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Lindt & Sprüngli report 4.8% growth in sales to CHF 4bn for 2017

Organic sales grew by 6.2% on the back of strong performance by the company’s key markets in the UK and Germany. Lindt & Sprüngli additionally announced a CHF 500m (€430m) share buyback programme following the results.

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