Retailers’ Commitments to Food Reformulation Published

Tuesday, 24 March 2026

The Food Reformulation Task Force welcomes the reformulation commitments made by some retailers operating in Ireland, as part of the national effort to reduce energy (calories), saturated fat, sugar and salt, in foods prioritised for reformulation. 

The Food Reformulation Task Force, a strategic partnership between the Food Safety Authority of Ireland and Healthy Ireland, oversees the implementation of A Roadmap for Food Product Reformulation in Ireland. The Task Force drives and monitors the food industry’s efforts to reduce energy (calories), saturated fat, sugar and salt in foods prioritised for reformulation (2015-2027). 

The Task Force encourages the food industry to transparently communicate, by way of publication, their food reformulation commitments, targets and progress. The top five retailers in Ireland account for 92.5% of the grocery market share¹, meaning they have a considerable influence on the foods available to consumers. In reflection of this, in 2025, the Task Force invited the retailers with the largest market share (Dunnes Stores, SuperValu, Tesco, Lidl Ireland and Aldi) to publish their reformulation commitments and progress on their websites. Following this request, the Task Force welcomes publications from Lidl Ireland and Aldi outlining their reformulation commitments. 

Lidl Ireland published commitments to reduce the sales-weighted average content of sugar and salt and increase fibre and going forward this is part of standard product formulation.

Aldi published its commitment and progress in reformulation, including a 20% reduction in energy and sugar and a 10% reduction in saturated fat and salt in own-brand foods between 2018 and 2024.  Aldi has committed to continuous improvement of its food product portfolio. 

The Task Force encourages all retailers in Ireland to follow suit, and transparently communicate their reformulation commitments, targets and progress.  The wider cooperation of retailers in the national food reformulation programme to date e.g. providing access to supermarket stores (physical and online) for data collection and attendance and engagement at meetings is recognised.  However, this engagement must translate into action by way of clear reformulation target setting and transparent communication on reformulation progress. 

Throughout 2026 and 2027, the Task Force will continue to actively engage with food retailers and the wider food industry to drive the adoption and implementation of the targets set out in A Roadmap for Food Product Reformulation in Ireland. 

^{1 Worldpanel by Numerator. Grocery Market Share – Ireland [Internet]. Dublin: Numerator; [cited 2026 Jan 9]. Available from: https://market.worldpanelbynumerator.com/ie/grocery-market-share/ireland}

Lidl Ireland’s full food reformulation commitment
Aldi Ireland’s full food reformulation commitment