Relocation to Poland
95% of all chocolate produced at the Cadbury factory in Keynsham is consumed by YOU the great British public.
The Cadbury Boards credibility for shareholders had been low which resulted in the agitator American billionaire Nelson Peltz of Trian Fund Management demanding higher share prices. He threatened to ‘become more actively involved' shaking the Cadbury Board into ‘action'. The Cadbury Board announced their decision to close 10% of Cadbury owned factories, reduce employment by 20% and reduce their emissions by 50% world wide.
This may seem a positive move, however, accompanying these decisions was a knee jerk reaction resulting in the profitable chocolate factory in Keynsham, Great Britain being earmarked for relocation to Poland.
This would mean transporting the chocolate in lorries 1,200 miles per trip, thousands of times a year back to the Motherland. This is environmentally, ethically and financially senseless.
Additional Transportation Costs from Poland to Great Britain per year:
November 2007 = £2,566,406
May 2008 = £4,140,121(rising daily)
The currency exchange rate:
November 2007 = £1 bought 5.2 Zloty
May 2008 = £1 buys 4.2 Zloty
In 2007 the negative impact of Foreign Exchange cost the business 5% in terms of sales or 10% in terms of profits.
Cost of Poland site:
October 2007 = £182m
May 2008 = £225m
Due to the currency rate in Poland improving an additional £43m has been added to the Poland site.
Current inflation rate in Poland:
The Company had expected inflation to run at 2%
During 2008 = 4%
The OECD forecast for 2009 = 8.4%
Fuel prices up by 24%
Currency Exchange up 22%
Inflation heading up by 4.4%
The cost of chocolate produced in Poland to be sold in U.K during these periods alone, increased in cost by 32.4% before a single bar being produced.
These calculations are only from Oct/Nov 2007 to May 2008. Since then oil prices have hit record highs leaving the transportation costs to rise astronomically. The exchange rate has escalated and inflation has hit new heights.
Polish workers are returning to Poland and are demanding much higher wages and better conditions. Cadburys vision to for exploiting Polish workers for cheap labour has turned sour.
Environmental damage:
An additional:
2,847,000 kg of CO2 777,450 kg of Carbon
The British public are becoming more environmentally aware and are increasingly demanding locally grown and produced foods. Unnecessary food miles, the plundering of resources and the harmful emissions incurred in transportation are becoming increasingly unacceptable.
With 95% of all the production being consumed by the British public, the relocation to Poland and the returning of the chocolate 1200 miles shows Cadbury to be acting totally irresponsibly.
You can help to stop this senseless relocation to Poland by signing the petition to KEEP CADBURYS in KEYNSHAM, GREAT BRITAIN.
