date:Mar 18, 2013
Strong demand for its Lindor praline balls and gold foil-wrapped Easter bunnies in Germany, France, Britain and the United States pushed net and operating profit up 10 percent in 2012, allowing the group to raise its dividend by 15 percent.
However, its shares fell 2.1 percent by 0839 GMT, backtracking from a 21 percent rise so far this year and lagging a weaker European food sector index .SX3P as some analysts cited the lack of a new share buyback as disappointing.
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