{
  "id": 16366712,
  "title": "Chocolate king Ernst Tanner speaks out for the first time about Lindt's crisis: \"It hurts me to see our products on sale\"",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/der-schokoladenkonig-ernst-tanner-spricht-erstmals-uber-die-krise-von",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-24T19:45:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NZZ Wirtschaft",
    "slug": "nzz-wirtschaft",
    "url": "https://www.nzz.ch/wirtschaft/der-schokoladenkoenig-ernst-tanner-spricht-erstmals-ueber-die-krise-von-lindt-es-tut-mir-weh-unsere-produkte-im-ausverkauf-zu-sehen-ld.10040266"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "Lindt & Sprüngli is experiencing significant turmoil, including a consumer boycott, stock market crash, and the ousting of CEO Adalbert Lechner. The company's long-time president, Ernst Tanner, attributes the crisis to incorrect assessments of how customers would react to price increases, particularly in the DACH region. Tanner denies that the company has lost touch with its customers, stating that the problems are largely limited to Germany, and that the company will still meet its growth targets in America and the Far East. Tanner also defended his own position, saying that as the administrative president, he is responsible for strategy, not operational implementation. The company has appointed Dieter Weisskopf as interim CEO while searching for a permanent replacement for Lechner.",
  "summary": "Consumer buying strike, stock market crash and a CEO ousting: Lindt & Sprüngli is experiencing the biggest turbulence in decades. Now, long-time president Ernst Tanner explains himself.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}