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    Kickstart Supplier Development Programme

    Lidl’s Kickstart Supplier Development Programme provides small and medium, local producers an opportunity to supply their quality produce to over 220 stores on the island of Ireland, and the potential to gain a permanent assortment listing.


    The programme is designed to give producers the opportunity to advance their product, brand, and business with dedicated support from Lidl experts along the way.

    Kickstart - Proud to be local


    We’re celebrating local suppliers this week with a selection of our Kickstart products. As an extra treat we are offering a special discounted price on producers who have successfully completed the Kickstart programme in the past and are now available in stores all year round!

    8 Years of Support

    Meet Some of our Past Winners

    We now have 15 products permanently listed in our stores from suppliers who have successfully completed our supplier development programme.

    Naked Bakes

    Aisling participated in our 2024 programme with her slice-and-bake cookie dough. Following a successful Kickstart promotion in September 2024, her Naked Bakes products are now stocked in all Lidl stores across the island.

    Woodwin

    Holmes Bakery Flakemeal & Butter Shortbread Biscuits appeared first in 2021 and their delicious Fifteens and Caramel Fingers are now permanently available as part of our everyday range in our NI stores.

    Kin & Kind

    Hellbent first featured in 2021 with their burgers and Chakalaka Boerewors. The Boerewors proved such a hit that it’s now permanently available in all stores in IE and NI.

    Since featuring in our promotion in 2018, Ballyhoura Apple Cider Vinegar has been permanently listed in all our stores across the island since.

    The product was also exported to the US in 2022 as part of an Irish promotion run in Lidl US stores.

    Applewood Farm

    Since featuring in our promotion in 2018, Ballyhoura Apple Cider Vinegar has been permanently listed in all our stores across the island since.

    The product was also exported to the US in 2022 as part of an Irish promotion run in Lidl US stores.

    Fused by Fiona Uyema

    First appearing in the promotion in 2020, Fiona’s Fused Stir Fry Sauces have been permanently available in stores since, and we have now added her Spice Bag Seasoning to our range!

    Irish Fish Canners started with Kickstart in 2017 and are our longest running Kickstart supplier. We now have three of their products permanently available in all stores in IE and NI

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