date:Jan 15, 2014
teady earnings growth and cashflow along with opportunities in emerging markets and travel retail.
Lindt announced a share buyback of about 450 million francs in October.
Its shares, up almost 35 percent last year, rose 1.3 percent by 1205 GMT, outperforming a 0.2 percent lower European food sector index. They trade on 27 times forecast earnings, ahead of Nestle's 19 times, according to Reuters data. ($1 = 0.9026 Swiss francs)