Fact Sheet

Here are some interesting facts you probably never knew about Aldi

• Two brothers created the company. They were Karl and Theo Albrecht, who called their company Albrecht Discount… or ALDI for short.

• Aldi has over 5000 stores worldwide, and tens of thousands of people work for them.

• Aldi’s Special Buys are famous for being really popular and really great value. Some people start queuing before the store opens to make sure they don’t miss them!

• Every week, Aldi print over 1 million leaflets to tell people about the special offers in store.

• Every year millions of people do their shopping at Aldi, making it one of the most popular supermarkets in the country.

• The first Aldi store opened in the UK in 1990. There are now over 300.

• In one year, Aldi sell enough beer to fill over 10 Olympic size swimming pools.

• In one year, the energy produced by the batteries Aldi sells is enough to power 35 three bedroom houses for 1 year.