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WHO’S GOING TO BE ALDI’S NEXT BIG THING? NEW CHANNEL 4 SHOW SEES SMALL BRITISH PRODUCERS GET BIG OPPORTUNITY

• Thirty-six small-scale suppliers compete for space on Aldi’s shelves
• Julie Ashfield, Managing Director of Buying at Aldi UK decides which products will be launched as Specialbuys in stores
• Anita Rani and Chris Bavin host six-part Channel 4 series launching 20^th October

ALDI ANNOUNCES MAJOR JOBS PUSH AHEAD OF FESTIVE SEASON

Aldi is set to create around 3,000 new jobs ahead of the festive period as it gears up for its biggest-ever Christmas.

The supermarket is looking to fill over 2,000 temporary and permanent store positions to help replenish stock and provide additional assistance to customers visiting Aldi’s stores during this busy period.

ALDI REVEALS WHERE IT’S STILL LOOKING TO OPEN STORES AFTER BECOMING BRITAIN’S FOURTH LARGEST SUPERMARKET

Aldi has revealed where it’s still looking to open new stores after official data shows it has become Britain’s fourth largest supermarket.

ALDI TO OPEN NEW ECO CONCEPT STORE

Aldi will open a new eco concept store in Royal Leamington Spa on 29^th September.

The Leamington Spa store has been designed to significantly reduce carbon consumption, with sustainable building materials and design changes estimated to reduce life-cycle carbon emissions by up to two-thirds.

ALDI DOUBLES DOWN ON PRICE PROMISE TO CUSTOMERS AS HOUSEHOLDS FACE RISING COSTS

• Aldi pledges lowest prices as cost-of-living crisis worsens for millions of households 
• Customer numbers and market share surge as cost-conscious shoppers switch from traditional, full price supermarkets
• 16 new stores to open over next 12 weeks as part of ongoing £1.3bn expansion plan
• Over 25m meals donated to 1,300 local charities through Neighbourly partnership to help most vulnerable
• Profits fall in 2021 due to investment in prices, people and pandemic-related expenses

ALDI ROLLS OUT SOFT PLASTIC COLLECTION POINTS TO ALL STORES

Aldi is rolling out recycling bins for soft plastics across almost all its UK stores, with a view to helping customers recycle tonnes of problem materials a year. 

Following the success of the trial last year, the move now means that customers can return all types of clean, soft plastic packaging – including crisp packets, salad bags, bread bags and carrier bags – regardless of where the items were bought.

ALDI NAMED ‘SUPERMARKET OF THE YEAR’ AND ‘DRINKS RETAILER OF THE YEAR’
AT PRESTIGIOUS INDUSTRY AWARDS

ALDI NAMED UK’S CHEAPEST SUPERMARKET FOR THIRD CONSECUTIVE MONTH

Shoppers can save a whopping £25.96 compared to the most expensive supermarket, for an equivalent basket of items

ALDI TO SCRAP BEST BEFORE DATES FROM FRESH FRUIT AND VEG LINES

Aldi has today announced plans to remove best before dates from around 60 of its own brand products to help tackle food waste in homes.

By the end of the year, Britain’s fifth largest supermarket will remove best before dates from around 60 fresh fruit and veg lines, including apples and pears, citrus fruits, potatoes, carrots and onions, which could help households to save on food waste each year.