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Aldi is reminding families that free period products are available in store toilets across the UK, as schools and colleges prepare to close for the summer holidays.
The reminder comes as students in England may have reduced access to free period products during the holidays, when many education settings that provide them are closed.
Parents’ weekly food shops rise by an average of £42 when their teenagers hit a growth spurt.
A poll of 1,000 parents and guardians with children aged 13-18 found 55 per cent have seen them go through a growth spurt in the past year, with 81 per cent of these saying their overall grocery bill has increased as a result.
In fact, more than a quarter (26 per cent) find themselves making at least two extra trips to the shops each week on top of their usual food run.
Aldi is bringing its successful Supermarket Sweep fundraiser to England and Wales for the first time, giving shoppers the chance to win a five-minute trolley dash while raising money for Teenage Cancer Trust.
Ten winners will be selected to take part in the challenge at their local Aldi store, racing against the clock to fill their trolley with Aldi products in just five minutes.
Aldi is bringing back its Summer Support Scheme for a second year, helping families across the country with the added costs of looking after children during the school holidays.
Britain’s cheapest supermarket is urging parents to apply to its Summer Support Scheme, which will see more than £3,000 worth of Aldi vouchers given away throughout July and August, with one winner selected every day of the school holidays to receive a £50 voucher.
Aldi is set to open 16 new stores over the coming months as part of its continued investment in expanding its footprint across the UK.
Britain’s biggest discounter, which now has more than 1,080 stores nationwide, will open new locations in areas including Watford and Hoxton in London, Hattersley in Greater Manchester, and Balsall Common in the West Midlands.
Aldi, Britain’s biggest discounter, has made the first delivery from its new Distribution Centre at Bardon in Leicestershire, marking the start of the first phase of operations at the UK’s largest supermarket warehouse.
Aldi has announced a £5 billion investment in British farming and food production through a series of long-term agreements with UK suppliers.
The supermarket said the deals will give farmers and producers greater certainty to invest in their businesses while helping strengthen British food supply chains.
The agreements, which typically last at least two years, cover fresh fruit and veg, dairy, meat and eggs, with Aldi aiming to source 50% of its domestic produce through long-term agreements by the end of 2027.