Katrin Seppel News Today

Europe is facing sunflower oil shortages. Similarly to British supermarkets, Lidl likewise imposed purchase limits on cooking oil in its Estonian stores, but has since lifted them. The shortage and price increase on cooking oil, however, has put several Estonian food industry businesses in a bind.

German budget retail chain Lidl started a major recruiting campaign this fall, which the chain hopes will attract some 800 people to work in the eight stores set to be opened in Estonia.

Budget retail chain Lidl has announced it will open its stores in Latvia on Thursday, but has not provided any information on when they can be expected to open doors in Estonia, although the stores seem ready from the outside and the hiring process has finished.