LatAm Taskforce hits back at Lidl banana promotion

The Latin American Banana Sustainability Taskforce, a consortium of banana producers and exporters of Latin America, has criticised German discount group Lidl for selling a kilo of Rainforest Alliance-certified bananas for less than €1.

The group said promoting bananas at such a low price damages efforts to make the banana supply chain more sustainable and undermines the

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