Fürth – November 03, 2026 -- German discounter NORMA has been named Germany's "Preissieger" (price winner) for the sixth year in a row, scoring the maximum 100 points in a consumer survey run by FOCUS MONEY and DEUTSCHLAND TEST for 2026.

NORMA leads Netto and Lidl by a wide margin

Among food discounters, Netto follows NORMA with 90.3 points. Lidl comes in at 78.0 points. The award recognizes NORMA's price-performance ratio, meaning how much customers feel they get for their money.

Bad Wimpfen – October 31, 2026 -- Lidl is lowering prices on butter, blended spreads and vegan alternatives in all its German stores. A 250-gram pack of Milbona Deutsche Markenbutter now costs €1.15 instead of €1.19, a permanent cut that applies immediately.

Lozen – September 12, 2026 -- Bulgarian supplier Victoria Nuts Ltd. has recalled its "Deluxe Strawberries in White Chocolate, 120g" product after an in-house inspection found the pesticide chlorpyrifos exceeding legal limits.

The recall covers two specific batches sold nationwide at Lidl in Germany.

Affected products carry the best-before date of April 16, 2027, and batch codes 12 L160426-1 and 13 L160426-1. No other Victoria Nuts Ltd. products sold at Lidl, and no other items under the Deluxe brand, are affected.

Bad Wimpfen -- September 01, 2026 -- Lidl is returning as official partner of the GLÜCKSGEFÜHLE Festival at the Hockenheimring from September 3 to 6, offering festivalgoers free charging stations, ice cream, and wagon rentals to haul supplies to their tents. Around 250,000 visitors are expected across three stages featuring David Guetta, Mark Forster, Scooter, Ski Aggu, Felix Jaehn, and the No Angels. The retailer is expanding its on-site presence for the second year running, adding an aftershow party series and a bigger footprint inside the festival grounds.