Court orders grocery store to 'destroy' supply of chocolate bunnies
One of the best parts of the Easter season is devouring the treats that have become synonymous with the holiday, especially the giant chocolate bunnies.
Annette Riedl/picture alliance via Getty ImagesBut due to a dramatic new court ruling, customers looking to get their hands on chocolate bunnies from Lidl grocery stores won't will be able to .
A Swiss federal court ruled this week that chocolate bunnies sold in stores of the European grocery chain in Switzerland violated a trademark agreement with chocolate makers Lindt and ordered that Lidl's remaining bunnies be immediately destroyed .
Lindt sued in 2018 claiming Lidl had copied its signature chocolate bunny in both shape and packaging, making it difficult for customers to tell the two products apart. Lindt was originally granted the trademark for the sweets in 2000 by a European court.
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It is estimated that Lindt produces 160 million gold-wrapped chocolate bunnies per year.
"If you line up every Lindt GOLD BUNNY sold in a year, you'll get approximately 6,000 miles, more than the distance between our headquarters in Kilchberg, Switzerland, and San Diego, California," Lindt said. said of the production of the rabbit.
The first Lindt Bunny was made in 1952 and combines flavors of milk, dark, white and hazelnut chocolate.
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One of the best parts of the Easter season is devouring the treats that have become synonymous with the holiday, especially the giant chocolate bunnies.
Annette Riedl/picture alliance via Getty ImagesBut due to a dramatic new court ruling, customers looking to get their hands on chocolate bunnies from Lidl grocery stores won't will be able to .
A Swiss federal court ruled this week that chocolate bunnies sold in stores of the European grocery chain in Switzerland violated a trademark agreement with chocolate makers Lindt and ordered that Lidl's remaining bunnies be immediately destroyed .
Lindt sued in 2018 claiming Lidl had copied its signature chocolate bunny in both shape and packaging, making it difficult for customers to tell the two products apart. Lindt was originally granted the trademark for the sweets in 2000 by a European court.
See this post on Instagram
A post shared by Lindt Chocolate (@lindt)
It is estimated that Lindt produces 160 million gold-wrapped chocolate bunnies per year.
"If you line up every Lindt GOLD BUNNY sold in a year, you'll get approximately 6,000 miles, more than the distance between our headquarters in Kilchberg, Switzerland, and San Diego, California," Lindt said. said of the production of the rabbit.
The first Lindt Bunny was made in 1952 and combines flavors of milk, dark, white and hazelnut chocolate.
This founder left his job as a "prisoner" teacher in less than 2 months. Now he and his sister are helping other teachers leave the classroom and achieve financial freedom.
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Faced with more than 15 years in prison, this founder turned his stampede into a powerful personal and business brand. Now he's giving back.
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