Aldi's Grand Opening
From:
Jeff Wechter
Date:
Jan 16 20:34 UTC
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On 1/16/08 David Brauer wrote:
>Connie writes:
>
>Hooray for North Minneapolis! Hooray for Aldi's! As a
>single person, shopping at big box can be daunting so I'm
>glad for the Aldi alternative. I've found their products
>to be of good quality and especially good value.
>
>Me:
>
>I find myself strangely attracted to Aldi's. It is a great
>place for basic staples - I buy cases of kidney beans
>there. The biggest bummer is the percentage of processed
>foods is higher than in a traditional supermarket - my
>heart sags (hopefully not literally) for America's health
>walking in there -- but they are not alone in this, and
>are certainly better than a corner store.
>
>I always love reminding people that the parent company of
>Aldi's also owns Trader Joes! Down-market generics,
>up-market generics - sometimes you wonder if it's same
>stuff, different can.
If the Wiki article is correct (and I think it is) they're two diferent
animals, but
with similar markings:
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldi>
Here's a relevant quote:
In the USA, Aldi Nord CEO Theo Albrecht started a family
trust that owns the Trader Joe's chain of specialty grocery
stores, which is separate from both Aldi corporations. It
is not Theo but his brother Karl Albrecht's Aldi South that
conducts Aldi's operations in the USA.
I first went to Aldi as a teen visiting Germany. I had never seen anything like
it.
Paying for bags? whattheheck?! Opened shipping boxes? Crazy. Changed the
way I look at food marketing and roots of consumer waste.