Lidl becomes fifth UK supermarket to ration salad vegetables

Lidl became the fifth supermarket to introduce rationing as the government summoned senior executives from some of the leading UK grocers to discuss the supply chain problems.

The discount supermarket announced on Monday that it would “temporarily limit” the purchase of peppers, tomatoes and cucumbers to three items per person, following supply chain disruption blamed mainly on extreme weather in Spain and Morocco.

Lidl’s announcement means that five out of the six biggest supermarkets accounting for more than two-thirds of the UK grocery market, according to data from Kantar, are rationing supplies of salad vegetables.