Lindt & Sprüngli: brands it owns and its ownership tree
Lindt & Sprüngli (SIX: LISN) is a publicly listed company headquartered in Kilchberg, Switzerland that owns 6 consumer brands.[1]
Lindt & Sprüngli traces to a Zurich confectionery shop opened in 1845 and to Rodolphe Lindt, who invented conching in 1879, the prolonged stirring process that gives chocolate its smooth texture. It is the largest premium chocolate company in the world and owns Ghirardelli and Russell Stover in the United States.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli AG (also Lindt)
- Type
- publicly listed company · see all publicly listed company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇨🇭 Kilchberg, Switzerland
- Founded
- 1845
- Tickers
- SIX: LISN
- Wikidata
- Q152822
- Website
- www.lindt-spruengli.com
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
Lindt & Sprüngli in numbers
- Lindt & Sprüngli owns 6 consumer brands tracked here across 1 top-level categories; the largest is food with 6 brands.[1]
- 4 of its brands originated outside Switzerland.
Everything Lindt & Sprüngli owns
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Frequently asked questions
What brands does Lindt & Sprüngli own?
Lindt & Sprüngli owns 6 consumer brands tracked here, including Lindt, Caffarel, Russell Stover, Whitman's, Ghirardelli and Lindor.
Is Lindt & Sprüngli a Swiss company?
Yes. Lindt & Sprüngli is headquartered in Kilchberg, Switzerland and was founded in 1845.
Who owns Lindt & Sprüngli?
Lindt & Sprüngli is a publicly listed company owned by its shareholders; it trades as LISN on the SIX.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Lindt & Sprüngli Annual Report 2025 — Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli AG, Annual report, published 3 March 2026; retrieved 6 September 2026.
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