Monday, March 28, 2016

Cadbury under fire for ‘hiding’ the reference to Easter on chocolate egg packaging


A Chocolate producing firm has been accused of ‘hiding’ the word ‘Easter’ from the front of their chocolate egg packaging.
Cadbury was inundated with furious comments from customers on Twitter, questioning why the Easter treats simply said ‘milk chocolate egg’ with no mention of the Christian festival. 

One said: ‘Some of us want to know why Easter is hidden on the back now? Why change a good thing??’ while another commented: ‘Disgusting you’ve dropped the word ‘EASTER’.
Cadbury sent endless replies to irate shoppers on Twitter denying claims that they have a policy to remove the Easter slogan on packaging.
They wrote on their Twitter: ‘Easter’s on the back of our packaging with the other product details.
‘It’s not on the front as the seasonal design shows what it is.
‘As a seasonal treat the eggs will always be linked with Easter.’
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However customers remained unconvinced, accusing the company of ‘hiding’ any mention of Easter on the back.
One consumer, with the Twiter handle @juliertid seemed to see the funny side however, and wrote: ‘We both know how it works next time santa will be awol from the selection boxes..’
Both Cadbury and Nestle denied that they were getting rid of the word ‘Easter’ from their products.
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The word ‘Easter’ is not included on the front of the packaging for their Mini Eggs Giant Egg or their Dairy Milk Buttons Egg, but ‘Happy Easter’ is branded on a special edition of the Dairy Milk chocolate bar.
Nestle’s Kit Kat Chunky Egg and Smarties Egg Hunt Pack also do not include the word Easter on the front  – though some Galaxy eggs bear the slogan ‘Easter pleasure’ on the front.
Some Christian groups have claimed that major brands are ‘uncomfortable’ with the Christian faith.

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