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ALDI CONTINUES TO CUT DOWN ON PLASTIC PACKAGING

18 October, 2024

Aldi is removing the plastic windows and trays from several of its savoury goods lines.

The supermarket’s Specially Selected pies and quiches, as well as Crestwood frittatas and quiches, will now come in cardboard packaging, removing the need for plastic windows.

Additionally, the plastic trays will be removed from its Crestwood twin slices and Crestwood pork pies.

The UK’s fourth largest supermarket is expected to eliminate 127 tonnes of unnecessary plastic packaging per year once these changes are all rolled out.

Customers will be able to buy these products in their new packaging from 27th November, while Aldi’s seasonal Mini Pork Pie Selection will be trayless this festive period.

Luke Emery, Plastics and Packaging Director at Aldi, said: “We are constantly reviewing ways to become a more sustainable supermarket and reducing unnecessary plastic packaging is just another example of the progress we’re making.

“We know our customers care about our environmental commitments just as much as we do and we hope these changes help make their daily shop more sustainable.”

These are just some of the latest changes in Aldi’s continuing efforts to reduce its environmental impact and develop alternative packaging for its products.

In August, Aldi began trialling the removal of pulp trays and punnets from several of its fruit and vegetable lines.

This would help to eliminate a further estimated 370 tonnes of plastic packaging a year if rolled out nationally.

For more information, please contact the Aldi Press Office on:
T: 0161 235 0300 or aldi@citypress.co.uk

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ALDI ACCELERATES LONDON EXPANSION WITH £40M INVESTMENT IN EIGHT NEW STORES

20 April, 2026

Aldi is expanding in London with eight new stores this year, bringing hundreds of new jobs and more affordable food options to communities lacking discount retailers.

The £40m expansion targets areas in the capital and Greater London, where many communities still rely on higher-priced convenience stores or traditional full-price supermarkets for their weekly shop.

New stores are planned for Hanworth (Twickenham Road), Willesden (High Road), Watford, Marble Arch, Hoxton, Orpington West, Epsom and Stepney Green. Existing Aldi stores in Enfield and Kilburn will also undergo refurbishments in 2026.

Last year, the UK’s biggest discounter opened new stores inside the M25, including Wimbledon, Fulham Broadway, Shoreditch, Caterham, Uxbridge, Old Kent Road and Kentish Town, alongside an extension in Colindale, helping bring its award-winning products and low prices to even more Londoners.

Jonathan Neale, Managing Director of National Real Estate at Aldi UK, said: “We know household budgets are still under pressure, and too many Londoners don’t have an Aldi within easy reach. These new stores will bring our unbeatable value to more families while creating around 200 new jobs across the capital.”

The expansion forms part of Aldi’s wider investment in Britain, with the supermarket set to invest over £370 million in opening new stores across the country this year.

Aldi was named the UK’s cheapest supermarket by consumer champion Which? for the fifth consecutive year. In the monthly Which? analysis of 89 popular branded and own-brand products, Aldi also started the year strongly, being named Which? Cheapest Supermarket for January, February and March 2026.

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ALDI’S WINNING STREAK CONTINUES AS IT IS NAMED WHICH? CHEAPEST SUPERMARKET FOR MARCH 

3 April, 2026
  • Consumer champion Which? has named Aldi the UK’s Cheapest Supermarket for March 
  • Shoppers can save up to £64.38 by switching from Waitrose, Tesco and Sainbury’s to Aldi - loyalty cards included 
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