Chocolate maker Lindt increasing supplies to Canada from Europe to avoid tariff hit

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG

04/03/2025 10:17

ZURICH, March 4 (Reuters) - Swiss chocolate maker Lindt & Spruengli will step up its supplies of chocolate to Canada from Europe to avoid the impact of Canadian tariffs imposed to counter the latest U.S. customs imposed by President Donald Trump.

"The volumes that we source currently for Canada can all be shifted to Europe. So far, we have a Plan B to avoid these tariffs in Canada," CEO Adalbert Lechner told reporters after the company reported its full-year results.

Lindt has several factories in the U.S. from which it supplies Canada.

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