NHS bosses have banned Cadbury chocolate bars from hospitals across the country after refusing to swallow a price hike demanded by the firm’s ‘greedy’ American owners. Now vending machines and shops in more than 140 NHS trusts are running low on favourites such as Dairy Milk and Crunchie. On February 13, it said it was ‘delisting’ Cadbury chocolate because of Mondelez’s attempt to hike prices. The quarrel has been brewing for at least six weeks, although NHS Supply Chain’s first notice in January played down the problem as a ‘temporary supply issue’. NHS Supply Chain’s decision affects most hospitals, although some buy from Mondelez independently.

Source: Daily Mail February 24, 2018 23:09 UTC