Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli AG (0QKN) Q2 2026 Earnings Call

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Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Lindt and Sprungli Half Year twenty twenty six Results Conference Call and Live Webcast. I am Matilde, the Chorus Call operator. I would like to remind you that all participants will be in listen only mode and the conference is being recorded. The presentation will be followed by a Q and A session. Webcast viewers may submit their questions in writing via the relative field. The conference must not be recorded for publication or broadcast. At this time, it's my pleasure to hand over to Martin Hoch, Chief Financial Officer. Please go ahead, sir. Ladies and gentlemen, it is our pleasure to welcome you to the Lindt and Springer Half Year Results Conference Call and Webcast. My name is Martin Hoog, Group CFO and with me today is our Group CEO, Adolf Berd Lechner. The presentation and a transcript of our prepared comments will be uploaded to our website after the call. The presentation will take approximately thirty minutes. Following our following the presentation, we'll hand over to the operator, who will then manage the question and answer session. The agenda points of the presentation can be seen on this chart and include volume growth agenda, a detailed review of the first half, our expectations for the full year and the medium to long term and a chance for you to ask questions. I would also like to refer you to the disclaimer at the end of the slide deck. To kick us off, I hand over to our group CEO, Adolf Berd Lechmann, who will take you through our agenda for volume growth. Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome, everyone, also from my side. In a challenging environment, we have achieved solid results, and I would like to thank our teams around the world for their effort and dedication. We grew strongly in North America an...