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ALDI GIVES ALL STORE COLLEAGUES A NEW YEAR PAY RISE

• New minimum hourly rates for Store Assistants of £9.55 nationally and £11.07 inside the M25, rising to £10.57 and £11.32 respectively
• All store colleagues to receive hourly pay increases
• New minimum hourly pay exceeds the Living Wage Foundation’s latest recommended pay rates
• Aldi is one of the only supermarkets to offer paid breaks, which means its colleagues remain the best-paid in the sector
• Aldi is recruiting for 4,000 new store colleagues in 2021  

ALDI IS FIRST TO SCRAP PLASTIC SHRINK WRAP ON ALL MULTIPACK SOFT DRINK CANS

Aldi is the first supermarket to stop using plastic shrink-wrapping on its own-label multipack soft drink cans.

The UK’s fifth-largest supermarket has replaced all plastic on its soft drink cans with 100% recyclable, FSC-certified cardboard, saving over 90 tonnes of plastic each year.

Aldi pledges to donate 10 million meals to families facing hunger

• Supermarket Aldi has created an emotive ‘Hunger Monster’ animation that personifies the concept of hunger to bring to life its devastating effects
• The animation has been voiced by England footballer and campaigner, Marcus Rashford MBE, who lends his support to the pledge 

ALDI MAKES FACE MASKS MANDATORY IN ITS UK STORES

All customers will be required to wear a mask unless they are medically exempt. For a limited period, customers that forget to bring a mask will be provided with one, free of charge. Anyone without a medical exemption that refuses to wear a mask is not permitted to enter its stores.

ALDI STORES TO OFFER 75% PRICE REDUCTIONS BEFORE STORES CLOSE

Shoppers hunting for the best deals already head to Aldi to pay as little as possible for their weekly shop, but the supermarket is now making groceries even more affordable.

All of Aldi’s 912 UK stores will soon mark down perishable products such as bread, meat and fruit and vegetables by 75% before stores close on their last day of life.

ALDI DONATES MORE THAN 650,000 MEALS TO CHARITIES ACROSS THE UK OVER CHRISTMAS

Aldi has supported charities throughout the UK by donating a record 665,000 meals to people in need this Christmas.

ALDI REPORTS RECORD CHRISTMAS SALES

A spike in demand for premium products helped drive Aldi’s best ever Christmas sales, the supermarket has revealed.

ALDI TO SPEND AN ADDITIONAL £3.5BN A YEAR WITH BRITISH SUPPLIERS BY 2025

Aldi has announced plans to increase the amount of food and drink it buys from British suppliers by £3.5bn a year within the next five years as it continues its rapid expansion across the UK.

AN UPDATE FROM OUR CEO GILES HURLEY

With less than a week to go until Christmas Day, Aldi CEO Giles Hurley has written to customers today.

The full letter is below: