© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Lindor chocolate eggs of Swiss chocolatier Lindt & Spruengli are displayed through the annual information convention in Kilchberg, Switzerland March 3, 2020. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann
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ZURICH (Reuters) – Swiss chocolate maker Lindt & Spruengli mentioned on Tuesday it’s “assured” of reaching an working margin of 15% for 2022 and confirmed its steering after robust worldwide gross sales helped natural gross sales develop by 8.4% final yr.
Total gross sales rose to 4.97 billion Swiss francs ($5.30 billion) in 2022, the maker of Lindor balls and gold foil-wrapped Easter bunnies mentioned in an announcement, and maintained its goal of gross sales progress of 6-8% for 2023.
The 2022 gross sales determine was barely forward of a 4.96 billion franc consensus estimate by analysts.
Full outcomes are attributable to be revealed on March 7. ($1 = 0.9244 Swiss francs)