Lindt Switzerland

The origins of Lindt & Sprungli lie in the two chocolate factories in Rudolf Sprüngli in Horgen and Rodolphe Lindt in Berne. Rudolf Sprüngli Junior took over his father's company 1891st In 1899, he built the factory in Kilchberg and transformed the company in the same year by a corporation. The Chocolat Sprüngli AG took over soon after the Berne chocolate factory of Rodolphe Lindt, together with the patent for its Conchierverfahren. The United Bern and Zurich chocolate company Lindt & Sprungli was born.
In 1935 Germany was concluded with the Leonard Monheim AG, Berlin, a license to manufacture in Germany. In 1988 Lindt & Sprungli production in Germany itself and has since produced a majority of internationally marketed products in Aachen, where it is located in the vicinity of Print Lambertz manufacturer.


Factory and headquarters in Kilchberg


Plant in Aachen
The IPO of Lindt & Sprungli 1986 laid the foundation for international expansion in the 1990s: In 1989, the commissioning of the production and administration building in Stratham, New Hampshire, USA. In the same year reached the Lindt & Sprungli SA in France fully into the hands of parent company. In 1993, the long-standing licensee Bulgheroni SpA in the Italian Induno Olona as Lindt & Sprungli SpA has been integrated into the company. [2] The following year was made in Austria, the creation of the Lindt & Sprungli (Austria) GmbH and the integration of the Viennese Confiserie Hofbauer in the companies. In 1997, the Italian company "Caffarel" in Turin, and bought a Lindt & Sprüngli Company in Sydney, Australia, was established. Beginning of 1998 was followed by the acquisition of "Ghirardelli Chocolate Company" in San Francisco, the oldest American chocolate factory. Other subsidiaries are located in Hong Kong, Mexico, Poland, Sweden and Spain. [2] Since March 2006, Lindt & Sprungli official partner of the Cologne Chocolate Museum Imhoff.

Kraft Chocolate

The force's history started in 1903 when the farmer's son James Lewis force in Chicago with a starting capital of 60 U.S. dollars a cheese trade built up. On 30 October 1988 offered in any of the hitherto largest acquisitions in the U.S., Phillip Morris, who later renamed the Altria Group is the world's largest manufacturer of tobacco (Philip Morris, Marlboro), a purchase price of 13.1 billion U.S. dollars for the company. The purchase was made in December for an amount of 12.9 billion U.S. Dollars. [6] In March 1989, and General Foods merged force to a company, the Kraft General Foods Inc. A year later, the parent company, the chocolate makers and coffee roasters Jacobs Suchard. Kraft General Foods Europe and Jacobs Suchard merged in 1993 to Kraft Jacobs Suchard. 2000 the Group acquired Nabisco, a world leader in biscuits, cakes and snacks.


Power product logo


The Tivoli Building in Bremen with the logo of the force known brands: Jacobs.
Late March 2007 broke up the Altria Group of force, among other things, that force is not affected by possible actions of tobacco consumers against Altria. force is therefore independent again, as Altria their participation in strength in proportion to its own shareholders in the form of a dividend has passed [8].
29 October 2007 announced it to pay part of the Kekssparte Danone, with brands such as LU or Mikado for just under € 5.3 billion [9].
In 2007, the European headquarters from London to Zurich, was published.
The company took on 19 January 2010 for 11.5 billion pounds to the British confectionary manufacturer Cadbury plc. The acquisition was financed in part by the disposal of the frozen pizzas to its competitors Nestlé