About us

Schwarz Group is an international leader in the retail industry with about 14,200 stores and 595,000 employees. In the 2024 fiscal year, the companies of Schwarz Group generated a total sales volume of 175.4 billion euros. Their unique ecosystem lets them cover the full value cycle: from production and retail to recycling and digitalization. They create solutions to make the lives safer, healthier and more sustainable, both right now and in the future – they act ahead.

Lidl and Kaufland form the pillars of the food retail market and are an integral part of their customers’ daily lives in 32 countries. Many of the own-brand products and much of the sustainable packaging come directly from Schwarz Produktion. Through its recycling management solutions, the environmental service provider PreZero promotes a functional circular economy and is investing in a clean future. The IT and digital division, Schwarz Digits, provides compelling digital products and services that meet the high German data protection standards, thus ensuring the maximum degree of digital sovereignty. As a partner service provider, Schwarz Corporate Solutions assists the companies of Schwarz Group with all matters related to administration, HR, operational activities and everything in between.

About Us

Acting One Step Ahead

Our culture is based on the values of performance, respect, trust, grounded and belonging. We are tackling the challenges of the 21st century with a vision of a better tomorrow. We take our responsibility along the entire value chain seriously and do what we do best: We act – and always one step ahead.

Business Areas

Diversity is Our Strength

We are more than the sum of our parts. We create synergies, help each other and work together to shape the future of retail.

Shaping the Future

Business Areas

Schwarz Group is one of the leading retail groups covering the entire value chain—from production and retail to waste management, recycling, and digitalization—while also partnering with healthcare organizations to support the delivery of essential healthcare services.

Business Areas

Retail

Lidl stands for an efficient, simple and reliable shopping experience and high-quality products at the lowest possible prices. Daily interactions with customers, employees and business partners are determined by a spirit of transparency, fairness and communication on equal terms. Lidl’s assortment ranges from both own private label and well-known branded goods from the food and non-food sector. Lidl takes responsibility for people, society and the environment in its daily activities. For Lidl, sustainability means fulfilling the promise of quality every day anew. Accordingly, we are involved in various measures along the entire value chain, for example, for the protection of the climate, biodiversity and the careful use of natural resources.

Kaufland stands for convincing quality, a wide selection and low prices. With an average of 30,000 items, the companies offer an extensive range of groceries and everything for daily needs. Taking action makes the difference: The full-range retailer is committed to food from sustainable production and comprehensive environmental, climate and species protection.