Toblerones could be made in Birmingham as a result of the historic deal agreed by the American owner of Cadbury.
The Post revealed this week that more than 200 jobs are going as part of a shake-up which will see £75 million invested in the historic Bournville plant.
As owner Mondelez International has such a vast array of brands it means that rivals like Toblerone and Milka are likely soon to be made alongside Dairy Milks in Birmingham.
Union leaders have claimed the two bars are Birmingham-bound and Mondelez confirmed that Bournville will look to pitch for new products made elsewhere by the firm as part of the agreement announced this week with unions.
Mondelez spokesman Tony Bilsborough said: “We have always said that part of the plan to create the next generation of manufacturing was not just about the next generation kit.
“If it was successful – which it has been – then we could attract products from abroad, which we have not previously made here. The long-term intention is to say that there are brands abroad that we could pitch for. Bournville is to be a state- of-the-art factory that can produce these bars, so why not? But Bournville will always be the home of Cadbury, its number one home by a country mile.”
The Post revealed this week that a £75 million programme of investment in Bournville to raise productivity at the Birmingham chocolate factory had been approved following long-running talks with unions.
The Unite union hailed the announcement as a historic deal securing the future of Bournville for the next 25 years – with 205 workers leaving over the next two years under voluntary redundancy packages averaging around £100,000 each.
Union sources say that Toblerone, created by Theodor Tobler in Switzerland in 1908, and Milka – also originating in Switzerland and dating back to 1825 – are now on their way to Bournville.
