Lidl GB fences off £1.5bn funding for British beef over next five years

Stuart Stone
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Retail giant to reward members of newly formed producer group for adopting regenerative farming techniques and cutting greenhouse gad emissions

Lidl GB has today pledged to invest £1.5bn in its beef supply chain over the next five years, in a bid to curb the carbon footprint of its products. The budget retailer announces it is to launch a new...

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