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Lindt's price hikes drive yearly sales beat
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on January 13, 2026
2 min readLast updated: January 19, 2026
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Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on January 13, 2026
2 min readLast updated: January 19, 2026
Lindt's 2025 sales rose 12.4% due to a 19% price increase, surpassing expectations despite a 6% drop in sales volume.
By Paolo Laudani and Bernadette Hogg
Jan 13 (Reuters) - Swiss chocolate maker Lindt & Spruengli said on Tuesday its sales grew 12.4% organically in 2025, slightly beating market expectations, as it raised selling prices by 19% to pass higher cocoa costs on to customers.
The chocolate-bunny maker reported annual sales of 5.92 billion Swiss francs ($7.43 billion), compared with 5.90 billion francs seen in an LSEG poll of analysts.
Sales volumes declined around 6% over the year, calculations from Zuercher Kantonalbank showed, as the unprecedented price increases made some shoppers cut back on premium sweets.
"For 2026, there remain risks that volumes will be negative or that price development will not be in the mid-single-digit percentage range," Zuercher analysts said, although they noted Lindt had already implemented most of the price hikes.
Lindt, which will report full annual results on March 10, guided for an operating profit (EBIT) margin increase at the lower end of its 20-40 basis point range for the year.
The company's registered shares, which carry voting rights, opened almost 2% higher on Tuesday, but flattened by 0837 GMT.
($1 = 0.7971 Swiss francs)
(Reporting by Paolo Laudani and Bernadette Hogg in Gdansk, editing by Milla Nissi-Prussak)
Sales growth refers to the increase in sales revenue over a specific period, indicating a company's performance and market demand.
Cocoa prices are the market rates for cocoa beans, which are essential for chocolate production and can influence the pricing of chocolate products.
Financial results are the summary of a company's financial performance, typically including revenue, profit, and expenses over a specific period.
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