Lidl Ireland Announced As Official Fresh Food Partner Of Parkrun

Date published: March 1, 2022

We are delighted to be the official fresh food partner of Parkrun.

Parkrun is a free-of-charge, family friendly, community event held in parks and open spaces around the world every weekend.

Our new three-year partnership will see us support parkrun as they continue to encourage the public to maintain a healthy and active lifestyle by offering all of its customers fresh, nutritious produce at affordable prices.

As part of our partnership, we will provide exclusive coupons and free products to parkrunners and volunteers every week via Lidl Plus. These unique coupon codes will be communicated via the parkrun newsletter on a weekly basis.

Over the course of the partnership, our team envisage to attend every single Parkrun location in Ireland to distribute our fresh fruit, refreshments and our exclusive Lidl x Parkrun t-shirts.

Speaking at the launch, Kathryn Thomas, broadcaster, commented, “Regular exercise and maintaining healthy, nutritious meals are an important part of my weekly routine so partnering with them is really rewarding for me.

“Being active and eating well doesn’t have to cost a fortune and Lidl and parkrun are the perfect example of this.”

Commenting on the new partnership with parkrun, Joe Mooney, our Senior Partnership Manager said, “We want to give you a fresh way to get your healthy lifestyle up and running by combining the freshest fruit and veg with the most inclusive form of community exercise – the classic parkrun”.

Local parkrun events are hosted in over 100 locations around Ireland to ‘encourage people to add physical activity to their weekly routine’.

Matt Shields, country manager for parkrun Ireland, added, “It’s a natural fit, with the partnership highlighting the opportunity for parkrunners to continue to make healthy choices outside of parkrun events.

“Eating healthily and getting active, whether that’s walking, jogging, running or volunteering, go hand-in-hand with making the world a healthier and happier place.”