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ALDI ON COURSE FOR ITS BIGGEST CHRISTMAS YET

With less than three weeks to go until the big day, Aldi is on course for its biggest and best Christmas yet, it has confirmed today.

ALDI BECOMES FIRST SUPERMARKET TO PAY COLLEAGUES AT LEAST £12 PER HOUR

• Aldi is the first supermarket to pay all store and warehouse colleagues at least £12.00 an hour nationally, and £13.55 within the M25
• Pay rates rise further for Store Assistants to £12.95 nationally, and £13.85 within the M25, based on length of service
• In addition to the rise for hourly paid colleagues, all Aldi’s salaried colleagues will also benefit from a pay increase
• As well as receiving the highest hourly rates in the sector, Aldi colleagues remain the only supermarket workers to be paid for breaks in shifts

CUTHBERT MAKES SURPRISE APPEARANCE WITH YEOVIL TOWN FOR FA CUP CLASH AT WREXHAM

• Sunday’s match became caterpillar derby as Cuthbert appeared to support Yeovil Town against Wrexham’s own supermarket caterpillar sponsor
• Aldi also became a one-off shirt sponsor of The Glovers for the match

The Caterpillar vs Caterpillar saga continues, and this time it’s on the football pitch.

ALDI TAKES CROWN AS UK’S CHEAPEST SUPERMARKET

• New findings from consumer group Which? show Aldi to be the UK’s cheapest supermarket for November
• A basket of shopping at Aldi is over £20 cheaper than Waitrose
• Latest win follows the supermarket being named the cheapest place to buy a Christmas dinner

Aldi invests £12 million to lower the price of more than 180 products

Aldi, the UK’s cheapest supermarket*, has today announced it is investing £12 million to lower the prices of even more products.

ALDI DONATES CHRISTMAS LUNCHES TO THOSE IN NEED

Aldi is spreading the festive cheer and bringing together local communities by donating Christmas lunches to those in low-income areas across the UK.

Britain’s fourth-largest supermarket is working in partnership with Company Shop Group to provide free Christmas dinners at Community Shops in the run-up to Christmas.

ALDI REMOVES PLASTIC FROM ITS BEER AND CIDER

Aldi has removed all plastic packaging from its own-label four-pack beers and ciders to further reduce plastic waste.

The UK’s fourth-largest supermarket has replaced the plastic shrink wrap and rings with a cardboard alternative.

ALDI ANNOUNCES PRICE LOCK AFTER RETAILER FINDS 1 IN 3 BRITS WORRIED ABOUT THE COST OF CHRISTMAS

• New research from Aldi* has found 40% of Brits plan to ‘spend less on Christmas food’ compared to last year, because of the cost-of-living crisis
• With 35% saying they plan to scale back on Christmas celebrations in general
• In response, Aldi has today announced a ‘Christmas Price Lock’, with dinner staples including Christmas pudding and pigs in blankets locked at 2022 prices

ALDI CALLS ON CHARITIES TO GET IN TOUCH AS IT HITS FOOD DONATION MILESTONE

Aldi has donated 40 million meals to local communities since launching its food donations initiative in 2019.