Mondelez pulls pin on finding local manufacturer for Kiwi candy

Mondelez pulls pin on finding local manufacturer for Kiwi candy
Paul McBeth
By Paul McBeth Oct. 17 (BusinessDesk) - Mondelez International has given up on finding a local manufacturer for its New Zealand suite of candy and will ship production to Australia, having already decided to close the Dunedin Cadbury factory.  The local arm of the multinational processed food maker offered to put local production out to tender for a New Zealand supplier after deciding to wrap up New Zealand production early next year, but has since given up on that idea when the only bidder struggled to meet Mondelez's requirements. The c...