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Aldi. Aldi (stylised as ALDI[6]) is the common company brand name of two German multinational family-owned discount supermarket chains operating over 12,000 stores in 18 countries. [7][8] The chain was founded by brothers Karl and Theo Albrecht in 1946, when they took over their mother's store in Essen. The business was split into two separate ...
The supermarket companies in the United States are organized in this article, but to see a worldwide list, see List of supermarket chains. This is a list of supermarket companies in the United States and the names of supermarkets which are owned or franchised by these companies. For supermarkets worldwide, see List of supermarket chains.
Berthold Albrecht (nephew) [1] Karl Hans Albrecht (German: [ˈalbʁɛçt]; 20 February 1920 – 16 July 2014) was a German entrepreneur who founded the discount supermarket chain Aldi with his brother Theo. He was the richest person in Germany for many years. In February 2014, he was ranked the 21st-richest person in the world by Hurun Report.
Aldi Nord also owns Trader Joe's grocery chain in the U.S. – which operates separately from the group. Meanwhile, Aldi Süd operates in the U.S. and was the group that purchased the 400 Winn ...
Supermarket chain Aldi plans to acquire hundreds of Winn-Dixie and Harveys Supermarket locations across the Southern U.S.
Aldi Owns Trader Joe's. America is the only place the two Aldi companies compete: Aldi Süd owns Aldi-branded stores here; Aldi Nord bought the Trader Joe's chain in 1979, when it had only 18 ...
Theo Albrecht. Theodor Paul Albrecht (German: [ˈalbʁɛçt]; 28 March 1922 – 24 July 2010) [1] was a German entrepreneur. He established the discount supermarket chain Aldi with his brother Karl Albrecht. In 2010, Theo was ranked by Forbes as the 31st richest person in the world, with a net worth of $16.7 billion. [5]
The supermarket is employee-owned and is primarily found in the Midwest and South. It was founded in 1930 in Iowa and currently has more than 285 stores, according to their website .