{"type":"root","children":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"type":"text","value":"Lindt & Sprüngli has produced Swiss chocolate since 1845 from Kilchberg, near Zurich. Rodolphe Lindt invented the conching process in 1879 (the slow, heated mixing that gives Swiss chocolate its signature smoothness), and his company merged with David Sprüngli's confectionery house in 1899 to form the modern Lindt & Sprüngli. In travel retail, Lindt is the dominant premium chocolate brand. Lindor truffle assortment boxes, Excellence dark chocolate squares, and seasonal gold-foil specials are the shelf anchors at every duty-free confectionery wall in the world."}]}]}