Tag: Lidl GB

Lidl GB And Neighbourly Accelerate Olio Partnership To Almost 200 Communities

Stuart Mitchell

Lidl GB and Neighbourly have expanded their partnership with food-sharing app, Olio, giving more shoppers the chance to collect surplus food from Lidl stores for free at the end of the day via the Olio app. The initiative is now available at around 200 Lidl stores, from Newcastle to Shepherds Bush in London, with plans to roll it out nationwide by the end of the year. When local charities can’t make late-evening collections, Olio’s volunteer ‘Food Waste Heroes’ step in to pick up surplus fresh produce, meat, and bakery items…

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Britain’s Diet Has Already Exceeded Healthy & Sustainable Threshold For The Year, New Analysis Reveals

Stuart Mitchell

New research commissioned by Lidl GB shows that Britain will meet its 2026 Planetary Health Diet Overshoot Day by (Saturday 25th July. This marks the tipping point where the country has already exceeded its annual recommended balance of foods for a healthy and sustainable diet.  This overshoot is being driven by an imbalance across UK diets. Based on the science-backed targets set out by the EAT-Lancet Planetary Health Diet (PHD), the analysis reveals that Britons are currently consuming just 40% of the recommended fruit and vegetable intake, and falling around…

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Lidl GB Receives Sustainable Rice Verification In UK Supermarket First

Stuart Mitchell

Lidl GB is proud to be the first UK supermarket to have own-label rice verified under the ‘Sustainable Rice Platform’ (SRP) label, supporting high environmental and social standards. The verified rice is now available in stores nationwide. Rice is a vital crop for 150 million farmers globally, but its traditional production methods are challenging, accounting for up to 40% of global freshwater usage and generating approximately 10% of global methane emissions. By choosing this verified rice, customers are helping to address these issues. The new standard ensures the rice is…

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Lidl GB And Neighbourly Maximise Food Sharing In Communities With New Olio Partnership

Stuart Mitchell

Lidl GB has announced an evolution of its long-standing partnership with Neighbourly, introducing a new trial with the popular food-sharing app Olio to redistribute even more surplus food. This landmark collaboration significantly scales up Lidl GB’s existing efforts with social impact platform Neighbourly by integrating Olio’s network of Food Waste Heroes into its surplus food network – combining the strengths of two leading players in food redistribution for the first time. Managed by Neighbourly, the new model introduces Olio’s Food Waste Hero network as an extra layer to support the…

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Lidl GB Announces New Target And Trials For Food Waste Reduction

Stuart Mitchell

Lidl GB has revealed a new food waste reduction target to coincide with the start of Food Waste Action Week and announced new trials to help accelerate progress.   After surpassing its FY2025 goal of 40% food waste reduction1, the discounter has now raised its five-year target from 50% to a more ambitious 70% by FY20302. To drive this next phase of food waste reduction, Lidl is extending its current partnership with Neighbourly to trial the charity’s Surplus Saviours3 initiative this summer in the Midlands. This redistribution scheme enables registered individuals…

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