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Aldi Introduces Instacart-Powered Virtual Convenience Store

Batavia, Illinois-based Aldi has partnered with Instacart to introduce Aldi Express, a virtual convenience store.  From convenience items such as prepared foods, snacks and drinks to grocery staples and household essentials, Aldi Express gives customers access to about 2,000 popular ALDI items, delivered in as fast as 30-minutes. Aldi Express convenience delivery is available to […]

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Aldi Expands Grocery Delivery Services With DoorDash

Aldi has announced a new partnership with DoorDash to bring on-demand grocery delivery to almost all Aldi locations across 38 states. With the addition of Aldi, more than 98 percent of DoorDash’s monthly consumers in the U.S. have access to a non-restaurant store on the platform. “By partnering with DoorDash, we can conveniently bring our award-winning, […]

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Aldi Opens Regional Distribution Center In Loxley, AL

Aldi unveiled its completed regional headquarters and distribution center in Loxley, Alabama, which will serve as many as 100 stores across the Gulf Coast. “At a time when inflation is putting pressure on American wallets, we believe our mission to save people money on the food and products they need is more important than ever,” said Heather […]

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Bodacious Food Succeeds With Mama Geraldine’s Cheese Straws

While working in the radio business during the mid-1990s, Cathy Cunningham made a discovery one night. The cheese bites on which she had been snacking were nowhere near as good as those of her mother, Geraldine Cunningham. “I knew my mama’s cheese straws were better than those things,” said Cunningham during an interview with The […]

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Aldi Announces Fan Favorite Winners, Hall Of Fame Product

Batavia, Illinois-based Aldi have released the results of its annual Aldi Fan Favorites survey. The survey was given to more than 100,000 consumers. A three-time former winner was voted into the new Fan Favorites “Hall of Fame,” while another product won the top spot in two different categories for the first time. Several items were neck and […]

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ALDI Commits To Eliminate Plastic Bags, Releases Responsibility Report

Batavia, Illinois-based Aldi and Jason Hart, CEO, have issued a letter to customers announcing a new commitment to eliminate all plastic shopping bags from stores by the end of 2023. The company believes this will remove 4,400 tons of plastic from the environment every year. The full letter from Hart can be found here. Aldi […]

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Aldi Plans Expansion Into Gulf Coast By 2023

As Batavia, Illinois-based Aldi expands in the Southeast, the company will count Louisiana as its 38th state of operation when it opens its Lafayette store on Feb. 10. It plans to open two more Gulf Coast stores in early March, along with 20 additional stores throughout the region by year-end. “There is nothing like watching shoppers […]

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Aldi Issues 2022 Charcuterie Board Trend Report

As charcuterie boards continue to trend, online searches about charcuterie are up nearly 300 percent in the past 12 months, according to Aldi. New and creative charcuterie boards have been extremely popular this year, and Aldi predicts this will continue to grow throughout 2022.    The ALDI Charcuterie Board of Directors (consisting of seven experts across food and wine) […]