The Local Switzerland

Sweet news: Swiss chocolatier Lindt scores 7.8% rise in global net profits

Tue, 06 Mar 2018 12:23:51 +0100

Swiss chocolate maker Lindt & Spruengli is seeking to lure more sweet-toothed consumers in Japan, China, South Africa, Brazil and Russia, where the group said Tuesday it enjoys "enormous potential".

Police bust Mafia clan behind chocolate heist

Thu, 01 Oct 2015 12:27:56 +0200

Italian police have arrested 48 suspected members of the southern 'Ndrangheta mafia, the group thought to be behind the theft of 260 tonnes of Swiss chocolate in 2014.

Lindt's teddies finally maul gummy bears

Wed, 23 Sep 2015 13:52:24 +0200

Lindt savoured a victory over Haribo on Wednesday in a long-running legal battle after a German federal court ruled that the chocolate teddy bears made by the Swiss confectionary giant were not a copy of the German sweets maker's gummy bears.

Lindt's teddies gain revenge over jelly bears

Fri, 11 Apr 2014 16:57:00 +0200

German sweets maker Haribo suffered a legal setback on Friday when a court ruled that Swiss chocolate maker Lindt is not infringing on the patent of Haribo's "gold bear" jellies.

Chocolate-maker Lindt posts tasty profit

Tue, 21 Aug 2012 12:36:00 +0200

Swiss chocolate-maker Lindt and Sprüngli said on Tuesday its 2012 first-half net profit rose 14 percent on the same period in 2011 to 36.6 million francs ($37.7 million) despite difficult conditions in Europe and the United States.

Lindt delight as posh chocs rebound

Wed, 16 Mar 2011 11:07:00 +0100

Swiss chocolate-maker Lindt and Spruengli said Tuesday its 2010 net profit soared 25 percent, as consumers regained their taste for fancy chocolates.