Cadbury Schweppes


Cadbury Schweppes is one of the biggest international beverage and confectionery companies in the world with a market capitalization of £7.2 billion. With a history stretching back over 200 years, today Cadbury Schweppes employs over 55,000 people and our products are available in over 200 countries across the world.
The partnership between Cadbury Schweppes and AIESEC began in 2000 with the pioneering concept of Developing Leaders Day at AIESEC’s International Congress (IC), which is a day of leadership training delivered by young high potential Cadbury Schweppes managers.

A year later, the partnership expanded into a Global Exchange Partnership as well, with AIESEC starting to bringing in High Quality talent into Cadbury Schweppes


“Growing any organisation calls for leaders with exceptional drive, energy and a genuine passion to make an impact. Working in partnership with AIESEC creates a unique opportunity to nurture these skills.”

John Sunderland
Chairman
Cadbury Schweppes


What does AIESEC do with Cadbury Schweppes now?
The Cadbury Schweppes partnership has three main components:

Developing Leaders Day
Every year, at our International Congress, Cadbury Schweppes is part of the consortium that develops and executes a workshop on a topic that is relevant to AIESEC in that year. So far, there have been five Developing Leaders Days’ held in which over 60 Cadbury Schweppes managers have facilitated.



AIESEC Edge

AIESEC Edge is a program where Cadbury Schweppes organizes assessments every year to access permanent AIESEC talent. It is necessary for individuals to have gone through a leadership experience in AIESEC and also have International Experience. Assessments will be held in April and May of every year.

  Key facts of the partnership:
  • Cadbury Schweppes reputation has quickly risen to be one of the top employers of choice among AIESEC members. This is seen in the increasing number of AIESEC people applying to Cadbury Schweppes for career opportunities.
  • A total of 12 AIESEC people have been recruited and retained in Cadbury Schweppes
  • More than 60 Cadbury Schweppes High Potential managers have taken part at Developing Leaders Day since 2000.
  • Cadbury Schweppes leadership training materials are cascaded into over 80 countries in the AIESEC network.