Editing Cadbury (section)

=== 2017 "Easter" controversy ===
[[File:Cadbury Egg Hunt in Support of Barnardos! (But Don’t Mention Easter)-112774 (26027101296).jpg|thumb|right|Sponsored by Cadbury, the annual [[Easter egg hunt]] (pictured in Dublin, Ireland in 2016) takes place in over 250 [[National Trust]] locations in Ireland and the UK.]]

In 2017, the [[Church of England]] condemned the company and the [[National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty|National Trust]] for rebranding their annual "[[Egg hunt|Easter Egg Trails]]" as "Cadbury Egg Hunts".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/cadbury-national-trust-church-england-airbrush-faith-easter-egg-hunt-remove-christianity-holiday-a7665436.html |title=Cadbury and National Trust accused of 'airbrushing faith' by Church of England for dropping 'Easter' from egg hunt |website=The Independent |access-date=25 August 2017 |archive-date=2 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190702052007/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/cadbury-national-trust-church-england-airbrush-faith-easter-egg-hunt-remove-christianity-holiday-a7665436.html |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] [[Theresa May]] called the rebranding "absolutely ridiculous"; however,  Cadbury dismissed the criticism, with a spokesperson saying, "it is clear to see that within our communications we visibly state the word Easter. It is included a number of times across promotional materials."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/theresa-may-cadbury-national-trust-easter-egg-hunt-church-england-saudi-arabia-vicars-daughter-a7665536.html |title=Theresa May wades into 'Easter egg hunt' row despite apparently thin grasp of story |website=The Independent |access-date=25 August 2017 |archive-date=3 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803091900/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/theresa-may-cadbury-national-trust-easter-egg-hunt-church-england-saudi-arabia-vicars-daughter-a7665536.html |url-status=live }}</ref> An ensuing controversy followed in Australia, where Cadbury was accused of removing the word 'Easter' from the packaging of its Easter eggs. Cadbury Australia responded that Easter was mentioned on "the back of [the] pack", and that its eggs were obviously Easter eggs.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/food/eat/federal-mp-questions-why-manufacturers-take-easter-out-of-their-chocolate-egg-packaging/news-story/02f735e77303dfc13cffc39909de3fa8 |title=Federal MP questions why manufacturers take 'Easter' out of their chocolate egg packaging |last=Brown |first=Vanessa |date=30 March 2016 |work=[[News Ltd]] |access-date=3 August 2017 |archive-date=3 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803090352/http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/food/eat/federal-mp-questions-why-manufacturers-take-easter-out-of-their-chocolate-egg-packaging/news-story/02f735e77303dfc13cffc39909de3fa8 |url-status=live }}</ref>