National Schools Partnership - Lidl Foodies impact

About

Since launching, Lidl Foodies has grown into one of the most widely used food education resources in GB primary schools, reaching over 640,000 young people and more than 25% of schools.

Around 40% of participating schools are in areas of deprivation, helping us reach the children who benefit most.

Lidl Foodies is a free educational programme helping children build positive relationships with food through fun, practical activities. Covering healthy eating, food waste, sustainability and British farming, it helps children understand where food comes from and make informed choices for the future.

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Register for free

Whether a teacher or a parent, creating your free account takes just a couple of minutes and unlocks full access to Lidl Foodies activities and resources to use at home or at school.

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Explore school resources

Discover our growing library of classroom activities and resource packs, designed for different age groups and the time of year. Free to download and ready to use – no extra planning required.

Browse school resources

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Bring it to life

Explore simple, fun and practical ways for families to keep the learning going at home with our hands-on activities and child-friendly recipes.

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Many children grow up disconnected from where their food comes from – 40% don't realise most food relies on soil, and 1 in 3 leave primary school overweight or obese. Lidl Foodies helps change that, giving children the chance to grow, taste and cook food for themselves, turning fruit and veg into something to explore.

Hands-on workshops in schools that get children tasting, growing and making
Real experiences with fresh produce
Confidence and curiosity that carry on at home and in the community

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Lidl Foodies

Impact Report

We're committed to evaluating the impact of Lidl Foodies, to make sure it's helping children build positive relationships with food and make informed choices for the future.

Each year, we work with our education and impact partner, We Are Futures, to understand the difference the programme is making for children, teachers and families, and to find ways to improve it. Explore our impact reports to see how many young people we're reaching and the difference we're making.

Read the impact report

At Lidl GB, we support thousands of people across Britain every year, from sharing surplus food to helping people into work. To bring it all together, we've set ourselves a big goal: to empower 5 million better futures by 2030. Here's how we're getting there:

Food security: making sure good food ends up on plates, not in bins
Community impact: backing the local causes that keep communities going
Supporting children: helping young people get excited about healthy food with Lidl Foodies, and supporting children through tough times
Tackling unemployment: paid opportunities that help young people and the long-term unemployed into work