While they share an origin story those are now two different companies completely independent from each other. "...in 1845 and opened the well-known shop on Pa

While they share an origin story those are now two different companies completely independent from each other. "...in 1845 and opened the well-known shop on Paradeplatz in 1859. In 1892, the chocolate-producing branch of the business split off from the confectionery and now operates independently as Lindt & Sprüngli.[2] Owner of the chocolate factory became Johann Rudolf Sprüngli, son of Rudolf Sprüngli. While his brother, David Robert Sprüngli, was allocated the confectioner's."[0] [0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confiserie_Spr%C3%BCngli https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confiserie_Spr%C3%BCngli