date:Aug 23, 2012
g most to growth in the US (the firms biggest market) and Canada.
North America represented the largest chunk of H1 sales at 25.7% compared to Germany (19.5%), France (11.3%) and Italy (10.7%).
Valentine and Easter sales accounted for much a significant slice of successful operations in H1, Lindt said.
Bitter, sweet Eurozone
The main overall chocolate markets in Europe were still flat in terms of both value and volume,Ernst Tanner, chairman and CEO of Lindt Sprngli, said.
At the same time,