Lidl GB reveals updated target to cut food waste 70 per cent by 2030

Stuart Stone
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Supermarket increases food waste ambition by 20 per cent, after exceeding target for the end of 2025

Lidl GB has today unveiled an updated target to cut food waste from its stores by 70 per cent this decade, after revealing it exceeded a goal to reduce the amount of food thrown away by 40 per cent by...

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