Customers praise Lidl after supermarket makes major change to its fruit and vegetables

Lidl has been praised by customers after unveiling a major change to its fresh fruit and vegetable. The supermarket announced it would be supporting suppliers across Great Britain by selling produce affected by the recent droughts.

Many crops have become stunted this summer due to the hottest and driest weather seen in half a century. The discount retailer chain said the change will help to "prevent perfectly good, quality produce from going to waste because of variations in specifications, for example a different size to what shoppers are typically used to."

Customers were quick to praise the move, with many taking to Twitter to share their approval. @ThoroughBrit said: "Wonderful, I miss all those peculiar shapes we saw when I was growing up, tasted just as good and so much better for the growers, less waste. Bring it on!"

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@Taw_66 added: "Fantastic idea to sell ‘misshappen’’ vegetables, hopefully fruit too. They don’t need to be someone’s idea of perfect shape!" while @9ee applauded: "Lidl well done for promising to accept and sell fruit and veg that’s been stunted by the drought. Doesn’t matter on the shape. It will still be full of nutrients. Thank you!"

Ryan McDonnell, Lidl GB CEO said: “Lidl is built on the foundation of making good food accessible and affordable to everyone, and our fresh produce range is key to achieving this. Whilst some supermarkets have chosen to create a separate ‘wonky veg’ label for items that don’t quite fit a certain specification, we don’t believe in a creating a false market.

"Instead, we have always strived to work collaboratively with our suppliers to ensure that we are flexible with