In celebrate of Easter sweet, Cadbury has named its first-ever raccoon because the winner of this yr’s Cadbury Bunny Tryouts picture tournament.
The loved chocolate corporate – recognized for its famous creme-filled chocolate eggs – lately held the 6th annual Cadbury Bunny Tryouts, during which puppy homeowners throughout america post pictures in their pets on social media within the hopes they’re going to be selected because the nearest Cadbury bunny.
All over March, lovers voted on Instagram in a bracket-style pageant for his or her favorite puppy, marking the primary life the yearly tournament was once hung on social media. Out of 32 contestants – together with cats, canines, horses, a donkey, and a goat – Louie the raccoon was once declared the winner of the Cadbury Bunny Tryouts.
Louie is a two-year-old raccoon from Miami, Florida, the corporate shared in a press release. He was once rescued by way of his proprietor Jaime Arslan in 2021 upcoming he were deemed not worthy to are living within the wild. Because the elegant prize winner, Louie will obtain $7,000 in prize cash and feature a starring function within the 2025 Cadbury Bunny Tryouts industrial.
“Each year we look forward to crowning a new Cadbury Bunny, especially this year where we engaged fans in a new way through our bracket-style competition. It was incredible to see pet lovers getting in on the fun,” mentioned Natalie Shuntich, senior assistant advertising supervisor at The Hershey Corporate, in a press leave.
The Hershey Corporate has owned the rights to develop Cadbury chocolate in the USA since 1988. It banned imports of British-made Cadbury chocolate in 2015.
“Witnessing how fans participated in each wave of voting, and the loving support for our thirty-cute finalists from Cadbury fans across the U.S. is a testament to the love for the Cadbury brand,” Shuntich added.
Louie the raccoon has joined the ranks of future Cadbury Bunny Tryouts winners, together with extreme yr’s winner, Strike the rescue cat; Annie Rose the treatment canine (2022); Betty the frog (2021); Lieutenant Dan the Treeing Walker Coonhound (2020); and Henri the English Bulldog (2019).
“We’re thrilled that Louie has been chosen as the winner of this year’s Cadbury Bunny Tryouts – we are longtime fans of the Cadbury brand and are honored to see Louie join the long legacy of incredible Cadbury Bunnies,” mentioned Arslan, Louie’s proprietor. “Louie’s TV debut in Cadbury’s 2025 commercial can’t come soon enough!”
