Milk Tray

c68zapdsm5i1ru

Haven't had these in years but got a box in my workplace secret santa. Jeeze what's happened to them? They're vile. No soft and hard centres. Just artificial tasting sludgy fudgy centres surrounded by cheap crappy chocolate. Is nothing sacred?

theoneeyedman

Aidan Orange Cashier wrote: »

Haven't had these in years but got a box in my workplace secret santa. Jeeze what's happened to them? They're vile. No soft and hard centres. Just artificial tasting sludgy fudgy centres surrounded by cheap crappy chocolate. Is nothing sacred?

That's Cadbury's innit.

Gone to sh1te the last few years, blame the Yanks - Kraft foods.

the purple tin

Kraft/Mondelez have ruined Cadburys.
It is made from the cheapest ingredients they can get now. Less milk and cocoa, more palm oil and sugar.

Ubbquittious

theoneeyedman wrote: »

That's Cadbury's innit.

Gone to sh1te the last few years, blame the Yanks - Kraft foods.

It's actually Mondelez International and the butch who's running it.

senordingdong

the purple tin wrote: »

Kraft/Mondelez have ruined Cadburys.
It is made from the cheapest ingredients they can get now. Less milk and cocoa, more palm oil and sugar.

But on the plus side, it has sent alot of consumers in the direction of better quality, sometimes locally produced chocolate.

Eduard Khil

Not even palm oil it's fcuking soya and other nonsense chocolate used to be fun not no more.

PsychoPete

You'd think with how awful cadbury tastes these days that people wouldn't be eating as much of it

Graces7

PsychoPete wrote: »

You'd think with how awful cadbury tastes these days that people wouldn't be eating as much of it

Touche

I have a large box of Milk Tray awaiting my undivided attention at some stage.(not yet)But I eat Dairy Milk with considerable enjoyment so am not anticipating reacting as the Op has done.

Each to their own. Maybe that I do not have much contact with other chocolate. I loved Butlers but cannot get it where I am.

Happy to act as disposal for entire bars and boxes of Cadburys..

PsychoPete

PsychoPete wrote: »

You'd think with how awful cadbury tastes these days that people wouldn't be eating as much of it

That’s because it’s not awful, it’s just fashionable to say it is because someone else said it. In reality, nobody would know the difference.\

The same people probably think Butlers and Lily O’Briens are hand made with love and care by some aul one or like the fake ‘master chocolatier’ in the Lindt ads



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Joe Don Dante

a sexual awakening of sorts you could say

whiskeyman

And all because the gender neutral person loves...

appledrop

Aidan Orange Cashier wrote: »

Haven't had these in years but got a box in my workplace secret santa. Jeeze what's happened to them? They're vile. No soft and hard centres. Just artificial tasting sludgy fudgy centres surrounded by cheap crappy chocolate. Is nothing sacred?

Its the same with all cadburys stuff. Have you tasted roses lately?

I got a tub last year + dumped them all in bin they were disgusting.

Darc19

the purple tin wrote: »

Kraft/Mondelez have ruined Cadburys.
It is made from the cheapest ingredients they can get now. Less milk and cocoa, more palm oil and sugar.

It started well before kraft took over.

Everyone wants "chocolate" for next to nothing (have a look at the Christmas chocolate thread) and then they complain when it tastes like sh1te

The One Doctor

senordingdong wrote: »

But on the plus side, it has sent alot of consumers in the direction of better quality, sometimes locally produced chocolate.

True, I have a donated box of Cadburys and a box of Butler's. The Cadburys will never be opened but the Butlers will be gone in a day or so.

And Mondelez didn't kill Cadbury. Cadburys was always fcuking sh!te - chocolate flavoured snot.

the14thwarrior

gone be the days when no one in the house, and I mean no one, aka a mortal sin, choose the carmel one and the twirly ones with the hazel nut in the middle. They belonged to Mammy.

the rest were up for grabs, and had actual centres i.e. organge, strawberry, turkish delight, fudge, carmel barrels, and the coffee ones that only Dad liked thank god.

and when I was all grown up, and got my own box, the childish delight of picking a carmel all for myself, without guilt..........

BuboBubo

Ah I remember when tins of sweets came in an actual tin, made from metal. A big tin which would last a week in an average household.

Nowadays, it's a little wee plastic tub, the wrappers weighing more than the actual chocolates.

As for milk tray "all because the lady loves" do ye remember that slogan? (with the black-clothed perv breaking into houses) after that ad ran it's course - the quality went down.

Green and Blacks is where it's at - good stuff!

PsychoPete

ReginaldSmythV wrote: »

That’s because it’s not awful, it’s just fashionable to say it is because someone else said it. In reality, nobody would know the difference.\

The same people probably think Butlers and Lily O’Briens are hand made with love and care by some aul one or like the fake ‘master chocolatier’ in the Lindt ads



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It's pretty bad, does have an unpleasant taste to it except for a crunchie

Greyfox

I LOVE CADBURY

Some of Cadburys stuff has gone downhill like roses but most of the main bars still taste amazing. Nothing in the world tastes better than a dairy milk or a Boost. Cadbury bashing is extremely popular on boards but it still sells far better than that utterly vile high cocoa dark chocolate

46 Long

ReginaldSmythV wrote: »

That’s because it’s not awful, it’s just fashionable to say it is because someone else said it. In reality, nobody would know the difference.\

The same people probably think Butlers and Lily O’Briens are hand made with love and care by some aul one or like the fake ‘master chocolatier’ in the Lindt ads

People tend to go through these idealization and devaluation phases with most products/brands. Starbucks was manna from heaven when it first opened in Dundrum in 2005; now every armchair coffee 'expert' who used to drink Maxwell House will tell you that their beans are burnt. Same types started moaning about Cadburys at roughly the same time that Lindt and Green & Black started showing up in the average Dunnes Stores. They'll tell you that Budweiser is 'piss' or that the food at a once favored restaurant is 'muck' but lack the understanding or the articulation to explain why. It's just an opinion they've come across, internalized and spout every time the topic comes up for fear of being seen as a rube.

Anyway, for what it's worth I've been buying a Cadbury Tiffin or Fruit & Nut once or twice a week for about 25 years now. Still tastes fine for what it is - pleasant but unremarkable milk chocolate that you can find in any newsagent across the country. It's not high-end chocolate but it's not trying to be either.

Frankie19

The smaller Cadbury bars are still made in ireland and taste better as they use Irish milk. The larger bars/slabs you get in supermarkets e.t.c are made in the uk and use different milk source and don't taste as good.

gidget

Definitely agree Milk Tray has well and truly gone downhill taste wise the last few years. I see there was a new addition this year, Apple Crunch. Can’t see it being a popular one.

Graces7

Graces7 wrote: »

Touche

I have a large box of Milk Tray awaiting my undivided attention at some stage.(not yet)But I eat Dairy Milk with considerable enjoyment so am not anticipating reacting as the Op has done.

Each to their own. Maybe that I do not have much contact with other chocolate. I loved Butlers but cannot get it where I am.

Happy to act as disposal for entire bars and boxes of Cadburys..

Wait till you look for the delightful Turkish delight....

I hope that you had a good Christmas. Happy new year.

whiskeyman

whiskeyman wrote: »

And all because the gender neutral person loves...

Bland, flavourless candy.

McGinniesta

whiskeyman wrote: »

And all because the gender neutral person loves...

The milk tray non binary individual

Ubbquittious

McGinniesta wrote: »

The milk tray non binary individual

Does the non-binary individual prefer to stick to the more traditional base-10?

46 Long

Frankie19 wrote: »

The smaller Cadbury bars are still made in ireland and taste better as they use Irish milk. The larger bars/slabs you get in supermarkets e.t.c are made in the uk and use different milk source and don't taste as good.

Different terroir over there is it? Feckin' Protestant cows and their weird tasting milk?

I mean, most wine experts can't distinguish between red and white wines in a blindfolded test. But you - Paddy Chocolate Expert - can somehow tell the difference between the milk from Irish vs English cows even after it's been pasteurized and processed into newsagent grade chocolate.

Hangdogroad

Is Milk Tray man still sneaking into sexy womens bedrooms?

https://youtu.be/3DWt39zk00I

punisher5112

American took over.... Dirt it is....

Even the plant at coolock looks like it's shut....

AllForIt

I gave up hydrogenated fat years ago. And corn syrup as well. You should too.

punisher5112

AllForIt wrote: »

I gave up hydrogenated fat years ago. And corn syrup as well. You should too.

Palm oil.......

Strumms

punisher5112 wrote: »

American took over.... Dirt it is....

Even the plant at coolock looks like it's shut....

As of 18 months ago 380 people are employed at the facility which produces all the eight-square Dairy Milks as well as Flakes, Twirls and Star bars from what I’m reading ‘link below’.. apparently Mondelēz have and are spending cash to automate the production of their products so less human manpower will be required..

https://www.irishtimes.com/business/manufacturing/up-to-70-jobs-to-go-at-cadbury-plant-in-coolock-1.3886372

punisher5112

Strumms wrote: »

As of 18 months ago 380 people are employed at the facility which produces all the eight-square Dairy Milks as well as Flakes, Twirls and Star bars from what I’m reading ‘link below’.. apparently Mondelēz have and are spending cash to automate the production of their products so less human manpower will be required..

https://www.irishtimes.com/business/manufacturing/up-to-70-jobs-to-go-at-cadbury-plant-in-coolock-1.3886372

Sorry forgot to mention, I know it ain't just how different it is now, passed by yesterday looked completely shut down.....

Such s pity as they were a good employer.

Grab All Association

Chocolate should be heavily taxed and multi buys BOGOF offers banned. When this pandemic is over, the HSE needs to stop treating people with type 2 diabetes. It’s a reversible condition and costs us 100s of millions per year to treat because people are too ****ing lazy to go out and exercise, change their diets, portion sizes etc.

Strumms

punisher5112 wrote: »

Sorry forgot to mention, I know it ain't just how different it is now, passed by yesterday looked completely shut down.....

Such s pity as they were a good employer.

I pass by there once a week myself, looks absolutely dead alright.

Looking overhead on google maps, I can count 17 cars parked there. You’d have to guess that is nothing for a site that size...would probably be at least in and around 5 or 6 security on site for a site that size so you are talking a handful of employees only.

JupiterKid

Milk Tray, a product I will forever associate with those James Bond style 1980s TV adverts, had sadly been deteriorating in quality for well over a decade now.

But only yesterday my partner bought a box and we were shocked at how poor Milk Tray has become. Shame on Kraft/Mondelez for tarnishing a once great name in chocolate.

smilerf

It's not only Cadbury we opened a box of dairy box last night
Horrible
They all tasted the same

It's all waxy and gross now. Although, controversially, the low sugar dairy milk I find much nicer than the original. Tastes a little more like old Cadbury's.

c68zapdsm5i1ru

Has anyone tasted Black Magic lately? They were the height of sophistication when I was growing up. Have they been ruined as well?

The J Stands for Jay

ReginaldSmythV wrote: »

That’s because it’s not awful, it’s just fashionable to say it is because someone else said it. In reality, nobody would know the difference.\

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Even if you don't notice the difference in the chocolate, you have to have noticed the change in the fillings of roses and milk tray, as well as the substitution of some of the classics with poor replacements.

The J Stands for Jay

BuboBubo wrote: »

Nowadays, it's a little wee plastic tub, the wrappers weighing more than the actual chocolates.

And the plastic tubs have managed to shrink in the short time they've been used.

Montage of Feck

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Bland, flavourless candy.

Candy? Fook off yank and take your puke flavoured chocolate with you.

Frankie19

46 Long wrote: »

Different terroir over there is it? Feckin' Protestant cows and their weird tasting milk?

I mean, most wine experts can't distinguish between red and white wines in a blindfolded test. But you - Paddy Chocolate Expert - can somehow tell the difference between the milk from Irish vs English cows even after it's been pasteurized and processed into newsagent grade chocolate.

There is a massive difference between the taste of milk from different countries which affects foods its in. Ever have US chocolate? Pure muck due to how they pasteurise their milk and add chemicals to it to keep the shelf life longer and avoid melting easily.

Everlong1

Grab All Association wrote: »

Chocolate should be heavily taxed and multi buys BOGOF offers banned. When this pandemic is over, the HSE needs to stop treating people with type 2 diabetes. It’s a reversible condition and costs us 100s of millions per year to treat because people are too ****ing lazy to go out and exercise, change their diets, portion sizes etc.

Plenty of action on all fronts going on here.

https://www.revenue.ie/en/companies-and-charities/excise-and-licences/sugar-sweetened-drinks-tax/liability.aspx

https://assets.gov.ie/10073/ccbd6325268b48da80b8a9e5421a9eae.pdf

https://www.gov.ie/en/policy-information/b60202-national-physical-activity/

https://www.gov.ie/en/campaigns/healthy-ireland/

dennyire

Aidan Orange Cashier wrote: »

Has anyone tasted Black Magic lately? They were the height of sophistication when I was growing up. Have they been ruined as well?

Yeah got a box at Christmas
Didnt see any problems....tasted same as iv always tasted them

Strumms

Grab All Association wrote: »

Chocolate should be heavily taxed and multi buys BOGOF offers banned. When this pandemic is over, the HSE needs to stop treating people with type 2 diabetes. It’s a reversible condition and costs us 100s of millions per year to treat because people are too ****ing lazy to go out and exercise, change their diets, portion sizes etc.

Hundreds of millions is spent combatting drug addiction and it’s affects.

Outpatient treatment, inpatient, respite, recovery, , methadone, counseling...

100% of the population know drug use or abuse is wrong but.... hundreds of millions on treating addicts over a decade.

The government still allows the sale of cigarettes, WHY ? despite the fact that its known that smoking is shortening your life or compromising your wellbeing from the get go... despite the huge tax on cigarettes, this tax isn’t freeing up hospital beds...

Doctors room ghost

The tastiest chocolate out there at the minute is the galaxy or the ripple.it’s an a+ grade chocolate where the rest are all rated as c’s

PsychoPete

I do think darkmilk is much better than the sh!te dairymilk

AllForIt

PsychoPete wrote: »

I do think darkmilk is much better than the sh!te dairymilk

It is, and 75%+ pure cocoa stops you from eating the whole bar in one go as well.

Doctors room ghost

AllForIt wrote: »

It is, and 75%+ pure cocoa stops you from eating the whole bar in one go as well.

Does it fcuk.

Capt'n Midnight

punisher5112 wrote: »

Palm oil.......

Cheapest edible oil as evidenced by the existence of Palmolive soap.

And 120 years to become carbon neutral when they destroy habitat to make new fields.

Lynn Door

Aidan Orange Cashier wrote: »

Haven't had these in years but got a box in my workplace secret santa. Jeeze what's happened to them? They're vile. No soft and hard centres. Just artificial tasting sludgy fudgy centres surrounded by cheap crappy chocolate. Is nothing sacred?

Its cos they are a fiver now. Was that your secret santa limit!?