Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spr├╝ngli AG, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of chocolate products worldwide. The company sells its products under the Lindt, Ghirardelli, Russell Stover, Whitman's, Caffarel, Hofbauer, K├╝fferle, and Pangburn's brands. It serves customers through a network of independent distributors, as well as through own shops. The company was founded in 1845 and is headquartered in Kilchberg, Switzerland.