Innovation
Lidl and Germany’s richest man face up against Aldi in battle of discount supermarkets
Lidl operates 12,000 stores in 31 countries and its parent Schwarz Group has 595,000 employees
VitHit founder Gary Lavin: from insolvency in 2007 to selling 45m bottles in 18 markets, including New York
Gary Lavin has been on a rollercoaster ride with his vitamin drink brand, from making all sales staff redundant to taking on Trump’s tariffs in the US
EY Entrepreneur of the Year profiles: From savoury pastries and vitamin drinks to managing US visas and passports
We profile four of the finalists chosen in the established category for this year’s EY Entrepreneur of the Year awards