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Cadbury ‘disappointed’ after being stripped of royal warrant

by DD Staff

December 23, 2024

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After losing their royal warrant, Cadbury has expressed its disappointment.

According to a list released by the Royal Warrant Holders Association at Buckingham Palace, the chocolate company is one of the companies and goods whose warrants have been revoked under the King.

Since 1854, the corporation has retained the royal warrant for 170 years.

The warrant was also revoked for the consumer goods company Unilever, which owns Lipton and Dove.

The granting of royal warrants is a matter for the Royal Household

Unilever spokesperson

Earlier this year, Charles was urged by campaign group B4Ukraine to take warrants from companies “still operating in Russia” after the invasion of Ukraine, naming Mondelez, which owns Cadbury, and Unilever.

A Mondelez International spokesperson said: “Whilst we are disappointed to be one of hundreds of other businesses and brands in the UK to not have a new warrant awarded, we are proud to have previously held one, and we fully respect the decision.”

A Unilever spokesperson said: “We are very proud of the long history our brands have supplying the Royal Household and of the warrants they have been awarded during this time, most recently by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

“The granting of royal warrants is a matter for the Royal Household.