#Latest news with #LindtSpruengliBloomberg05-06-2025BusinessBloombergSwiss Chocolate Stocks Diverge as High Cocoa Prices Take TollBy and Lisa Pham Save Shares in two of Switzerland's biggest chocolatiers are on markedly different courses this year as soaring cocoa prices prove a tougher obstacle for one than they do for the other. Lindt & Spruengli AG has risen 29% to date as the Lindor maker has shown itself able to pass on higher costs to customers, helped by the launch of crowd-drawing products such as Dubai-style chocolate. By contrast, Barry Callebaut AG has fallen 29% as the world's leading manufacturer of bulk chocolate is weighed down by a lack of pricing power.
Bloomberg05-06-2025BusinessBloombergSwiss Chocolate Stocks Diverge as High Cocoa Prices Take TollBy and Lisa Pham Save Shares in two of Switzerland's biggest chocolatiers are on markedly different courses this year as soaring cocoa prices prove a tougher obstacle for one than they do for the other. Lindt & Spruengli AG has risen 29% to date as the Lindor maker has shown itself able to pass on higher costs to customers, helped by the launch of crowd-drawing products such as Dubai-style chocolate. By contrast, Barry Callebaut AG has fallen 29% as the world's leading manufacturer of bulk chocolate is weighed down by a lack of pricing power.