At present 50% of the company’s chocolates in Canada came from the U.S., and the rest from Europe.
“We are able to source 100% from Europe,” Lechner told Reuters.
Lindt, whose products include Lindor chocolate balls, has already built up inventories in Canada from the U.S. to give it time to change its supply chain, which it expects to complete by the middle of the year.
Chief Financial Officer Martin Hug said it would be slightly more expensive to transport chocolate to Canada from Europe but it would cost less than if tariffs were imposed.
I would love to see more companies move in this direction. It’s not perfect, but at least they are trying, and I think that’s great.
This may be necessary even if tariffs do not go into effect since many Canadians will be boycotting US produced goods as long as Trump is alive.
Stop putting milk in your dark chocolate, and I’ll start caring.
This is fantastic news. More of this needs to happen to show that shaved ape what happens when you act without thinking.
A quick heads up that some suppliers pause chocolate shipping when it gets hot (and melty) so stock up while it’s still cold
I thought it would belong to one of those food industry behemoths but it’s actually Independent, headquarters in Switzerland and majorly owned by themselves.
I plan on visiting the lindt holy land one day. Like the headquarters, been to the country once already.
Just make sure to follow whatever arbitrary rules the tour has.
You don’t want them to have to stretch or press you.
Wait, is that why Lindt chocolates don’t taste the same in the USA?
If different means like wax and shortening, then yes.
It’s really hard bringing slaves to Canada. So they’ll keep them in Africa.
They need to bring the dairy-free ones over from Europe!
neither the us nor europe are where chocolate comes from
Chocolates means the final product.
Chocolate is the base ingredient.
So the chocolates come from Europe but yes, the chocolate does not.
Wasn’t “chocolate the product” designed in Europe by mixing cacao from Africa, sugarcane from americas, and milk from Europe? Making chocolate a product of colonialism…
Sure, dark chocolate is mostly cacao, so could be produced where cacao grows… But the most popular chocolate flavor around me in Canada is milk chocolate (less than 40% cacao), mostly sugar and butter. Where should this be produced?
The chocolate end product is mixed in Europe, hence European chocolate. Thats all Im getting at. Not trying to he rude. I just am not sure what youre saying.
Europe invented chocolate, so there is that.
Chocolate is not made in Europe…?
I’m guessing they mean the cocoa.
Right, well everyone knows cocoa comes from developing countries so I wasn’t sure why they thought they needed to say it, or say it that way at least
they could manufacture the chocolate in Africa where they’re growing the cocoa and avoid a trip to Europe entirely
Why don’t *you *manufacture it in Africa? Set up a factory and export it to Canada and I’ll buy some if I see it on my store shelves.
Be the change you want!
You might be interested in someone like AFRIKOA then!
Yeah, not sure either.
