Against a challenging market backdrop, Lindt & Sprüngli Group has posted half-year sales gains, with revenues up 4.3% to CHF 2.33 billion, as it highlighted continuing sector volatility, reports Neill Barston. As the company asserted, its performance was affected by ongoing geopolitical uncertainties and continued market volatility, which weighed on consumer sentiment and tourism flows, particularly in Europe. Adalbert Lechner, Group CEO of Lindt & Sprüngli, moved to offer reassurance regarding its latest results, which come amid some of the most turbulent periods of trading for the broader industry. He commented: “In a volatile market environment, we delivered results in line with expectations. The actions we have initiated focus on volume recovery in the second half of 2026 and lay the foundation to regain volume growth momentum in 2027.”