Aldi news and analysis – Page 35
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Range PreviewCamembert with brussels sprout pesto: preview Aldi's Christmas food 2021
Aldi is celebrating a return to larger Christmas gatherings with bulked-up ranges, decadent flavours and a focus on quality and provenance
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NewsSainsbury’s, Aldi and Co-op to trial fully recyclable plastic-free sandwich packaging
The all-fibre, plastic-free recyclable skillet, which will be 100% paper-based and feature a plastic-free window, will hit shelves across the UK from September
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NewsAldi celebrates Tokyo Olympics with foot-long sushi roll
The ‘supermarket first’ sushi roll features two fillings
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NewsAldi to donate over a million meals in school summer holidays
The pledge is part of Aldi’s work with community scheme Neighbourly to donate surplus food from stores to local charities and food banks
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NewsAldi funds Kenyan vegetable packhouse to help smallholder farmers
The packhouse, in Cherangany, Trans Nzoia County, has been built in partnership with international NGO Farm Africa
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NewsLidl and Aldi ‘will be 12-24 months late hitting store opening targets’
Trading overlap with their own and each other’s stores will hamper progress, say retail location analysts
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NewsAldi removing single-use plastic from all own label teabags
The discounter is to swap the teabags’ oil-based plastic sealing for biodegradable materials following trials
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat could Russian discounter Mere mean for the UK?
With no warehouses, few staff and products on pallets, could Mere resonate with British shoppers?
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NewsAldi extends Sunday opening hours for the Euros football tournament
Aldi’s new Sunday opening hours will be in place in England and Wales from Sunday 13 June
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NewsAldi complaint over Tesco ‘price match’ ad rejected by watchdog
Aldi complained about a Tesco press ad which appeared last July, as the UK’s biggest supermarket ramped up its latest marketing assault on the discounter
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NewsM&S releases new Colin the Caterpillar for Father’s Day
The limited-edition cake features an edible cape
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NewsAldi launches packaging made using plastic saved from the sea
The new packaging is recycled from waste plastic collected by communities in coastal areas across the world
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Analysis & FeaturesFavourite supermarkets: how age and gender impacts shopper preferences
Are there key trends across age groups and gender when it comes to which retailer is their pick of the bunch? We commissioned a survey of over 1,000 British shoppers to find out more.
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Comment & OpinionWith Aldi and Lidl winning share again normal service has resumed. Or has it?
Grocers and their suppliers are still benefiting from a market that’s anything but normal
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Grocer 33Aldi Hednesford: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘Masks have been very useful and done a great job, but customers can’t see you smiling behind them’
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NewsAldi challenges kids to come up with its next lorry design
The discounter is running a competiton as part of its Team GB sponsorship
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NewsAldi’s Cuthbert the Caterpillar cake returns - with new eyes
Intellectual property experts say changes to his appearance could have a bearing on M&S’s High Court trademark infringement claim
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NewsAldi launches in-store soft plastics recycling points
The new recycling bins have been introduced at 20 stores across Yorkshire, Derbyshire and Greater Manchester
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NewsAldi backs British seafood with UK-caught fish promotion
The seven-strong range of Specialbuy fish will come from fish markets in Plymouth, Brixham and Newlyn
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Analysis & FeaturesFrom waste stream to mainstream: the rise of refillable products
Packaging-free trials are on the rise across the mults. But can they work at scale? And is consumer demand sufficient?