The just-food interview - Lindt & Sprungli
By: Dean Best
Dean Best meets Lindt marketing director Uwe Sommer to see how the chocolatier will bounce back after a bitter 2009
The just-food interview - Uwe Sommer, Lindt & Sprungli
23 March 2010
Upmarket chocolate maker Lindt & Sprungli had something of a bitter 2009. The downturn, higher cocoa prices and restructuring in key markets hit profits. With consumer confidence fragile, there are questions over whether Lindt will fare much better in 2010. However, the Swiss firm remains confident and, as the business published its 2009 results in Zurich, Dean Best spoke to marketing director Uwe Sommer.
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