Who owns Cadbury?

Cadbury is a British-origin confectionery brand owned by Mondelēz in most markets; U.S. manufacturing/brand rights have a separate Hershey licensing history.

United States connection

Direct

Origin: United Kingdom
Sourced connections: 2

High confidenceLast checked Sep 2026

Key facts

Brand: Cadbury
Origin: United Kingdom
Owner: Mondelēz International
Listed on: NASDAQ: MDLZ
Manufacturing: Unknown

Why Whownit classifies Cadbury this way

Mondelēz is the global parent.
U.S. rights involve Hershey licensing.

Sources: business databasesAll sources

Ownership snapshot

Cadbury
owned by
Mondelēz International
Mondelēz International, Inc.

Owned by Mondelēz International

Cadbury is owned by Mondelēz International, Inc.

Country connections

Each relationship is recorded separately, with its own sources.

United KingdomOrigin1 connection
- Origin
  Direct
  - brandtree.org: Methodology · Brandtree (opens in a new tab)
  - brandtree.org: Open dataset: consumer brand ownership (CC BY 4.0) · Brandtree (opens in a new tab)
United StatesOwnership · Brand rights2 connections
- Ownership
  Direct
  - brandtree.org: Methodology · Brandtree (opens in a new tab)
  - brandtree.org: Open dataset: consumer brand ownership (CC BY 4.0) · Brandtree (opens in a new tab)
- Brand rights
  Direct
  - brandtree.org: Methodology · Brandtree (opens in a new tab)
  - brandtree.org: Open dataset: consumer brand ownership (CC BY 4.0) · Brandtree (opens in a new tab)

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Sources

Primary sources are listed first. Facts on this page were last checked in Sep 2026.

brandtree.org
Open dataset: consumer brand ownership (CC BY 4.0) · Brandtree (opens in a new tab)
Business databaseAccessed Sep 11, 2026
brandtree.org
Methodology · Brandtree (opens in a new tab)
Business databaseAccessed Sep 11, 2026

Quick answers

Who owns Cadbury?

Cadbury is owned by Mondelēz International, Inc.

Where is Cadbury from?

Founded in Birmingham, England.

Is Cadbury an American brand?

Whownit records 2 sourced connections between Cadbury and the United States (Ownership, Brand rights). At least one is direct — through the company itself.