Acquisition closed
Lindt & Sprüngli acquires Ghirardelli (1998)
Lindt & Sprüngli completed the acquisition of Ghirardelli in 1998.[1]
Lindt & Sprungli acquired the Ghirardelli Chocolate Company of San Francisco in January 1998, its entry into North America and, by the company's own account, the beginning of its expansion into the largest chocolate market in the world. Ghirardelli had been making chocolate since 1852, which makes it older than the Swiss company that now owns it. Only the month is documented here.
Deal facts
- Announced
- Not recorded
- Closed
- Value
- Undisclosed
- Buyer
- Lindt & Sprüngli
- Seller
- —
- Assets
- Ghirardelli
- Regulatory review
- None recorded
Ownership changes recorded from this deal
| Owner | Owned | Relationship | Stake | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lindt & Sprüngli | Ghirardelli | owns | 100% | 1998-01-01 | present |
Who owns Ghirardelli today?
- Ghirardelli — owned by Lindt & Sprüngli since 1998
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] Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprungli AG - the history of Lindt & Sprungli — Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprungli AG, Official document; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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