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Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli AG, [a] doing business as Lindt, [4] is a Swiss chocolatier and confectionery company founded in 1845 [5] and known for its chocolate truffles and chocolate bars, among other sweets. It is based in Kilchberg, where its main factory and museum are located. Lindt is one of the largest Swiss chocolate manufacturers.
Rudolf Lindt (16 July 1855 – 20 February 1909), often known by his francized name Rodolphe Lindt, was a Swiss chocolate maker, chocolatier and inventor. He founded the Lindt brand of Swiss chocolate and invented the conching machine [ 1 ] and other processes to improve the quality of chocolate.
The Ghirardelli Chocolate Company (simply known as Ghirardelli) is an American confectioner, wholly owned by Swiss confectioner Lindt & Sprüngli.The company was founded by and is named after Italian chocolatier Domenico Ghirardelli, [1] who, after working in South America, moved to California.
In the second half of the 19th century, Swiss chocolate started to spread abroad. Closely linked to this was the invention of milk chocolate by Daniel Peter in Vevey and the invention of conching by Rodolphe Lindt. Most large chocolate factories were founded in the 19th and early-20th centuries.
This is a list of chocolate bar brands, in alphabetical order, including discontinued brands.A chocolate bar, also known as a candy bar in American English, is a confection in an oblong or rectangular form containing chocolate, dark chocolate, or white chocolate, which may also contain layerings or mixtures that include nuts, fruit, caramel, nougat, and wafers.
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Chocolate barks, Läderach's best known product. Läderach is a Swiss chocolate and confectionary manufacturer based in Ennenda ().It was founded in 1962 in Glarus by Rudolf Läderach (1929–2013).
Founded by Russell Stover, an American chemist and entrepreneur, and his wife Clara Stover in 1923, it is an independent subsidiary of Swiss chocolatier Lindt & Sprüngli. The Kansas City , Missouri -based company was acquired from the Ward family in July 2014 for $1.6 billion.