Reading Scientific Services (RSSL) will house an expanded global science and technology centre supporting Kraft worldwide following a radical restructuring that will also see Cadbury Bournville transformed into a global centre of excellence for chocolate research. The move formed part of a broader announcement in which Kraft revealed plans to shut down its Cheltenham HQ and relocate commercial, administrative and other support staff to Bournville and Uxbridge.

Under the proposals, Bournville will become responsible for driving new product development, new technologies and best practice for brands such as Dairy Milk, Milka, Toblerone, Côte d’Or, Terry’s, Green & Black’s, Suchard and Lacta. Meanwhile, staff at Reading would go beyond chocolate and conduct research into all areas of confectionery, said a spokesman. "Reading will look at more deep dive R&D whereas the Bournville R&D is more application-specific." While Kraft's European R&D centre at Munich would remain open, some jobs would transfer to the UK following the restructuring,

When RSSL was established in the late 1980s, its function was to provide technical outsourced solutions for Cadbury and some other companies. However, RSSL now conducts analysis, consultancy, product development and training work for the food and drink, pharmaceutical, healthcare and consumer goods industries. It has also built a strong reputation for its work on allergen management and testing, investigating food contamination and training.
Its site in Reading is now known as the Reading Science Centre, comprising RSSL and a dedicated Cadbury research team, which has experts in analytical, sensory and consumer science, nutrition, and novel processing technologies. Although it is self-supporting financially, RSSL is a wholly owned subsidiary of Cadbury

The operational restructuring following Kraft's acquisition of Cadbury is also continuing apace, with the Polish chocolate factory at the centre of the row over the takeover due to start manufacturing products destined for the UK in the second quarter of this year. The plant, which is next door to Cadbury’s gum plant in Skarbimierz, Poland, will start making products formerly made at Cadbury’s plant in Keynsham, UK.