Lindt Expands EXCELLENCE Collection with Addition of New Cranberry Premium Dark Chocolate Bar

STRATHAM, N.H., Nov. 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Premium Swiss chocolatier Lindt announces it is expanding its EXCELLENCE bar portfolio with the addition of a new dark chocolate creation – EXCELLENCE Cranberry, just in time for Thanksgiving and the holiday season.  The new premium chocolate bar, from the Master Chocolatiers at Lindt, combines delicious dark chocolate with cranberries and almonds, for an exquisite taste experience, perfect for the holiday season or any time of year.

EXCELLENCE Range Expands

EXCELLENCE Cranberry joins the refined Lindt EXCELLENCE collection, which boasts a wide range of innovative flavor combinations and high cocoa percentage bars.  The new bar features smooth, 48 percent cocoa dark chocolate with the balanced taste of tangy cranberries and slight crunch of almond slivers, for a wonderful combination of sweet and tart.

"At Lindt, we're always looking for flavor combinations that pair well and deliver the ultimate taste," said Lindt Master Chocolatier, Ann Czaja.  "The tartness of the cranberry complements the rich dark chocolate in this new bar, providing a truly sensational chocolate experience."

The EXCELLENCE Collection

The exquisite tastes and flavors in the Lindt EXCELLENCE collection reflect the premium ingredients, rigorous process, passion and experience Lindt uses to craft the most exceptional premium chocolate.  The collection includes cocoa bars ranging from 50 to 99 percent cocoa, and innovative flavor combinations such as A Touch of Sea Salt, Intense Orange, Chili and Black Currant.  Made with the finest cocoa beans and highest quality ingredients, these innovations from the Master Chocolatiers at Lindt have a thin, refined profile to offer chocolate lovers a unique and sophisticated sensory experience best discovered with all five senses – sight, touch, sound, smell and taste. 

The 3.5 oz. EXCELLENCE Cranberry bar is now available nationwide at Target, Lindt Chocolate Shops, and www.Lindt.com, for a suggested retail price of $2.59.  For more information about the EXCELLENCE Collection, visit www.LindtEXCELLENCE.com.  To keep up with news from Lindt, "like" the company's Facebook page, follow Lindt on Twitter or check out the Lindt Chocolate Unwrapped blog.

About Lindt & Sprungli
Founded in 1845, Lindt & Sprungli is a global leader in the premium chocolate category, offering high-quality products in more than 100 countries.  Lindt & Sprungli operates eight production facilities in Europe and the United States and employs 7,400 worldwide.  Lindt USA operates more than 40 retail stores in the U.S. and maintains wide distribution through extensive retail and wholesale channels.  For more information on Lindt, visit www.Lindt.com.