The first foundation stone was laid in 1913 with the opening of a small food store in the German town of Essen. It didn't take long for this little 'service store' to become a popular place to shop. During the '40s and '50s, an expansion program was created and more ALDI stores were opened. The prosperous family business was then divided into two independent companies: ALDI Süd - to service the South, and ALDI Nord - for the North. 'Self-service' was still a relatively new retail structure in the '60s and ALDI became the first company in Germany to adopt this new retail concept. While customers were still able to take advantage of the same high-quality products as before, they could now purchase them at much more competitive prices. In 1983, ALDI Süd started chilled distribution depots and sold fresh products such as cheese, yogurt, and sausages. Frozen products came in 1998 and were closely followed by fresh meat. ALDI, to this day, continues to keep up with the ever-evolving taste of the modern consumer.

Where you can keep up to date with the latest Special Buys – sold every Wednesday and Saturday – plus our weekly grocery items. In addition to our core range of everyday grocery products, twice a week we offer our customers a range of Special Buys that can include anything from electronics, like LCD TVs and DVD players, to clothing and furniture.

Today, our rapidly growing network has over 10,000 stores and serves millions of people across three continents.ALDI is not your average supermarket, it's a shopping experience like no other. By doing things differently, we can provide top quality products at the lowest prices. That’s why we call it Good Different.

All our exclusively branded products are of market leading quality and available at highly competitive prices. Check out ALDI weekly deals. We keep our prices low, we don't use expensive merchandising or loyalty programs. By employing this simple model, millions of consumers across the world have been able to continuously embrace ALDI.