Lindt & Sprüngli boosts sales thanks to aggressive pricing

Lindt & Sprüngli sold less chocolate in 2025, but the luxury chocolate manufacturer was able to increase sales thanks to an aggressive pricing strategy. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox According to a press release issued on Tuesday, the Kilchberg-based company increased its sales of Lindor balls, pralines, chocolate bunnies and Dubai chocolate by 8.2% to CHF5.92 billion ($7.42 billion) last year. This is the third time in the company's history that the CHF5 billion mark has been surpassed. Currencies reduced the result by 3.9%. In organic terms, i.e. excluding currency effects, growth was 12.4%. This was mainly due to substantial price increases of 19% to compensate for high cocoa prices. The continuing global trend towards high-quality products and premiumisation as well as the worldwide launch of Lindt Dubai Style Chocolate also drove the business, Lindt wrote. + Rollercoaster cocoa prices remain high Expectations exceeded According to Lindt, the ...