# A minor pitting: Cadbury's Chocolate **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 14, 2013, 9:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-minor-pitting-cadburys-chocolate/668831 "2013-09-14T09:07:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2013, 9:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-minor-pitting-cadburys-chocolate/668831/1 "2013-09-14T09:07:59Z")
I’ve stuck this in MPSIMS rather than the pit because: a) It’s pretty pointless and b) It’s chocolate…who in their right mind would **seriously** pit chocolate? 😛 In recent times in Australia (dunno about the rest of the world), Cadbury has changed their packaging and has introduced some new tastes in their block chocolate. In the process, they’ve also changed the ‘formatting’ so that instead of breakable lines and individual squares, the block is all squiggly with big bits and smaller bits and it **CAN’T BE BROKEN INTO REGULAR SERVES**. See, if I get the fancies for a block of chocolate, I like to have maybe one or two lines made up of four or five squares each. A block of Cadbury’s eaten in this fashion would last me, oh, maybe a week, perhaps two? But now that the bastids have changed everything, I can’t keep count, and I keep breaking off more chocolate than intended. So I have to eat it…And you can’t have an uneven end to yer’ chocolate, so I have to try to level it up…and I have to eat that too. Last night I ate the whole block. :eek: In all seriousness, I’m sure that was their intention…so hence this pitting in C(hoc) minor. ---
**Author:** ![aNewLeaf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ac91a4/32.png) [@aNewLeaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aNewLeaf)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2013, 9:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-minor-pitting-cadburys-chocolate/668831/2 "2013-09-14T09:32:55Z")
This isn’t a problem, it’s an _opportunity_- to try all the chocolates and decide whether taste or shape matters more. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2013, 9:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-minor-pitting-cadburys-chocolate/668831/3 "2013-09-14T09:38:06Z")
What next? Pitting bacon? ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21825_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2013, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-minor-pitting-cadburys-chocolate/668831/4 "2013-09-14T09:40:22Z")
Wait - you can eat chocolate a bit at a time, then \*save \*some?? What kind of crazy person are you??? :eek: Dammit - now I want chocolate, and it’s not yet 6AM. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2013, 10:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-minor-pitting-cadburys-chocolate/668831/5 "2013-09-14T10:04:46Z")
As long as Cadbury keeps making the Easter eggs I’m happy. ---
**Author:** ![Encinitas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@Encinitas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Encinitas)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2013, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-minor-pitting-cadburys-chocolate/668831/6 "2013-09-14T12:34:25Z")
I blame the Cadbury Bunny. ---
**Author:** ![jabiru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bbce88/32.png) [@jabiru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jabiru)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2013, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-minor-pitting-cadburys-chocolate/668831/7 "2013-09-14T12:59:41Z")
> [@kambuckta](#): > > … See, if I get the fancies for a block of chocolate, I like to have maybe one or two lines made up of four or five squares each. A block of Cadbury’s eaten in this fashion would last me, oh, maybe a week, perhaps two?.. See, this is where you lost me. I don’t buy chocolate because a block would last me, oh maybe an hour, perhaps two. My grievance with Cadbury is that their blocks of chocolate have become smaller and thinner and they no longer put whole nuts (brazils, hazelnuts) in them, only tiny fragments. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2013, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-minor-pitting-cadburys-chocolate/668831/8 "2013-09-14T13:08:46Z")
> [@jabiru](#): > > See, this is where you lost me. I don’t buy chocolate because a block would last me, oh maybe an hour, perhaps two. An hour? How slowly do you people chew?! ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2013, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-minor-pitting-cadburys-chocolate/668831/9 "2013-09-15T03:01:59Z")
Letting Kraft buy out Cadbury was a sad, sad day. This is not an unexpected result. I really miss the white (chocolate) bar that came out of the U.K. It appears to have been dropped when Kraft shifted production to Poland. Anybody seen a Cadbury Dream bar around lately? ---
**Author:** ![Charley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/97f17d/32.png) [@Charley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charley)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2013, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-minor-pitting-cadburys-chocolate/668831/10 "2013-09-15T04:01:34Z")
> [@carnut](#): > > Anybody seen a Cadbury Dream bar around lately? Hadn’t seen one in the UK for years, literally. Moved out to Singapore 3 weeks ago and they’re everywhere. And they’re goooooooood. Nom nom nom. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2013, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-minor-pitting-cadburys-chocolate/668831/11 "2013-09-15T04:19:53Z")
Just eat the damned chocolate already! Problem solved. ---
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2013, 8:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-minor-pitting-cadburys-chocolate/668831/12 "2013-09-15T08:11:35Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > Just eat the damned chocolate already! Problem solved. I did. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2013, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-minor-pitting-cadburys-chocolate/668831/13 "2013-09-15T08:16:54Z")
I wouldn’t complain about a Big Brother company that has the power to [trademark the colour purple](http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/cadbury-wins-legal-battle-over-purple-packaging-8193220.html). If they find out about it … ---
**Author:** ![Banquet\_Bear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/banquet_bear/32/373_2.png) [@Banquet\_Bear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banquet_Bear)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2013, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-minor-pitting-cadburys-chocolate/668831/14 "2013-09-15T08:20:57Z")
…when Cadbury started to play with its formula/size/shape etc over here, at gave the number two brand of chocolate , Whittakers, a big chunk of the market as people walked away from Cadbury. [You can get Whittakers in Australia](https://www.facebook.com/WhittakersAU). Give it a try, its delicious! And the block is still made the old way! ---
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2013, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-minor-pitting-cadburys-chocolate/668831/15 "2013-09-15T09:08:11Z")
> [@Banquet\_Bear](#): > > …when Cadbury started to play with its formula/size/shape etc over here, at gave the number two brand of chocolate , Whittakers, a big chunk of the market as people walked away from Cadbury. [You can get Whittakers in Australia](https://www.facebook.com/WhittakersAU). Give it a try, its delicious! And the block is still made the old way! The last time Cadbury Australia mucked about with their block sizes (and added Palm oil) I switched to Whittakers. They are awesome! These days I prefer Lindt. Cadbury have lost my goodwill. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2013, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-minor-pitting-cadburys-chocolate/668831/16 "2013-09-15T14:22:12Z")
> [@Banquet\_Bear](#): > > …when Cadbury started to play with its formula/size/shape etc over here, at gave the number two brand of chocolate , Whittakers, a big chunk of the market as people walked away from Cadbury. [You can get Whittakers in Australia](https://www.facebook.com/WhittakersAU). Give it a try, its delicious! And the block is still made the old way! **Banquet Bear** , I wish I’d known about the chocolate. See, my karate instructor is just leaving today for New Zealand, to see friends and family. He was born there, but has been in the US for a long time. I could have asked him to bring me back samples, so I could compare! I even think he’s going to be in Wellington for a while, as well as Christchurch. I’ve met my instructor’s father, who has a pronounced NZ accent, but my instructor sounds like a “general American” to my ear. I think he was a young teen when he came over to the US, and he just turned fifty years old. ---
**Author:** ![scareyfaerie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scareyfaerie/32/3135_2.png) [@scareyfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scareyfaerie)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2013, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-minor-pitting-cadburys-chocolate/668831/17 "2013-09-15T14:35:24Z")
Yes, it was a very sad day when they sold out to Kraft. The quality of the product has gone downhill and it has pretty much put me off their chocolate entirely. I stick to either Green & Black’s (which I know is also theirs) or Lindt now, at least those are still pretty much as good as they used to be. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2013, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-minor-pitting-cadburys-chocolate/668831/18 "2013-09-15T14:54:27Z")
How do we feel about Rittersport? ---
**Author:** ![Filbert](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/filbert/32/3433_2.png) [@Filbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Filbert)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2013, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-minor-pitting-cadburys-chocolate/668831/19 "2013-09-15T15:11:03Z")
I used to love one of the Green & Blacks ones, but Cadburys changed the recipe when they took it over, and it’s just not as good now ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2013, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-minor-pitting-cadburys-chocolate/668831/20 "2013-09-15T15:42:52Z")
I’d just like to point out that these product changes, from Kraft buying a smaller company down to content changes and the disappearance of certain products, \*are the result \*of the intense consumer monitoring and analysis discussed in other threads. Those who laugh off or dismiss the monitoring and product engineering and tinkering for maximized profits… _that’s_ what happened your fave food item. Your choices were limited by the process. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-minor-pitting-cadburys-chocolate/668831.md?page=2)