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Originally Posted by Shipping up to Boston
Forgive me if this has already been posted (I haven't kept up with this thread)
Trader Joes and Aldi are part of the same ownership group...should explain the recall commentary
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No they are not. Same family... totally different companies (Aldi North and Aldi South in Europe, Trader Joes was bought by Aldi Nord. Still run independently from Aldi Nord. Split was due to selling cigarettes long ago.
For those who are stunned to learn Trader Joe's isn't just an Aldi subsidiary but that there are two Aldis, let's take a step back. CNBC explains Aldi was originally founded as a suburban German corner store which brothers Karl and Theo Albrecht inherited after World War II. In the economic turmoil of post-war Germany, the brothers worked to cut down waste by only selling staples at low prices and were quickly able to expand their store into a chain. By 1955 they had 100 stores, but in the 1960s, the brothers split the business into two (Aldi Nord and Aldi Süd) after disagreeing about selling cigarettes.
Salmonella normally is a supplier issue (contaminated field, production machinery) in grocery stores or from the users kitchen (getting raw chicken or meat on uncooked items), not the store or chain. Most Aldi or Trader Joes items are supplied by the exact same suppliers WD, Publix and others use. They may be a different quality spec but same plants. Produce is regional so an Aldi in the north is not getting the same spinach (same exact bag, not same spinach inside) as a Florida Aldi store.
Aldi will start with 50 WD stores to be remodeled this summer and reopened in 2025 as Aldi's. Locations have not been identified. They likely will split the store in half and lease the other side vs. filling current footprint when they do remodel (they have no need for bakery behind glass area, Deli service areas, meat dept. cutting area or full refrigerated produce sections). Some stores will remain WD's and be run under that banner. Anyone saying anything else is guessing, even WD store employees. In the business. Aldi has not said anything about their plans outside of the first 50 stores.
History -
For those who are stunned to learn Trader Joe's isn't just an Aldi subsidiary but that there are two Aldis, let's take a step back. CNBC explains Aldi was originally founded as a suburban German corner store which brothers Karl and Theo Albrecht inherited after World War II. In the economic turmoil of post-war Germany, the brothers worked to cut down waste by only selling staples at low prices and were quickly able to expand their store into a chain. By 1955 they had 100 stores, but in the 1960s, the brothers split the business into two (Aldi Nord and Aldi Süd) after disagreeing about selling cigarettes.
While the two brands coexist regionally in Germany — divided between the north (Nord) and south (Süd) — they split the rest of continental Europe into territories. According to Brilliant Maps, Aldi Nord operates in France, the Netherlands, Spain, Belgium, Denmark, Poland, Luxembourg, and Portugal, while Aldi Süd services the United Kingdom, Hungary, Switzerland, Austria, Ireland, Slovenia, and Italy, as well as Australia. Aldi Süd expanded into the U.S. in 1976, just three years before Aldi Nord bought Trader Joe's, making the U.S. the only country besides Germany where both brands operate.
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