe. Since coming home to NZ though It's Whittaker's for me. Nothing else compares. 😋
Whittaker's is far superior. Cadbury's used to be made in Auckland & Dunedin... & was more popular. When it came out that Cadbury's was using Palm Oil, they alienated fans. Then they raised their prices while reducing the block sizes. Whittaker's Chocolate is the best. An iconic Kiwi family business that's our Most Trusted Brand. Made in Elston, Porirua north of Wellington - Capital City of Aotearoa New Zealand.
In 1980s NZ I think Whittakers may have only made peanut slabs and Easter Eggs, where as Cadbury and Nestle made all the family size bars. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.
Such random flavors for the Whittakers options. You should have started with the classic flavors first, the peanut slab, which is what Kiwi's grew up with, and of course, just the classic chocolate.
Agree. Of the 4 they tried I've only had 1 or 2 of them and didnt like the peanut butter one. Classic, peanut slab, hokey pokey, maybe even the fruit & nut or black forest. Those would be some more common ones.
I'm glad you love the Whittakers! 😄 might be worth comparing similar flavours. Also you mentioned you couldn't eat a whole block... The packaging states it's meant to be 6-10 serves (depending on brand) though I admit I usually eat at least half in one sitting 😉
Whittakers choc is so much better than cadbury they are not even on the same planet. love the 5 roll refined smoothness of some blocks. Even before these new blocks the whittakers peanut slab was always a favourite treat in NZ since forever ago
Jelly Tip is an ice cream on a stick that Whittaker's have replicated into a delicious chocolate block. Fly over to Aotearoa New Zealand & give our treats a proper go. You'll be spoilt for choice.
1990 my mum's penfriend from the 30's came from the UK to visit. She went home with dozens of family blocks of Cadbury Chocolate with all the different flavours as the UK only had a few varieties as her husband was hard to buy for. He was in awe of the different tastes.
Whittakers is all about the peanut slab and the coconut block. Cadbury in Australia is all about the dairy milk, old gold, caramello, top deck, fruit & nut (though that one is controversial), marvellous creations and maybe dream (if you are into white chocolate). It’s a bit weird to be tasting these two brands and not to be trying many of the most popular flavours.
Cadbury closed their NZ factory and started importing from Aus - the taste of Cadbury chocolate is a lot worse now.... not as discusting as Hersheys though!
I always ate Cadbury's but when they moved ops. to Aussie I said bye bye Cadbury's and I can honestly say I never looked back. Have tried Cadbury's but the chocolate is disgusting.
@@MrWillt100same. Got a free block a couple of years ago and it was bad. I remember thinking was it really this gross before I switched a decade ago or has it got even worse since then.
And to think you didnt even try the best Whittaker's ones. As a kid it was always Cadbury's but they changed the taste, reduced their package size and closed their Dunedin NZ plant so between all those things alot of Kiwis stopped buying or reduced their buying and moved to Whittaker's or the other brands available. A few years ago I must have gone crazy and bought a cadburys when it was on special and it was sooo sickly sweet. It was so yuck it reminded me why i'd stopped buying them. Occasionally i'll buy one of the single-serve crunchies or flakes but thats it, but never those big blocks. Whittaker's all the way. There is also a mint version of the Aero bar which is good too but its often hard to find / unavailable.
UK Cadbury's is the closest thing you can get to the old New Zealand Cadbury's flavour before palm oil was introduced. Whittaker's is the best chocolate but Cadbury's is palatable, although it's not good to bake with like you can with Whittaker's choc
I hadn't had Cadbury's for years, but bought some Dairy Milk because it was on special - big mistake, as it was nasty and nothing like it used to be. Whittakers is light years ahead of Cadbury in every aspect, except price, unfortunately, but quality doesn't come cheap.
I had the same experience a few years ago. I think I may have got the bar for free at a netball game though. It was so yuck. It was even worse than when i'd first boycotted and swapped brands.
I don't eat much choccy, but I have had Whittaker's, and it is really nice. I've had chilli chocolate (Lindt) which is such a weird food combination, but it's quite the party in the mouth 😅👌.
Comparing Whittakers with Australian Cadburys is like comparing a chainsaw with a butter knife.
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Nah whitakers ain't all that.
na caramilk caramel chocolate is the best
totally true
Cadbury used to be popular in NZ until one day the public started to notice their chocolate started to taste waxy, when quizzed Cadbury said "Oh yeh, sorry we changed one of the key ingredients to Palm oil, tough luck". Unfortunately Cadbury underestimated Kiwis, who as a whole rejected the new recipe and while they back peddled, their arrogance put them off side with the public. A Local company who specialized in Peanut slabs (the best in the world)saw an opportunity to expand into the market and Kiwis jumped on board in mass. Whittaker's has taken over the market to the point where Cadbury up and buggered off to Australia, frankly they can have them.
Whittaker's 110%, get it in yah!!!
agree I used to look forward to cadburys at easter. but when they went offshore it just changed
About the same price point too. Whittaker's put out an add campaigne on telly when it happened. I think k it was something like a screen shot that came up with "thanks Cadbury" and then next the Whittaker's logo. Only lasted a few days and then they launched with a bang. NZ laughed with them. Loved it.
They also moved manufacturing from Dunedin to Australia and weren't using our full cream milk. Never the same again.
Australia this year did definitely notice a change in the Easter eggs this year and kids were refusing to eat them. I haven't noticed the normal blocks being different apart from shrinkflation.
That was when they were being made in their Auckland factory. Their chocolate blocks were also the same size as the Whittaker’s blocks. They changed to palm oil when the Auckland factory closed and they started being made in Dunedin and made the blocks half the size.
Whitakers? You start with the peanut slab. That is where it started.
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That and the Santé bars 😊
@@Kalebmyg dark chocolate sante bar was the bomb.
Yes should have had peanut slab, almond and berry bisuit
I REALLY MISS Raison Peanut Slabs.. Then again my all time favourite chok was (uggg I shudder to think of the name... GRAPEFRUIT chocolate..
Sounds disgusting (And I hate grapefruit)... but I deliberately gave people some and refused to tell them what it was... and they all said it was the best flavour they had ever had...
Then I told them it was Grapefruit and they all said the same thing... "I would NEVER have brought Grapefruit chocolate..."...
And there, for a bad name, died the best chocolate ever..... If only they had called it "TROPICAL" or something and had fine print.. contains citrus including grapefruit...
Mum asked Whitakers, apparently they can't get a constant supply of quality grapefruit...
I'D PUT UP WITH A SEASONAL SUPPLY GUYS!!!! PLEASE
as an australian i only buy whittakers chocolate its top tier
As a kiwi. My favorite chocolate biscuits are the good ol aussie tim tams.
(Chewy caramel by itself or dark chocolate if I slam it with warm milk).
@prasanthraonilapu8809 As a kiwi myself I agree timtams are the bomb
When Cadbury was made in New Zealand. It was the most popular chocolate. Then the factory shutdown and is now made offshore. We definitely could taste the difference, not as high quality anymore. Thankfully we have Whittaker’s. Amazing chocolate for sure.
Where is made now?
@@ianmontgomery7534 oh it’s imported from Australia now. I think we get the crap ones? lol
Yes Whittaker's definitely the more premium and tastes so good! I'm from Australia and they do cost more than the Cadbury chocolate but its definitely worth it! They have such a wide variety of flavours that are different and the chocolate quality is amazing.
@@ianmontgomery7534 Australia I believe
They changed their recipe and started using palm oil. Massive boycott of Cad's, huge increase of sales to Whittakers, and a lot of people never went back.
As an Australian I definitely prefer the NZ Whittaker's no competition really, Cadbury is now sickly sweet
As a Kiwi, it is universally agreed that Whitaker’s chocolate is our number one chocolate. Cadbury used to be, but now Whitakers is just on a whole Nother level. It’s a brand we are very proud of!
The Jelly Tip is replicating a classic ice cream on a stick, which has vanilla ice cream and a raspberry jelly tip covered in chocolate.
Nutty Cha Cha came before Jelly Tip and they blue Jelly Tip out of the water so did Pink Elephants.
Loved the Jellytip ice cream in NZ as a kid in the 70s yum!
@@MrWillt100Haven't heard of those before in NZ but Jellytip is a classic here.
Ooh I remember them…so yummy
@@Ki2oe Most wouldn't know them as they were around in the 60's there was also a with ice cream with lollies in it and the pink elephant was naturally pink with flakes of chocolate in it.
Whitaker's is made in Porirua, near Wellington the capital city of New Zealand. Whitaker's is still a family business.
My next door neighbor. The smell is amazing. They're currently doing a massive extension of the factory. Will be double the size.
just like the pies in NZ they are just beyond good. whittakers hands down is the best 🙌🔥
You are right m8 you got my vote Kiwi pies and Whittakers are world beaters, go the Kiwi's.
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I’ve been to NZ multiple times, really depends but I still rate small Australian bakery pies better.
I'm a Kiwi and I just spent 7 weeks in Europe. I brought home, french, swiss, belgiun and german chocolate. I hate to say it, but I think Whittakers is better than all of them. Its pretty damn good stuff.
Don't let them hear you say that or they'll bump up the price lol.
Whittakers is better than Cadbury. Its also more expensive. So I wait until it's on special.
Yes, then load the truck.
Yer but it's slightly bigger so worth the price
@meganmills5412 exactly what I was gonna say, and even if it wasn't I'd still get the whittakers
Couldn't care less how much more it is. I'll still purchase it over Cadbury lol
It is more expensive, but worth it
The difference is palm oil vs coco butter. Whitaker's is made with coco butter which is why its alot better.
We grew up with Cabury's easter eggs, suddenly one year they sold half eggs (for the same bloody price) We don't eat easter eggs now, just a block of whittakers for easter.
My grandma used to always send us a block of our fav chocolate for easter and a 4 pack of creameggs(which used to always be cadbury before the recipe change and before whittacker's made blocks) even the cream eggs changed recipe multiple times since then
I sooo love 'Shrinkage'
My fav frankfurters (1kg bag) all of a sudden became 800g for the same price...
Leaders 4 and 8 pack Lasagne Squares all of a sudden became 6 and 3... 3!... who the hell puts 3 square things in a square box ..
"Because it's what the customer asked for"
which is the ACTUAL REPLY my brother got when he asked why TipTop took its favourite flavours of the 2lt tups... put them in 1.5lt tubs... and charged the same price... as if they cost more to make and it wasn't just a money grabbing ploy...
(of course look how popular 1.5lt tubs are now... because NZ'ers aren't as easy to BS.
Cadbury's used to be the most trusted brand in NZ, then they dicked around with the recipe using palm oil which Kiwi's pushed back on hard as it messed with the flavour and texture. Then they moved the production to Australia. No surprises, Cadbury's dropped of the list which Whittaker's no heads it.
Yup, I used to love cadbury's, now after they shit the bed with the recipe and finding Whittakers, I just can't go back.
There's levels to this game and cadbury's somehow went from near the top to hit rock bottom. It's garbage now, an epic corporate failure.
Whittakers stayed true to their customers and now sit alone at the top.
Ah it is made in OZ now... ruined it. Cadbury caramello from NZ used to be soooooo good... now it just tastes like sugar. Now I have to eat Whittakers, which is obviously really hard 🤣
Profits before customer satisfaction. When big companies decide to relocate business you can be sure it's due to a downturn in profits and this will be followed by a lowering of customer satisfaction. They all do it all the time.
Cadbury Chocolate has been made in Tasmanian since 1921, it was bought by a foreign company in 2010. So it isn't that it started to be made in Aus n not NZ, it is that in 2010 it got purchased by a foreign company, where they closed the NZ factory down n changed the recipe. While it is made in Australia the recipe is made from a foreign company. It bought the reputation and then made the Chocolate rubbish.
@@beautifully_wonderfullymade They changed the recipe before the close but were forced to change back, then they moved. But you point is taken.
Thank you guys for reviewing Jelly Tip, well it has answered a question for me. I see it every time I shop and I want to buy it but I now know for sure, I'd eat that huge block in one sitting!
Whittakers is elite here in NZ made in my hometown of Porirua
Mondelez International, Inc. The American multinational confectionery, food, holding, beverage and snack food company based in Chicago that owns Cadbury , switched from using expensive cocoa butter in their products to palm oil .
Aside from palm oil plantations being the major cause of rain forest destruction in Southeast Asia, the taste of the chocolate turned to shite.
The market in New Zealand switched to Whittakers which was a small player in the chocolate market. Their market share exploded and Cadbury moved all production to the Australian factories.
Cadbury also reduced the size of their large bar from 250gm to 200g7m. And a few months later put it up to 220gm with a big promotion based on a 10% increase thinking we'd forget the original reduction.
Their corprate greed got what it deserved.
Now l notice that the one product of theirs that l do buy the Breakaway biscut (each one individualy wrapped) is smaller than it used to be. We know most Cos do it but when it come to shrinkflation they're the worst.
Good in a way though, l just eat less chocolate.
Aussie here, can't stand Cadbury but absolutely love Whittakers especially coconut rough 😊 👍🇦🇺
Bugger... I have to go to the store and get some chocolate now, to satisfy a craving I didn't have before watching this episode. Good work guys
Whittakers is still owned and run by the Whittaker family, that "handed down from one generation to the next" quality is very evident in their product, it's also clear that they give a damn about the quality of their product and like their great grandfather, are passionate about chocolate.
The Whittakers dark salted caramel is my favorite.
You should look at the ingerdents in Whitakers compared to Dairy Milk
Whittakers chocolate is the absolute best!! It is an expensive chocolate in NZ but worth it 100%
Whittaker’s jelly tip is maybe dare I say it ! The best Chocolate in the world I mean come on it plays love games with your taste buds. ;-)
why have I never tried it when I love Jelly Tip ice cream bars.....
If you ever get a chance to try Grapefruit its a must (just try not to think of the name as it puts everybody off it...
Unfortunately they keep calling it 'Grapefruit' so it disappeared off the market...
My TOP choice of chok... and I HATE actual grapefruit.
Hazella - is NUTELLA style filling. There is a true Hazelnut block and it is gorgeous!
...and they can't make it anymore as the price to make it is about the same as purchase price at the store, hazel nuts are hideously expensive - Good on Whittakers for giving it a try though as it was outstanding.
Whittaker's is definitely a lot nicer than Cadbury , never used to be but imo , Cadbury has gone commercial and not worried about the consumer
my favourite cadburys is always caramellow and Blackforest (in the cadburys range)Whittakers has a Black Forest too but not the same as Cadburys I think the equivalent in Whittakers is Berry Biscuit its goooooood. the kiwis appreciate and value your honesty we take our chocolate as serious as our. pies and scary to say that they are staples.
If you ever get the chance to taste the novelty range get one they are amazing my personal fave is a Fijian ginger and kerikeri (and orchard town in. nZ) mandarin it is 62% dark chocolate it is heaven , also the saffron salted caramel chefs kiss the just the chocolate alone speaks for itself, the. flavours are icing on top.
We had our own Cadbury factory here in New Zealand which only just closed a few years ago, to which our Cadbury made chocolates were Superior to all the other Cadbury makers including England and aussie sorry too say
Whittakers Dark Almost is my always go to. Dark chocolate with roasted almonds you don't need much of. And ALWAYS in the fridge.
Hazella is another name for Gianduja, a homogeneous blend of chocolate with 30% hazelnut paste, invented in Turin during Napoleon's regency. It can be consumed in the form of bars or as a filling for chocolates. Gianduja is chocolate stretched with hazelnut butter.
that's really nice to know seriously I would never have known this
@@sammatangi5109 Thank God for the internet! 😃👍
Cadbury and Nestle products no longer live in my pantry. Once Cadbury changed to using palm oil instead of cocoa butter it lost any quality it had. They've changed back but for New Zealanders the damage has been done. Nestle also use it and they also often use HFCS as a sweetener. Use of palm oil destroys native habitats of orangutans and other animals when their forests are mowed down to plant palm oil trees. It makes chocolate taste odd, it stays feeling slimy and waxy and is an inferior product, in my view. If you get the chance try a Whittaker's peanut slab. I've been buying those for 60 years. Also check out some of their old ads on TH-cam, They're very creative and well produced.
Now I'm going to have to try Whitaker's chocolates now.
It's a one way street, once you start down that road, you can't go back. But that's a good thing - enjoy!
The cocoa flavour is the nicest I've ever had. I love the creamy caramel bar. It blows caramello out of the water
Cadbury was originally made in Dunedin, New Zealand. Factory was shut down back in 2018, after 88 years of operation.
The original Dairy Milk was superb,till the aussies got their hands on it.
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Darrel Lea and Haigh's want a word with you.
Tasamaina has been making Cadbury chocolate since 1922 and still going strong at 102 years old so going by your history figures Nz Cadbury was established 1930 so that does make australian Cadbury older just a thought bro not much only 8 years. I also believe Cadbury started in England around 1830 and then first exported to Australia in 1880 i have notice the chocolate change as well Australian Cadbury use to melt in your mouth and more creamy.
Cadbury is British, it was originally made in the UK before Dunedin was even settled
@@RyanMcCarvill 1830,s i believe they started of
geez you got some nice chocolate there this time Rob & Charlie! i haven’t seen the aussie ones yet but have the NZ ones here in Tassie.
Cadbury was the fave til they screwed themselves by going for cheaper oil, at that time Whitakers only had peanut slabs but now they have taken over Cadbury in quality, selection and flavors. Whitakers is next level delicious 😋
If you're trying to compare, both brands have a lot of matching flavours. The keylime and the orange aren't even overly popular flavours here. Some odd choices but glad to see you get your hands on them and experience it for yourself. As for the whittakers, my favs are the coconut rough and peanut butter.
Cadburys Australia and UK UK are different recipes. Australian Cadbury has been adapted to the hotter climate, by reducing milk solids to firm structure and reduce melting.
Nigella Lawson endorses “Whittakers” chocolate. I Never buy Cadbury.
You compared NZ's Rolls Royce with Australia's Mini.
Darrell Lea next time. 😂👍
Every one of them blocks are insanely yummy.
Charlie, there are recipes around for chocolate coated orange peel. You need to try making it, it’s a bit time consuming but oh so worth it! 😋😋😋🇦🇺
jelly tip is an ice cream here in NZ so Whittakers partnered with the company and made a chocolate out of it. I have the ice cream in the freezer atm and the Hazella choc in the fridge.
Best flavour was the NZ/Aus mix..
Whittakers dark chocolate and bunderberg ginger beer with caramel
You need to try Whittakers Almond Gold - now that is the shizz
Hell no, dark peppermint is way better 😂
I had mango coconut one as a gift, oh it was so so delicious
My favorites nz chocolates are Berry Biscuit, Berry Forest & Hokey pokey are my favourites but there Artisan ones have some fantastic different flavours
Yeah jelly choc is the best. I ate way too much of it every time i went to NZ
For a short time Whittaker’s made a PB&J chocolate bar - basically that peanut butter chocolate on one end and the Jelly tip chocolate on the other. That meant you could have the flavours separate or put one square of each together for a combo flavour - BEST THING EVER!!
Australian chocolate is just as bad as their rugby team and breakdancers😂😂😂
couldn’t agree more lad😂😂😂
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As an Australian I agree however no one ever buys the key lime pie chocolate even on special it doesn’t get touched
@@lordsuton1879 hahaha agreed. It’s been on “special” for $2 for the last 2 weeks 🤣🤣
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If you want t real good choc orange mix,The Griffins Jaffa biscuits are the absolute best.
Cadbury was my favourite from childhood and then they changed it. They said it was the same but we chocky lovers knew it was never the same. I haven't had Cadbury for years. Whittaker's is now King for me.
I stopped after the Dunedin factory closed although had mostly swapped to Whittaker's and/or nestle before that. They were giving cadbury blocks out for free at a netball game I went to (they were a sponsor) and it was so sickly. The taste was even worse than when they were messing with the flavour/formula a decade or so ago.
I think Hazella is more of a mousse than fudge texture. Your friend hooked you up with a good selection of Whittakers. I agree with those that say it is no comparison to Australian Cadbury. Caramilk Twirl is now the other Cadbury I eat. Whittakers all the way.
Yuss to chocolate in the fridge. Makes it even better. Also Jellytip is an iconic Kiwi ice cream.
How are they eating a soft filling chocolate and expecting it to crunch?
I’ve tasted chocolate from all around the world and I’ve always liked Cadbury’s best but now I will try Whitakers
You'll notice the difference but in a good way.
One thing to keep in mind, the main difference between the Original Cadbury and the Australian version is that Australia adds an anti-melting agent to their chocolate to stop it from melting at our standard room temp. its why sometimes it can leave you with a weird mouthfeel
The best chocolate is Whittaker chocolate "Made in Aotearoa" we did have Canterbury chocolates made in NZ Dunedin until they sold up a few years ago and moved to Australia
Yea, the problem is you have probably chosen the worst Whittaker flavours they have.
Was drinking in a pub outside of London, during the night one of the guys found out I was a kiwi. he was like " oh man had some NZ chocolate once was is so good....." , Whittakers yeh i've brought some over, peanut slabs etc. " how much you sell for?" being typical kiwi, haha how much you want to pay.... He pulls out wallet, peels off 20 quid!! Others are like WTF Is going on here, 20 quid for a block of chocolate. A rapid transactional exchange, vibe felt like a drug deal was going down. Duly noted he stashed it pretty quick, wasn't going to share it, later he bumped me, "so good worth every penny". I tell you Whittakers Chocolate overseas is currency!! never leave NZ without it.
HI, glad to see aussie hasn't forgotten you. Cheers
Cadbury used to be decent in New Zealand (Whittaker's was always superiour to me) but then they moved production to Australia. And Rob as you know Australia gets HOT so they have changed the ingredients to melt less under hotter temperatures, so I'm told. This is why the taste is worse than it once was. Whittaker's btw is available in every store and corner dairy shop here. About $7NZ per block which is about 3.30 pounds. Personally I prefer their white chocolate over the rest but plain dairy milk is second best. It is indeed a much higher quality chocolate than most but to us it's normal. They did once do a macadamia and white chocolate tho and that was something special. That sadly was discontinued years ago due tot he nut prices.
I keep hoping it'll get reintroduced some day.
No New Zealander worth their salt would ever buy cadbury muck
Lived in Oz many years ago and my favourite Aussie made chocolate then was always Darrell Lea Rocky Road. Now my favourite chocolate from Oz is Cherry Ripe. Since coming home to NZ though It's Whittaker's for me. Nothing else compares. 😋
Whittaker's is far superior. Cadbury's used to be made in Auckland & Dunedin... & was more popular. When it came out that Cadbury's was using Palm Oil, they alienated fans. Then they raised their prices while reducing the block sizes. Whittaker's Chocolate is the best. An iconic Kiwi family business that's our Most Trusted Brand. Made in Elston, Porirua north of Wellington - Capital City of Aotearoa New Zealand.
I love how Rob can't share the limelight with Charlie 🤣
Fun watch!
Well it's my channel, and secondly...were doing this taste testing together aren't we?!
just send a box for them to un-box and inside only have cherry ripe, and watch Charlie glow 🤣
Yeah, lots of talking over the top and not really listening
No peanut slab….they picked the oddest flavours
Chocolate and orange always a good mix. I don't know who produced it but I love the candied orange segments in chocolate. Yum😁
In 1980s NZ I think Whittakers may have only made peanut slabs and Easter Eggs, where as Cadbury and Nestle made all the family size bars. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.
Such random flavors for the Whittakers options. You should have started with the classic flavors first, the peanut slab, which is what Kiwi's grew up with, and of course, just the classic chocolate.
Agree. Of the 4 they tried I've only had 1 or 2 of them and didnt like the peanut butter one. Classic, peanut slab, hokey pokey, maybe even the fruit & nut or black forest. Those would be some more common ones.
Please tell me you tried the peanut butter and jelly tip ones together 🎉
Now you're talking! Similar to how the PB&J was. I doubt it would be quite as good though. Close maybe.
I freaking love the mango and coconut flavour
😂 Hazella is one of my favourites. I love freshly roasted Hazelnuts! SO much better than Nutella!
I'm glad you love the Whittakers! 😄 might be worth comparing similar flavours. Also you mentioned you couldn't eat a whole block... The packaging states it's meant to be 6-10 serves (depending on brand) though I admit I usually eat at least half in one sitting 😉
I would always choose Whittaker chocolate over Cadbury, and I'm rather partial to the mango coconut flavour.
New Zealand 🇳🇿 food, as someone who has citizenship of both countries, outclasses Australia 💯💯💯
As an expat living in NZ. Whittakers caramelized white chocolate is NOTHING like caramac!
Whittakers choc is so much better than cadbury they are not even on the same planet. love the 5 roll refined smoothness of some blocks. Even before these new blocks the whittakers peanut slab was always a favourite treat in NZ since forever ago
I’ve tried Whittaker’s don’t like but I’m not overly keen on the Black Forest of Cadbury the others I still love the plain
Jelly Tip is an ice cream on a stick that Whittaker's have replicated into a delicious chocolate block. Fly over to Aotearoa New Zealand & give our treats a proper go. You'll be spoilt for choice.
Whittaker's since 1896 'all the way'!! Yum yum in my tum❤
I got such a chuckle from your clip. But the best man won x
1990 my mum's penfriend from the 30's came from the UK to visit. She went home with dozens of family blocks of Cadbury Chocolate with all the different flavours as the UK only had a few varieties as her husband was hard to buy for. He was in awe of the different tastes.
Whittakers is all about the peanut slab and the coconut block. Cadbury in Australia is all about the dairy milk, old gold, caramello, top deck, fruit & nut (though that one is controversial), marvellous creations and maybe dream (if you are into white chocolate). It’s a bit weird to be tasting these two brands and not to be trying many of the most popular flavours.
Cadbury closed their NZ factory and started importing from Aus - the taste of Cadbury chocolate is a lot worse now.... not as discusting as Hersheys though!
I always ate Cadbury's but when they moved ops. to Aussie I said bye bye Cadbury's and I can honestly say I never looked back. Have tried Cadbury's but the chocolate is disgusting.
Cadbury's now suffers the American disease, anything the Americans buy turns to rubbish as they seek to make it more cheaply.
@@MrWillt100same. Got a free block a couple of years ago and it was bad. I remember thinking was it really this gross before I switched a decade ago or has it got even worse since then.
My favourite Aussie chocolate is Darrell Lea.
And to think you didnt even try the best Whittaker's ones. As a kid it was always Cadbury's but they changed the taste, reduced their package size and closed their Dunedin NZ plant so between all those things alot of Kiwis stopped buying or reduced their buying and moved to Whittaker's or the other brands available. A few years ago I must have gone crazy and bought a cadburys when it was on special and it was sooo sickly sweet. It was so yuck it reminded me why i'd stopped buying them. Occasionally i'll buy one of the single-serve crunchies or flakes but thats it, but never those big blocks. Whittaker's all the way. There is also a mint version of the Aero bar which is good too but its often hard to find / unavailable.
Jelly tip was or is a ice cream,So that might be where they got the idea. Whitts over Cadys any time
The peanut butter one is better when it’s not been in the fridge so the peanut butter inside would be runny.
Australia has more chocolate than just Cadbury’s. Try Haigh’s.
Whittakers is lovely ❤
Ugghh....fridge cold choclate....
Yes i guess if you live in tropical Australia, but not elsewhere.....lol
Having the crisp snap, then melt in the mouth is great
I put my jelly tip in the freezer. Its so good
Whittakers coconut flavour is superrior
UK Cadbury's is the closest thing you can get to the old New Zealand Cadbury's flavour before palm oil was introduced. Whittaker's is the best chocolate but Cadbury's is palatable, although it's not good to bake with like you can with Whittaker's choc
caburery used to be new zealand owned before australia brought the company
Whittakers is the best.
I hadn't had Cadbury's for years, but bought some Dairy Milk because it was on special - big mistake, as it was nasty and nothing like it used to be. Whittakers is light years ahead of Cadbury in every aspect, except price, unfortunately, but quality doesn't come cheap.
I had the same experience a few years ago. I think I may have got the bar for free at a netball game though. It was so yuck. It was even worse than when i'd first boycotted and swapped brands.
Choc orange is god tier chocolate
I don't eat much choccy, but I have had Whittaker's, and it is really nice. I've had chilli chocolate (Lindt) which is such a weird food combination, but it's quite the party in the mouth 😅👌.
We are savouring the chocolate we have!!
@@RobReacts1 I bet 😃. By the way, I forgot to tell you before, I received my tshirt, and it's really nice quality and it fits well 👌.
@@leandabee perfect! I was wondering!
Whittakers is number 1 and is the most lux chocolate in nz at an affordable price ❤🎉
Whittakers Peanut butter and Jelly was to die for.
Sadly it was a very limited release chocolate. It was gone before we could even try it.
@@lynnmcindoe6486 We can only hope they do another run one day, and buy as many blocks as you can get your hands on.
@@paulmason6860 I do that with the short run Xmas and Easter chocolate ones.