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Lidl unveils carbon-neutral cheddar cheese
In what it claims is a first in the UK s supermarket sector, Lidl GB has announced plans to begin selling cheddar certified as carbon neutral this year.
Image: Wyke Farms
The cheddar will come from supplier brand Wyke Farms, with the certification initially set to cover Lidl Deluxe Cheddar products before being rolled out to other lines.
Lidl has said it will work with Wyke Farms and its network of farmers to support them to adopt more sustainable practices on farms, enabling them to make energy, water and resource use more efficient while supporting carbon sequestration. Key focus areas will be feed management, soil and land management, manure management, herd management and energy management. These measures should reduce annual emissions by 22.5 million kilograms of CO2e.
Supermarket Lidl GB is to create carbon-neutral Cheddar by the end of 2021.
The move forms part of Lidl’s commitment to reduce carbon across its supply chain and support more sustainable farming practices.
The supermarket is working directly with supplier Wyke Farms, and its farming base, on the carbon-neutral cheddar project.
Through sustainable working practices, the supplier will aim to save 22.5 million kgs of CO2 per year, the equivalent weight ofmore than 1,875 double-decker buses.
At Lidl GB, chilled cheese is the second biggest carbon emitter in the supply chain, after fresh meat.
The cheddar will reach carbon neutrality by the end of the year, through a mixture of sustainable farming, improved business practices and the purchase of “gold-standard” carbon credits.