chocolate recession

Video: Sweetening up economic gloom

 

 
 Chocolate maker shines during economic gloom 
 

Banks and businesses have collapsed and thousands of people have lost their jobs in the global economic crisis, but some companies appear to be faring well.

Cadbury, the chocolate maker, says its profits are up 30 per cent, as consumers reach for something sweet in times of economic gloom.

As Al Jazeera’s Tania Page reports from London, the crisis has produced other winners as well.