Chocolate maker Lindt & Spruengli posts 5.1 pct organic sales growth

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG

15/01/2019 06:12

ZURICH, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Swiss chocolate maker Lindt &
Spruengli  LISP.S  on Tuesday said its organic sales rose 5.1
percent in 2018, in line with its "around 5 percent" goal after
being hit by a slowdown in North America.
    Lindt said its reported sales, which includes currency
swings, rose 5.5 percent to 4.31 billion Swiss francs ($4.39
billion), helped by "strong increases" in its Europe and the
Rest of the World regions.
    ($1 = 0.9811 Swiss francs)

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