• The specially-created Cherry Ripe was almost two meters in length.
    The specially-created Cherry Ripe was almost two meters in length.
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Mondelez's Cadbury factory marked its 50th anniversary this week with the creation of a massive chocolate bar.

 

An 1.8m long Cherry Ripe was created especially for the event for staff and their families at the facility in Ringwood, Victoria.

 

The factory currently employs 800 people and the giant chocolate bar was reportedly polished off at the family-friendly carnival.

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