Birmingham Live
·Aug 2026
All the Lidl West Midlands stores where shoppers can grab free food
Lidl GB is expanding its partnership with Neighbourly and Olio to redistribute surplus food through evening collections at 196 UK stores, including 10 in the West Midlands. Olio volunteers known as Food Waste Heroes collect fresh produce, meat and bakery items when charities cannot attend, then share the food with local families, shelters and community organisations. The programme follows a pilot that prevented about 1,200 kilograms of food waste weekly and is expected to redistribute up to 5,000 tonnes, or nearly 11.9 million meals, annually after a nationwide rollout by the end of 2026. Participating West Midlands stores include locations in Tamworth, Coventry, Warwick, Stratford-upon-Avon, Nuneaton, Leamington Spa and Rugby.