INFORMATION SESSION

LIDL Kickstart Supplier Development Programme 2026

Are you an Irish based food producer hungry for the opportunity to have your product on the shelves of 234 stores across the island?

The Local Enterprise Office, Donegal are facilitating an Information Session on the Lidl Kickstart Supplier Development Programme 2026.

Lidl are searching for the next generation of producers with a passion for developing locally sourced quality products to join their Kickstart Supplier Development Programme.

Running since 2017, the Lidl Kickstart Programme has invested more than €42 million in supporting over 300 Irish producers and facilitated exports of home-grown Irish produce across the UK, Europe and USA through their international store network. Lidl stores also permanently stock 14 products of Kickstart programme alumni!

Successful applicants will participate on a development programme that is tailormade to inform and mentor suppliers on every step of working with a large retailer, culminating in a limited time supply for a promotion in September.

A representative from Lidl will host the Information Session and be available to answer your questions.