Lidl invested €1bn into Irish agri-food industry,  report finds

Many deals included significant exports such as Keohane’s seafood reaching the shores of Britain, Germany, Cyprus, Italy, and the US.

JP Scally indicated there will be more deals completed this year between the retailer and Irish producers. Picture: RollingNews.ie

Lidl Ireland invested €1bn into the Irish agri-food industry last year, the German chain’s latest Supplier Impact Report shows.

This investment is broken down into €682m which remained with Lidl Ireland’s operations and was used to source from Irish suppliers and sell products locally, while €318m was exported internationally through the grocer’s expansive network of stores.