Lindt & Sprüngli has once again achieved double-digit organic sales growth of +10.3% in 2023. In Swiss francs, group sales increased by +4.6% to CHF 5.20 billion ($5.99 billion USD), influenced by the negative currency effect of -4.4%. All regions contributed to the sales growth: Europe, the largest sales market, with strong organic growth of +9.1, North America, the second most important region, with +11.0% and the "Rest of the world" area with 12.9%.
Existing and new geopolitical uncertainties, as well as persistent inflation, coupled with persistently depressed consumer sentiment in many countries, shaped the 2023 financial year. While the supply market situation normalized to some extent, the volatility of individual raw materials remained high. This applies in particular to the most important raw material, cocoa, the price of which almost doubled over the course of the year, reaching a new all-time high on the London commodity futures exchange at the end of the year.