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CONFECTIONERY giant Cadbury brought some cheer to the market yesterday as it delivered chunky full-years profits and promised steady sales growth in 2009.
The maker of Dairy Milk chocolate, Trident gum and Halls cough drops said revenue growth this year was likely to be between 4 and 6 per cent, towards the lower end of its medium-term target but still enough to reassure jittery investors.
It follows underlying revenue growth of 7 per cent in 2008, helping Cadbury bank annual pre-tax profits of GBP 559 million - a 30 per cent rise on a year earlier.
Global sales of Dairy Milk were up by 11 per cent,...