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| Company type | Subsidiary[1] |
|---|---|
| Industry | Chocolate confections |
| Founded | 1923 Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
| Founders | Russell William Stover Clara Stover |
| Headquarters | , U.S. |
Number of locations | Manufacturing – Iola, Kansas; Abilene, Kansas; Corsicana, Texas |
| Products | Chocolate Confections |
| Owner | Lindt & Sprüngli |
| Parent | Lindt & Sprüngli |
| Subsidiaries | Whitman's and Pangburn's Chocolates |
| Website | www |
Russell Stover Chocolates, Inc. is an American manufacturer of candy, chocolate, and confections. Founded by Russell Stover, an American chemist and entrepreneur, and his wife Clara Stover in 1923, it is an independent subsidiary of Swiss chocolatier Lindt & Sprüngli. The Kansas City, Missouri-based company was acquired from the Ward family in July 2014 for $1.6 billion.[2][3]
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