With over 550,000 employees in 32 countries and a turnover of €133 billion, Schwarz Group is a leading retailer. Based in Germany, the group's pillars in food retailing are Lidl and Kaufland. Following a holistic approach in the way it thinks and acts, the company is also active in food production through Schwarz Produktion and environmental services through PreZero. This makes it one of only a few retailers to cover the entire value chain, from production and retail to disposal and recycling. Schwarz Group also offers a sovereign and GDPR-compliant cloud – STACKIT – and cybersecurity with XM Cyber.