Cocoa spot prices have retreated from record levels in the last few weeks after increased rain in West Africa helped offset concerns about the impact of tariffs and crop quality. Traders have also ...

Lindt’s Lechner said “the magnitude of these increases in raw material forced us, also, in the last years, ... and pest outbreaks in West Africa that caused a supply deficit.

At 4:06 am (0806 GMT), Lindt&Spruengli was trading 2.8% higher at CHF 109,200. Barclays, which had previously rated Lindt as “equal weight,” has now raised the rating to “overweight ...

A tamping down of tariff concerns and improved weather in West Africa contributed to the selling pressure. Cocoa futures in New York were 5.4% to $9,140 a ton in late morning trading to trade at ...

Lindt said the chocolate market was “highly competitive” and its market share had slipped from 7.7% to 7.1%. Chocolate manufacturers have battled soaring prices for the past two years due to a global ...

A 5.7 oz box of Lindt Valentine’s heart chocolate candy truffles costs $21.99. Hershey’s said it buys cocoa nearly a year in advance, so the cost at the store this Valentine’s Day won’t ...