Yes, Lidl is a significant retailer of Fairtrade products, offering over 100 different certified items in the UK, including coffee, tea, and chocolate. Lidl has been the UK's largest retailer of own-brand Fairtrade cocoa for several consecutive years, generating nearly £2 million in Fairtrade Premiums for farmers in 2023.
How Lidl GB Support Fairtrade. In addition to the products we sell all year round, we proudly support specific Fairtrade campaigns such as Fairtrade Fortnight. This is an opportunity to give a voice to farmers and growers throughout the world.
For years we have been working with our suppliers to increase the number of independently certified products we sell, such as bananas, cocoa, coffee and tea. To do this, we use schemes such as Fairtrade and Rainforest Alliance.
Currently two in every three products within our permanent range are from British suppliers and a fifth of Lidl products sold in Scotland are sourced from Scottish suppliers. We now offer over 1800 British-made products, including our everyday eggs, milk, cream, butter, fresh beef and fresh chicken.
Lidl GB, Waitrose, Co-op, Aldi and Tesco have all reaffirmed their policies for sourcing British beef assured by Red Tractor. These commitments are a welcome vote of confidence in the dedication, quality, and high standards of our beef-producing members.
Some customers also thought there should be a wider assortment of brands. Others had a few complaints about inconsistent service and items being out of stock. The common thread among some of the criticism seems to be that Lidl's merchandising mix is off.
Asda 40% – While it scored surprisingly well in our agriculture rating, Asda's ethical policies in general are very poor. Aldi 16% – Aldi's ethical ratings are even lower than its budget prices, with 0 marks for approaches to climate, animal rights, tax conduct and company ethos. Lidl 14%
M&S are one of the UK's leading Fairtrade retail supporters, having worked in partnership for almost two decades. Fairtrade producers in M&S's supply chains receive a fairer price for their crop and an additional Fairtrade Premium to spend on projects of their choice.
Asda has been named as the worst of the UK's major supermarkets in its treatment of suppliers. It dropped below Morrisons, which was bottom of the list last year, as the Bradford-based chain took action to improve its performance according to a survey of more than 1,200 grocery suppliers by the industry watchdog.
“Our Primark Cares ambition is to make more sustainable products affordable for everyone while improving the lives of the workers who make our products. We know we can't do this alone and so we're delighted to partner with Fairtrade to work together towards our shared goals.
We sell Fairtrade-certified products across our range, including tea, coffee, bananas, wine, sugar and nuts, and we contribute more Fairtrade Premium than any other UK retailer.
M&S has historical links to Zionism – which advocates for the creation of a Jewish state in Palestine, and has been used to justify the ongoing violence against Palestinian populations. For example, the retailer's president during the 1970s and 1980s was vice-president of the British Zionist Federation.
Tesco was one of the first retailers to support Fairtrade following its launch in 1994 and we now offer our customers a wide selection of Fairtrade certified products across a number of areas, from tea and coffee to beans and oranges.
If you're thinking this concept sounds familiar, you're 100% correct. The “Lidl Middle” is strikingly similar to Aldi's beloved “Aisle of Shame.” Like Lidl, the discount grocer stocks a rotating inventory of limited-edition and seasonal products, aka Aldi Finds, in the center of its stores.
Aldi is set to introduce a new £13.35 rule from March 1. The German supermarket will hand staff a pay rise in less than two months, ahead of an increase to the national minimum wage in April. The Labour Party government has hiked wage rates for millions of workers.
Lidl was founded by Josef Schwarz, a German businessman who focused on opening grocery stores in his home country, and the chain didn't expand into more of Europe until 1977. Aldi, on the other hand, was founded by German brothers Theo and Karl Albrecht, who quickly expanded their grocery chain across the globe.
In 2023, amid a widespread boycott movement against Israeli businesses and products, Lidl stores faced criticism after several customers in France and Belgium complained that the store mislabeled products of Israeli origin as originating from other countries, such as Morocco.
Different animals provide us with different types of meat. Beef from cattle, pork from pigs and chicken from… well, chickens! Cows, goats and sheep produce milk too. This can be used to make butter, cream, cheese and yoghurt.
