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The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) today announced that Cadbury has become its latest Tier Two Supporter.

The deal will be effective immediately, giving Cadbury the designation of official confectionery and ice cream supporter for London 2012, rights to use the London 2012 marks on-product, as well as marketing rights to Team GB and ParalympicsGB. At Games’ time, Cadbury will supply all confectionery and packaged ice cream sold at venues and within the Olympic Park.

Cadbury was also an official supplier of the Sydney Games in 2000, as well as the Commonwealth Games in Manchester (2002) and Melbourne (2006). The Bournville-based company becomes London 2012’s second Tier Two supporter, following the announcement of Deloitte as Professional Services Supporter at the end of last year.

London 2012 CEO Paul Deighton said: “Following the success of Team GB and ParalympicsGB this summer, we all came back from Beijing with a spring in our step and this has been replicated in the commercial sector. There has been a surge of interest in London 2012 and I’m thrilled that Cadbury has come onboard.

"They have a great track record supporting both major sporting events and community initiatives, and we welcome them to the London 2012 family. This is another fantastic achievement for the commercial programme, and with this deal we have now raised over £430m, which is well on our way to our domestic sponsorship target as we seek to raise the £2bn required to stage the Games in 2012.”

Todd Stitzer, CEO Cadbury plc, said: “For nearly 200 years, Cadbury has been part of the fabric of British life, so we're extremely proud to be a sponsor of the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. Since John Cadbury opened a chocolate shop in Birmingham in 1824, we have strived to be a company that is both performance driven and values led – a philosophy that is at one with the long-held ethos of the Games: inspiration, optimism and community.

"London 2012 is a huge opportunity for us all to celebrate everything that is great about Britain and to bring local communities together throughout the UK. We look forward to building on all these things through our existing community partnerships. The Cadbury brand reaches every corner of Britain. The Games has the power to excite and inspire, and by working together we can bring a bit of fun and magic to everyone’s lives."