Cloetta AB (publ) (CLA_B) Q2 2025 Earnings Call

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A warm welcome and thank you for joining FOETA's Q2 interim report presentation. I'm Lara Lindholm, the Director of Communications and Investor Relations. Our CEO Katarina and CFO Frans will first go through our results, after which we will move to the Q&A, where you either have the possibility to dial in and ask questions live or alternatively post your question through the chat. The chat has now opened for your questions. Over to you, Katarina. Thank you, Laura. I'm very proud to present a quarter with strong sales growth and improved profitability. This was driven not only by seasonal Easter sales, which fell in the second quarter this year, but also by our continued journey driving profitable growth. But first over to the agenda. Today it looks as following. I will start with Clueta in a brief. Then I go through our strategic framework and our updated financial targets. After that, I move over to our Q2 highlights. Our CFO, Frans, will then walk you through our Q2 financials. And as always, we wrap up with a Q&A. For any new listeners on the call, let me start to tell you a bit about Cloetta. Today, we are the leading confectionery company in Northern Europe. We were founded in 1862 and have for over 160 years been spreading joy through our iconic brands. And we're planning to stick around for at least another 160. We have grown a lot since the early days. Now we have operation in 11 countries with about 2,600 full-time colleagues. In 2024, we hit 8.6 billion Swedish kronor in sales. and our operating margin was 10.6%. Over half of our sales come from our 10 biggest brands, and we call them our super brands. Despite the current increase in geopolitical uncertainty, our company remains largely unaffected. This resilience is due to several key factors. First, we op...