Cadbury Creme Egg Was Originally Called Fry's!
Yep, you heard it right, the great British Cadbury Creme egg, one of the British Candy favorites, was first called Fry's Creme Egg. Keep reading to find out more.
The History of the Cadbury Creme Egg
In 1824 John Cadbury opened up a shop in Birmingham, England. In this shop he sold different varieties of drinks which included tea, coffee, and drinking chocolate. John Cadbury was quite successful with his shop so in 1831 he opened up a chocolate and cocoa factory with his brother in order to produce more drinking chocolate.
In 1847 a man named Joseph Fry, a competitor of Cadbury, began experimenting with making moldable chocolate bars. This started Cadbury's experimentation with moldable chocolate, and in the year 1875 Cadbury created the first chocolate egg filled with candy.
By 1919 Cadbury and Fry had merged their companies, and in 1923 they created the very first chocolate eggs filled with cream. The Creme Egg in its current form was introduced in 1963. Initially sold as Fry's Creme Eggs they were renamed Cadbury's Creme Eggs in 1971.
Cadbury Creme Egg "how do you eat yours?"
In 1985, Cadbury launched a successful ad campaign "how do you eat yours" the result was the eggs achieving more fame.
Cadbury Creme Eggs around the world.
Cadbury Creme Eggs are produced by many companies around the world. The marketing rights in the United States belongs to Hershey. It is rumored that they can taste different in each country.
