ABSTRACT
Cadbury Brothers, Ltd., manufactured cocoa, fine chocolate, and a wholesome image of paternalistic management and benevolent public service. Beginning in 1878, the company constructed its famous “factory in the garden” at Bournville, in the countryside near Birmingham, where it promoted industrial productivity through Christian ethics, a healthy environment, and mutual respect between employers and their employees. In addition to their innovative labor policies, the Cadbury family devoted itself to philanthropy, social reform campaigns, and political leadership in Birmingham. On the national stage, the Cadburys were influential members of the Society of Friends and, after the turn of the century, prominent advocates of the Liberal Party and strong critics of the foreign and imperial policies of the Conservative government of Arthur Balfour.
