date:Aug 21, 2013
analyst Jean-Philippe Bertschy said Lindt's sales growth was above all other global players and the targeted margin improvement at the upper end of its long-term target range of 20-40 basis points should be rather easy to achieve.
Lindt shares, which have gained about 25 percent so far this year, rose 2.2 percent at 0549 ET, outperforming a 0.6 percent weaker European food sector index .SX3P.
Consumer sentiment is better in Germany and the UK, but not yet in France and southern Europe, Tanner