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Lindt & Sprüngli will adjust prices and launch smaller formats to address declining sales volumes in Europe caused by price hikes, while maintaining a reduced growth forecast.

Lindt & Sprüngli lowered its sales growth forecast for 2026 due to Middle East conflict impacting consumer spending and tourism.

A revised growth forecast and the first revenue warning in ten years triggered a 10% drop in stock value.

Lindt was fined 500,000 euros for using unauthorized Champs-Élysées holiday light visuals in a TV ad, deemed parasitic by the Paris court.

Lindt was ordered to pay 500,000 euros for a TV ad resembling past Champs-Élysées illuminations.

Lindt was fined €500,000 for using copyrighted Champs-Élysées Christmas lights visuals in an ad without permission, ruled as commercial parasitism.

Lindt was fined €500,000 for using protected Champs-Élysées Christmas light images in a commercial, an unauthorized use of copyrighted artistic decorations.

The European premium chocolate market is expanding due to rising wealth and health-conscious trends, despite challenges from high raw material costs and strict labeling laws.

Lindt was ordered to pay 500,000 euros to the Comité Champs-Élysées for using images of its Christmas illuminations in a TV commercial.

Lindt & Sprüngli was fined in France for unauthorized use of Champs-Élysées illuminations imagery in advertising, violating copyright and parasitism laws.

Lindt was fined 500,000 euros for using unauthorized images of Champs-Élysées illuminations in a TV advertisement.

Lindt was fined 500,000 euros for using protected images of Champs-Élysées illuminations in advertising without permission.

Lindt & Sprüngli raised prices sharply in 2025, increasing revenue despite lower sales volumes and tough retailer negotiations in France and Switzerland.

Lindt & Sprüngli raised prices sharply in 2025 to counter high cocoa costs, boosting revenue despite lower sales volumes and facing tough retailer negotiations in France and Switzerland.

Lindt & Sprüngli raised prices sharply in 2025, increasing revenue despite lower sales volumes and tough retailer negotiations in France and Switzerland.

Lindt & Sprüngli grew revenue by over 8% in 2025, benefiting from premium pricing despite rising cocoa costs.

Lindt & Sprüngli increased prices by 19% in 2025, boosting sales by 8.2% to 5.92 billion Swiss francs despite a decline in volume.

Ghanaian cocoa farmers supplying Lindt & Sprüngli use banned toxic pesticides promoted within Lindt's sustainability program, highlighting systemic sector issues despite company claims of compliance.

Lindt's Christmas chocolates are missing from Leclerc stores in 2025 due to a pricing dispute caused by soaring cocoa costs, though other Lindt products remain available elsewhere.

Lindt Christmas chocolates will not be sold in Leclerc stores in 2025 due to pricing disagreements amid rising cocoa costs caused by climate change.