Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG is a Switzerland-based and globally active company, developing, producing and selling chocolate products in the premium quality segment. Its brands include Lindt, Ghirardelli, Caffarel, Hofbauer and Kuefferle. The Company has eight manufacturing plants worldwide, six in Europe and two in the United States. The Company operates in Switzerland, Germany, France, Italy, the United Kingdom, the United States, Spain, Austria, Poland, Canada, Australia, Mexico, Sweden, Czech Republic, Hong Kong and Guernsey through its subsidiaries, which include Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli GmbH, Lindt & Spruengli SAS, Lindt & Spruengli SpA, Caffarel SpA, Lindt & Spruengli (UK) Ltd., Lindt & Spruengli (USA) Inc, Lindt & Spruengli (Poland) Sp. z o.o., Lindt & Spruengli de Mexico SA de CV and Lindt & Spruengli (Finance) Ltd, among others.