Cadbury chief executive Todd Stitzer said Cadbury's performance in recent months had continued to "exceed expectations", demonstrating that Cadbury's strategy of remaining as a standalone company was working.

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The current strategy depends on the prison population remaining stable, but this is something over which it NOMS has no control, Mrs Hodge said.

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And happiness at the prospect of remaining part of the team on matters relating to strategy, products and corporate relations.

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