Where good food doesn’t cost the earth
PRODUCING SUSTAINABLE FOOD NEEDN’T PUT IT OUT OF REACH OF ORDINARY SHOPPERS, AS CHRIS BALDWIN, WHO SUPPLIES TOMATOES TO LIDL, CAN SHOW
GROWING FRESH fruit and veg for Lidl means embracing sustainability, and producing food where the focus is on quality.
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Piccolos have a great balance of acidity and flavour. Half the site is dedicated to those”
Chris Baldwin, operations director