Ghirardelli shells out $5m to settle ‘fake’ white chocolate suit

By Oliver Nieburg

25-Aug-2014 Last updated on 18-Mar-2017 at 02:10 GMT

Lindt & Sprüngli's US subsidiary Ghirardelli Chocolate has settled a class action lawsuit over allegations its Premium Baking Chips – Classic White misled consumers by claiming to contain white chocolate.

Lindt buys Russell Stover: But life’s no longer like a box of chocolates in the US

15-Jul-2014

By Oliver Nieburg

Lindt’s Russell Stover acquisition gives it a stronger US foothold, but only in a declining category, say analysts, who argue expansion in emerging premium chocolate markets may have been a better choice.

Lindt plans $217m investment on US and European factory expansions

20-Aug-2013

By Oliver Nieburg

Lindt & Sprüngli intends to invest CHF 200m ($217m) in new production lines at existing plants in the US and Europe in response to rising demand in developed markets.

Ghirardelli faces ‘fake’ white chocolate claims

17-Dec-2012

By Oliver Nieburg

Lindt & Sprüngli's US subsidiary Ghirardelli Chocolate is facing a class action lawsuit over allegations that five of its products purported to contain white chocolate mislead consumers by containing none.