EQS Group-News: Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli AG / Key word(s): Miscellaneous

15.09.2014 / 17:30

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Lindt & Sprüngli Group: Completion of Russell Stover Transaction
Kilchberg, 15. September 2014 -Chocoladenfabiken Lindt & Sprüngli AG announces today, that it has successfully completed the definite acquisition of Russell Stover Candies, LLC, after the obtention of all required regulatory approvals.

This biggest and most important strategic acquisition in the company's history will give Lindt & Sprüngli an established presence throughout the USA with its LINDT, GHIRARDELLI, RUSSELL STOVER and WHITMAN'S brands. The addition of the Russell Stover and Whitman's brands perfectly complements Lindt & Sprüngli's existing chocolate portfolio and will make the company the Number 3 North American chocolate manufacturer.

About Lindt & Sprüngli: As the global leader in the premium chocolate sector, Lindt & Sprüngli looks back on a long standing tradition of almost 170 years which takes its origins in Zurich, Switzerland. Today, quality chocolate products by Lindt & Sprüngli are made at 12 own production sites in Europe (key brands: LINDT, CAFFAREL, HOFBAUER) and the USA (key brands: LINDT, GHIRARDELLI, RUSSELL STOVER, WHITMAN'S). They are distributed by numerous subsidiary companies and branch offices and also via a comprehensive network of independent distributors all over the world. With some 9,000 employees, the Lindt & Sprüngli Group reported sales worth 2.88 billion Swiss francs in 2013.


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Language: English Company: Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli AG Seestrasse 204 8802 Kilchberg Switzerland Phone: + 41 44 716 25 37 Fax: + 41 44 716 26 60 E-mail: zdrozd@lindt.com Internet: www.lindt.com ISIN: CH0010570759, CH0010570767 Valor: 1057075, 1057076 Listed: Foreign Exchange(s) SIX  
 
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