Lindt & Sprüngli's organic growth for the first half of 2009 in local currency terms increased by 0.2 percent against the same period last year. Because of the weakness of certain currencies such as the euro, British pound, Canadian and Australian dollars, sometimes running into high double-digit figures, and despite a slight strengthening of the U.S. dollar, consolidated sales in Swiss franc terms reached a total of CHF 979 million (US$925 million) in the first six months of the year. The economic circumstances lead most trade partners to reduce their stocks; consequently, offtake rates exceeded effective sales of Lindt & Sprüngli. This resulted in market share gains for Lindt.
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