Chocolate Maker Lindt Savours Sweeter Profits
Fahad Shabbir (@FahadShabbir) Published July 22, 2016 | 09:52 PM
ZURICH, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 22th july, 2016) - Swiss chocolate maker Lindt & Spruengli said Friday it had managed to lift sales and profit in the first half of this year despite the torpid consumer market and rising cocoa prices. Lindt, a leader in the premium, or affordable luxury segment, said that sales rose by 6.6 percent to 1.5 billion Swiss francs ($1.5 billion, 1.4 billion Euros). Net profit jumped 11.1 percent to 72.2 million francs.
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