Reviews of “Chocolate Wars”
 Chocolate Wars"This meticulously researched book conceived by a direct descendant of the Cadbury dynasty, is an excellent read…This well-written and flowing book can and should be used treated a business case study by post graduate students seeking advanced degrees. Highly recommended!” winesworld.com, Oct 23, 2011 Read more >>Read more about Chocolate Wars >> |
Chocolate Wars"Working your way through Chocolate Wars, its impossible not to find yourself reaching for a Kit Kat, Crunchie or Milky Way…It’s all rather delicious. Better still, its good for you to. What Cadbury wants us to take away from this selection box of dates, faces and cocoa nibs is the fact that, once upon a time, capitalism had a conscience. A well-executed piece of narrative history." The Guardian, Jan 29, 2011 Read more about Chocolate Wars >> |
Chocolate Wars"Captivating…Chocolate Wars pits idealism against capitalism, religious piety against the forces of greed and cutthroat competition. Though, like great fiction, it defies belief, it’s the true story of our favorite guilty pleasure. Cadbury’s book, like her namesake’s famous sampler, is full of surprises and delights." The Christian Science Monitor, Dec 2, 2010 Read more about Chocolate Wars >> |
Chocolate Wars"Deborah Cadbury['s]...portrayal of [her ancestor's] 'principled capitalism' is quite convincing. Similarly worthy is her account of the evolution of cocoa, which first arrived in Europe in the 1500s as a thick, oily beverage." Maclean's, Nov 29, 2010 Read more about Chocolate Wars >> |
Chocolate Wars"Fascinating… What makes this book so absorbing is the incongruity of the austere Quaker movement, with its idealistic values of social justice, inspiring such a decadent sensual obsession as chocolate... Read this excellent book." The Los Angeles Times, Nov 24, 2010 Read more about Chocolate Wars >> |
Chocolate Wars“The story is provocative, a fine business history that puts morality beside profits. And, yes, it is—I have to say this—a delicious read.” Financial Post, Nov 20, 2010 Read more >>Read more about Chocolate Wars >> |
Chocolate Wars"This is a delicious book, seductive as a tray of bonbons, a Fancy Box in every way." The Washington Post, Nov 1, 2010 Read more >>Read more about Chocolate Wars >> |
Chocolate Wars"For chocolate lovers and Roald Dahl fans, some heartening news: Willy Wonka’s factory – or at least something that sounds very much like it – was a real place... Though Cadbury begins with teasingly enviable childhood recollections... the story she tells is really about Quakers, and one family’s continuous struggle to reconcile religious values – pacifism, austerity, sobriety – with the indulgent nature of their product and the ruthlessly competitive capitalism of the world in which they made their fortune... Its hard not to root for these guys and the story is all the more bittersweet because we know how it ends..." The New Yorker, Oct 19, 2010 Read more about Chocolate Wars >> |
Chocolate Wars“This tale of capitalist rivalry mixed with Quaker values makes for a very sweet journey.” Booklist, Oct 16, 2010 Read more about Chocolate Wars >> |
Chocolate Wars“A well-written and well-researched look at chocolate and the Quaker business tradition that any food or history buff will enjoy.” Library Journal, Oct 1, 2010 Read more about Chocolate Wars >> |