Lidl invests £500m in British berry growers

Lidl is set to invest £500 million in the British berry sector, in a bid to increase volumes of UK-grown berries through new long-term sourcing agreements with suppliers.
The discounter said the investment represents the value of sourcing contracts that will be agreed with British berry growers over the next five years.
Lidl said the new agreements are intended to provide greater certainty for suppliers as they face rising production costs and increasingly unpredictable weather conditions.