cadbury s claremont type proprietary limited company industry chocolate making founded 1922 headquarters claremont tasmania products chocolate soft drinks website cadbury s cadbury s chocolate factory is a working chocolate factory belonging to the australia division of international confectionery company cadbury schweppes and is located in claremont tasmania australia . despite being an active production facility cadbury s claremont has a rich history with 18 heritage listed buildings on the site . the factory still features pure granite conching machines which are over 60 years old but are still in use . due to its long history and the general appeal of chocolate the factory is a major tasmanian tourism attraction for families . following cadbury uk s successful 1922 merger with rival chocolatiers fry s cadbury s decided to expand overseas . as australia was one of the company s largest export markets it was decided to be an appropriate location for their new operations . tasmania was chosen as the location following extensive research due to the state s cheap provision of hydro electricity by the hydro electric commission cool climate and the availability of high quality fresh dairy production and supply . the building of the new complex was a massive undertaking and the new facility was modelled upon cadbury s bournville facilities down to the provision of housing shops and sports and other facilities for the employees . the new estate was called cadbury s estate and was located on the banks of the derwent river in claremont to the north of glenorchy . most of the milk used to make cadbury s products is sourced from the north west region of tasmania and processed at cadbury s burnie milk depot . the milk is then transported to hobart in b double road tankers . cadbury s claremont is the largest chocolate factory in australia and the southern hemisphere . a range of promotional materials guides and histories of the operation have used since the 1920s the phrase by mountain and sea . ephemera and publicity materials edit 1930s by mountain and sea a souvenir of your visit to cadbury s claremont tasmania . claremont tas . cadbury . printer sungravure 1960s cadbury s the story of tasmania s famous factory by mountain and sea . claremont tas . cadbury fry pascall pty. ltd. external links edit cadbury s australia coordinates 42 47 34.8 s 147 16 3.5 e 42.793000 s 147.267639 e 42.793000 ; 147.267639 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title cadbury % 27s chocolate factory tasmania & oldid 660931706 categories companies established in 1922companies based in tasmaniabuildings and structures in hobartcadburyvisitor attractions in tasmaniahidden categories coordinates not on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 5 may 2015 at 11 27 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view