Lindt chocolate maker says no effect yet from weight-loss drugs on business

Company posted rise in annual profit with higher ingredients costs passed on to customers

Lindt, which makes Lindor balls and gold foil-wrapped Easter bunnies, reported a near 18% rise in net income.

Lindt and Spruengli posted a rise in annual profit as the Swiss chocolate maker managed to pass on higher ingredients costs to customers while maintaining volumes amid a broader slowdown in the global chocolate market.

Cocoa prices have risen to record highs as adverse weather in major growing regions, tree illness and capacity shortages lead to expectations of an ever wider supply deficit this season.