In 1934, Lindt started to produce milk chocolate. In that same year, he acquired the chocolate factory of Rodolphe Lindt (1855–1909) in Bern, and the company changed its name to "Aktiengesellschaft Vereinigte Berner und Zürcher Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli" (United Bern and Zurich Lindt and Sprungli Chocolate Factory Ltd.). To raise the necessary finances for his expansion plans, Johann Rudolf then converted his private company into "Chocolat Sprüngli AG" in 1899. The elder brother Johann Rudolf received the chocolate factory. The younger brother David Robert received two confectionery stores that became known under the name Confiserie Sprüngli. When Rudolf Sprüngli-Ammann retired in 1892, he gave two equal parts of the business to his sons. Before they moved to Paradeplatz in 1845, they established a s factory where they produced their chocolate in solidified form in 1838. The origins of the company date back to 1836, when David Sprüngli-Schwarz (1776–1862) and his son Rudolf Sprüngli-Ammann (1816–1897) bought a small confectionery shop in the old town of Zürich, producing chocolates under the name David Sprüngli & Son. Rodolphe Lindt (left) and David Sprüngli, founders Share of the Chocoladefabrik Lindt & Sprüngli AG, issued 1 September 1930
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