If you're living in the States and hankering for a Dairy Milk, you're out of luck.
According to a legal settlement between Hershey's Chocolate and an import business based in the US that specialises in UK / Irish confectionery, the flow of chocolately goodness from Ireland to the States has been stopped. Permanently.
The settlement between Hershey's and LBB and other importers was in response to infringement on trademark and trade dress agreements.
Hershey's Chocolate manufactures its own kind of Cadbury's Chocolate in the US, but does not use the same ingredients or material that Irish and UK versions of it.
Therefore, Hershey's successfully argued that it was against copyright laws to sell UK chocolate in the US.
US-made chocolate, as anyone who has spent time in the States knows, tastes like dog-sh*t and doesn't have half the taste of our chocolate.
For Irish ex-pats living in America, it'll mean that import shops that specialise in Irish goods will no longer be able to carry the likes of Dairy Milk, Roses, Turkish Delight or even Crunchies.
The agreement will also see Nestle products, such as KitKat, Toffee Crisp, Yorkie and many more removed from the States.
What kind of world do we live in where we can't enjoy a decent bar of chocolate and a cup of tea?
It's madness, folks. MADNESS.
