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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 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.
Founded in 1836 by David Sprüngli, it has been an independent company from Lindt & Sprüngli since 1892. [1] Today the company is best known for their Luxembourgerli a form of Macarons. Sprüngli currently operates 35 retail and café locations across Switzerland, Germany, Austria and the United Arab Emirates. [2]
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. [2] [3]
Ernst Tanner Official website Lindt & Sprüngli; Iris Kuhn-Spogat, Stefan Barmettler: Lindt & Sprüngli: Der Kaiser aus Kilchberg Archived 2018-01-05 at the Wayback Machine In: Bilanz 18. December 2009. Marc Kowalsky: Ernst Tanner: «Ich bin kein Sesselkleber» Archived 2018-01-05 at the Wayback Machine Interview in: Bilanz 30. Mai 2012.
Man Haron Monis (Persian: هارون مونس; born Mohammed Hassan Manteghi Borujerdi; 19 May 1964 – 16 December 2014) was an Iranian-born refugee and Australian citizen [2] who took hostages in a siege at the Lindt Chocolate Café at Martin Place, Sydney on 15 December 2014, [3] lasting for 17 hours, until the early hours of the following morning.
Dr. August Rudolf Lindt (5 August 1905 – 14 April 2000), also known as Auguste R. Lindt, was a Swiss lawyer and diplomat. He served as Chairman of UNICEF in 1953 and as United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees from 1956 to 1960.