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Cadbury Tests Paper Heroes Tubs at Tesco, Swapping In Flake for Eclair

A limited 300,000-pack trial developed with DS Smith is collecting shopper feedback to guide Cadbury’s push to cut virgin plastic.

Overview

  • The paper tubs are on sale now in selected UK Tesco stores, with the recipe change confined to these trial packs while plastic tubs remain unchanged and still include Eclairs.
  • Flake appears in Heroes for the first time in the trial tubs, replacing Eclair as Cadbury evaluates both packaging and assortment.
  • On-pack QR codes invite consumers to share views and provide recycling information as part of a ‘test and learn’ approach.
  • Mondelēz frames the pilot under its packaging sustainability agenda, following several years of DS Smith research and development on the paper tub.
  • Reaction online is mixed, with some shoppers praising the Flake swap and others calling for Eclairs to stay or for Creme Egg Twisted to be removed instead.