Russell Stover Candies
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| Industry | Chocolate confections |
| Founded | Denver, Colorado, U.S. (1923) |
| Founder | Russell Stover and Clara Stover |
| Headquarters | Kansas City, Missouri, United States |
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Kansas City, Missouri, Chicago, Illinois |
| Products | Chocolate Confections |
| Owner | Lindt & Sprüngli |
| Parent | Lindt & Sprüngli |
| Subsidiaries | Whitman's, Pangburn's Chocolates, and Weight Watchers (Private Label)) |
| Website | http://www.russellstover.com/ |
Russell Stover Candies, Inc., founded by Russell and Clara Stover, is a supplier of candy, chocolate, and confections in the United States. The corporate headquarters are in Kansas City, Missouri.
In July 2014 the company was acquired by the international company Lindt & Sprüngli.
Russell Stover Candies did not start with candy. In 1921, Russell Stover and his partner, Iowa schoolteacher Christian Kent Nelson, created the world's first chocolate-dipped ice cream bar. At a dinner party, Russell's wife Clara Stover suggested calling it an Eskimo Pie. The product was a success for them, making them quite a fortune in their first year.
However, as other companies soon began to release similar chocolate-dipped ice cream products, Russell Stover was nearly forced out of business. The Stovers sold their share of the company for $25,000 and moved to Denver, Colorado. In 1923, Russell and Clara created the new eponymous company from their home, packaging and selling boxed chocolates. They were originally named "Mrs. Stover's Bungalow Candies". However, 20 years later, in 1943, it was renamed Russell Stover Candies.
The company remained in the Stover family until 1969 when it was purchased by Louis Ward, who transformed the Midwest regional brand into a world-wide brand. The company expanded is chocolate brands by acquiring Whitman's in 1993 and Pangburn's in 1999. It was owned by the Ward family until July 14, 2014, when the Swiss chocolate maker Lindt bought Russell Stover Candies.
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