The Ghirardelli Chocolate Company is a United States division of Swiss candy-maker Lindt & Sprüngli. From its base in San Francisco, California founded in 1852 by Italian chocolateteer Domingo Ghirardelli, Ghirardelli once was one of the largest regional independent chocolate brands in the United States until it was bought by Lindt & Sprüngli in 1998.

External links

• Ghirardelli web site
• Lindt web site