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LIDL shoppers have spotted copycat Percy Pig sweets called Henry Hippo and reckon they taste the same. The sweets are 99p from Lidl’s confectionery range and many shoppers have commented on their ...

I understand that Lidl will announce plans to remove all chocolate and sweets from the checkout queues in their supermarkets later this week. The move is likely to be welcomed by consumer groups and ...

The retailer has replaced unhealthy snacks with fruit, nuts and seeds at all of its 600 stores. The Healthy Checkouts initiative follows a 10-week trial in Lidl stores last year which proved popular.

Lidl will today axe sweets from the checkout at all 600 stores and replace them with healthy snacks like fruit and nuts. The discount supermarket said it made the decision after 70% of parents ...

I congratulate Lidl and would love other supermarkets to do the same thing. There are not many changes that would make an instant difference in the health of the nation, particularly that of children, ...