76 Chocolate Fortunes
tency, Cadbury gambled that it could be improved by the time
the Beijing factory opened. Cadbury made a significant invest-
ment in these dairy farm operations, with piping, cleaning
equipment, and a free supply of disinfectant to improve both
the quality and hygiene of their milk. To further address hy-
giene concerns, Beijing Farm Bureau employed a fleet of
trucks for daily raw-milk collection and delivery to a third-
party facility, where the milk would be processed for use in
chocolate making. Construction of the factory began in 1994
and equipment installation was completed in 1995.
Cadbury brought its manufacturing facility on line in
stages by first importing large blocks of chocolate from Aus-
tralia, then remelting and molding ...