Russell Stover Candies

Russell Stover Chocolates
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryChocolate confections
Founded1923 (1923)
Denver, Colorado, U.S.
FoundersRussell William Stover
Clara Stover
Headquarters,
U.S.
Number of locations
Manufacturing – Iola, Kansas; Abilene, Kansas; Corsicana, Texas
ProductsChocolate Confections
OwnerLindt & Sprüngli
ParentLindt & Sprüngli
SubsidiariesWhitman's and Pangburn's Chocolates
Websitewww.russellstover.com

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.