Lidl stops importing vegetables and fruit

Say wine, snacks or haute cuisine and the gourmands at online food magazine FavorFlav know where to drink, how to eat it and what to cook. This time our cheffies serve you: Lidl stops importing vegetables and fruit.

In a country where so much vegetables and fruit are grown, it is remarkable that so much is flown in from afar. Good news for our farmers and growers: Lidl is the first national supermarket chain to stop flying in vegetables and fruit.

Last week we did not hide our dissatisfaction: Albert Heijn announced to want to print CO2 emissions on our receipt while they themselves, mind you, source fruit and vegetables from far and wide. Lidl is handling it much better in our opinion: depending on the season, almost all products from the vegetable and fruit department come from Dutch soil.

This way, Lidl reduces the CO2 emissions that arise from the transport of products and supports Dutch farmers. Win-win! A small side note: some products, such as legumes and asparagus tips that are flown in by Lidl, you will still find at Lidl, but they will no longer be transported by plane, but for example by boat to the Netherlands.

Lidl pioneers
Stopping the import of vegetables and fruit is yet another achievement of Lidl showing that they are not selling hot air; last year Lidl was the first supermarket to stop selling tobacco and Lidl does not sell energy drinks to children under 14 years old. Well done, Lidl!