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...Upmarket chocolatier Lindt & Sprüngli may have sidestepped the shrinkflation trend in chocolate bars this year. But the Swiss group has a shrinkage problem of its own....
...Lindt said: In the first half-year, Lindt & Sprüngli was once again confronted with stagnating or slow-growing chocolate markets, especially in its most important market, North America, and consumer sentiment...
...Higher raw material prices may be a concern but profits are still sweet at Swiss chocolate maker Lindt & Sprüngli....
...One of the family members behind the Lindt & Sprungli company developed the process to produce a smooth dark chocolate, while Nestlé pioneered white chocolate in the late 1930s....
...Higher raw material prices and a stronger currency made for a difficult environment, but weren’t enough to stop Swiss chocolate maker Lindt & Sprüngli from delivering solid sales results for 2015....
...Turnover in Lindt & Sprüngli shops rose 20 per cent to SFr378.5m in 2015....
...Welcome to the moreish world of Swiss chocolatier Lindt & Sprüngli....
...There are big gaps between Bud Light and Kilt Lifter, or between Hershey bars and Lindt & Sprüngli truffles. If big companies do not fill them, someone will....
...Beyond the Square Mile Chocolate maker Lindt & Sprungli saw sales grow 17.4 per cent to SFr1.4bn ($1.47bn) in the first six months....
...Ernst Tanner, Lindt’s chairman and chief executive, described the purchase of the family-owned Russell Stover as the “biggest and most important strategic acquisition to date in Lindt & Sprüngli’s history...
...(Financial Times) And a bid timeline for anyone into that kind of thing (Financial Times) Lindt & Sprüngli has agreed to buy its US rival Russell Stover in a deal that will significantly bolster the Swiss...
...Lindt & Spruengli , the Swiss chocolatier, gained on positive growth forecasts for 2010 and 2011, after it suffered from high cocoa prices and lower consumer spending last year....
...For investors able to take a Europe-wide view, shares in Swiss confectioner Lindt & Sprüngli have surged over the past year and, notes AlphaValue, an equity research group, have closely tracked Cadbury’s...
...Swiss chocolate maker Lindt & Sprungli fell 1.9 per cent to SFr258.10, while Irish Kerry Group lost 3.4 per cent to €20.70....
...Dieter Weisskopf, chief financial officer of Swiss group Lindt, said falling cocoa yields were “definitely concerning” amid expectations demand would rise over the long term....
...Lindt, which rose nearly 6 per cent on Monday, was down 1.3 per cent at SFr27,150. Food and consumer goods company Unilever fell 0.8 per cent to €18.99....
...Lindt & Sprüngli, the Swiss maker of chocolate truffle balls and Easter bunnies wrapped in gold foil, is to close nearly two-thirds of its retail boutiques in the US as people switch from its fancy chocolates...
...France’s Danone rose 1.8 per cent to €37.45 and Lindt gained 0.6 per cent to SFr22,090....
...Shares in Swiss chocolate group Lindt, whose sales have boomed in recent years, have dropped 8 per cent over the past month amid concerns over weakening sales....
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