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ALDI CRACKS ITS CAGED-FREE EGG COMMITMENT AHEAD OF TIME

19 August, 2024

Aldi has hit its commitment to sell 100% cage-free eggs more than a year ahead of schedule.

Britain’s fourth-largest supermarket has been working with its suppliers to move to higher hen welfare in recent years, with all its UK stores now only selling cage-free eggs.

Not only this, but all of Aldi’s eggs are also British Lion Code approved and the supermarket now sells more British free-range eggs than any other UK supermarket, according to the latest data from Kantar*.

Julie Ashfield, Managing Director of Buying at Aldi, said: “Improving animal welfare is incredibly important to us at Aldi, and by working with our suppliers we have been able to hit our 100% cage-free target more than a year early.

“Our British suppliers are at the heart of our business and without them Aldi wouldn’t be where it is today and we are proud to work with so many UK egg farmers.”   

Aldi has invested more than £50m into UK egg farming and producers over the past two years, in a further show of support for the British cage-free egg industry.

The retailer also ensures it implements long-term contracts for its egg suppliers, providing them with certainty and security for them to continue to invest and grow their businesses. 

*Kantar Take Home FMCG, 12 weeks to 09/06/2024

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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