Lidl GB ahead of schedule with 'UK first' pledge to align with Planetary Health Diet

Stuart Stone
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Supermarket on course to increase plant-based food sales by 20 per cent this decade, latest sustainability report claims

Lidl GB has today revealed it has exceeded several sales targets for plant-based proteins, wholegrain, and fruit and vegetable products, as it looks to deliver on its "UK first" pledge to align with the...

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