Cadbury Schweppes looks to Australia

Sydney, 16 May (Bloomberg) ' Cadbury Schweppes, the fourth-biggest candy maker, is backing trial cocoa plantations in northern Australia amid concerns of a global shortage of the main ingredient of chocolate. The Australian government wants to establish a domestic cocoa industry to reduce imports, while Cadbury, which along with local units of Nestlé and Mars get most of their cocoa from Africa, wants to secure reliable long-term supplies. 'There is some concern that in five to 10 years' time, we may have trouble meeting demand (because of) political instability, ageing plantations, (...