Food waste: Lidl drops 'use by' dates on own brand milk and yoghurt

Stuart Stone
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Retailer joins the likes of Sainsbury’s and Aldi in scrapping 'use by’ dates in favour of 'best before’ in move to cut food waste from dairy products

Lidl GB has today announced plans to bin 'use by' dates in favour of 'best before' labels on its own brand milk and yoghurt products, in an effort to help customers reduce food waste at home. The retailer's...

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