Canada to get Lindt Chocolate from Europe rather than the US amid tariffs

The Swiss Chocolate manufacturer Lindt & Sprungli may soon cut the US as a chocolate supplier to Canada amid a tariff war between North America.

Canada which source is 50% of its lindt chocolate with the US and the rest Trade conflict.

Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudu 25% of the tariffs for US goods are announced in Trump, which will allow 25% of import tariffs from Canada and Mexico, which comes into force on Tuesday.

“We are very closely watching the situation and identified different ways to mitigate the tariff effect,” said the Lindt & Sprungli Fox News Digital. “This includes the possibility of supplying countries such as Canada and Mexico from our European production facilities.”

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Employees of the product package at the Lindt & Sprungli plant in Switzerland. Services in Europe can start delivering more products to Canada and Mexico amid a trading war imposed (Anna Webbert/Philip Schmidley/Bloomberg/Getti Image)

Adalbert Lechner CEO also told Reuters that Canada, one of the top 10 markets, is capable of getting 100% from Europe.

“The volumes we are currently source For Canada It is possible to transfer to Europe, ”Lechner said.

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A Lindt employee tracks the packaging in Kilkhberg, near Zurich, Switzerland, one of the company’s 12 factories worldwide. (Gianluca Colla / Bloomberg / Getty Images)

Transition to Canada’s supply chain can begin by mid -2025, and stores in Canada have already accumulated Lindt products from the US to provide a sophisticated period for change, Reuters reports.

Although transporting chocolate is more expensive from Europe In Canada, the tariffs would have higher costs on the manufacturer of chocolate, said Chief Financial Director Martin Hugh.

According to Reuters, European production products can also get less negative consumer sentiment than those produced in the US, citing hugs.

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Lindt & Sprungli chocolate store in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./nurphoto / Getty Images)

While Lindt takes action to avoid A tariff war In America, its chocolate prices will continue to increase in 2025 due to record cocoa expenses, GUU said in a separate Reuters report.

Despite the fact that cocoa prices are three times over the last two years, and is reportedly a hike up to 6.3% in 2024, last year the annual sales were still increased by 7.8%, believing that buyers are not easily scared away from chocolate candy.

Fox News’ Daniella Genovese and Reuters contributed to this report.