Bournville (chocolate)

Bournville is a brand of dark chocolate produced by Cadbury. It is named after the model village of the same name in Birmingham, England

Cans of Bournville Cocoa powder c.1910

A bar of dark Bournville chocolate

The first product bearing the Bournville name was Bournville Cocoa powder in 1906 then Bournville Chocolate in 1908.^[1] It was first sold as a wrapped bar named Bournville Chocolate in 1908.^[2]

The brand is widely available throughout the United Kingdom, Ireland, South Africa and India and has a minimum 36% cocoa content there.^[3][4][5] In 2014, Cadbury redesigned it as a "premium" brand in India, increasing the cocoa content from 44% to 50% and giving it new, black packaging.^[6]