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ALDI TO CREATE 1,000 NEW STORE ROLES BEFORE 2025

Aldi is set to create 1,000 jobs in new stores across the UK between now and the end of the year.

The UK’s fourth-largest supermarket, which has more than 1,020 stores, currently employs over 45,000 people.

Roles available will include managerial positions and Store Cleaners, as well as Store Apprentices.

NEW STUDY CONFIRMS ALDI AS UK’S CHEAPEST SUPERMARKET – AGAIN

Aldi has once again been named as the UK’s cheapest supermarket in a new independent price comparison survey by trade magazine The Grocer*.

ALDI NAMED BRITAIN’S FAVOURITE SUPERMARKET

Aldi has been named as the nation’s most popular supermarket, according to new polling data from YouGov for the three months to June 2024.

AL-DI PREP THEY NEED FOR PARIS 2024!

TEAM GB AND PARALYMPICSGB ATHLETES PREPARE FOR OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC GAMES WITH TRAINING SESSIONS AT ALDI

• Aldi is helping Team GB and ParalympicsGB athletes, Emily Campbell and Thomas Young, prepare for the Games by letting them train at their local store
• ParalympicGB sprinter Thomas Young reaches lightning speed on Aldi’s fast-moving conveyor belt, while heavy weightlifter Emily Campbell pumps iron using shoppers’ weekly groceries
• The athletes share exclusive nutrition and exercise tips that help them get into Olympic shape

The countdown to the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games is on and Team GB and ParalympicsGB are getting a helping hand from official supermarket sponsor, Aldi.

ALDI REVEALS NEW STORES OPENING IN THE COMING MONTHS

Aldi is set to open more than 10 new stores across the UK in the coming months as it looks to bring its low prices to even more shoppers.

ALDI TO INTRODUCE HIGHER WELFARE STANDARD FOR CHICKENS

Aldi, the UK’s fourth largest supermarket, is set to introduce new stocking density requirements for its fresh chicken suppliers, further improving the quality of life for livestock.

ALDI MOVES TO PAPER PACKAGING ON PORRIDGE OATS

Aldi has introduced paper packaging on its Everyday Essentials Porridge Oats in all UK stores.

That means all the supermarket’s porridge oat products are now free of plastic packaging, including its Everyday Essentials, Organic and Scottish Porridge Oats.

IS IT GAME OVER FOR LOCAL SPORTS CLUBS?

2 IN 5 SPORTS CLUBS IN THE UK ARE UNDERFUNDED AND UNSUPPORTED – ALDI LAUNCHES SPORTS BURSARY WITH TEAM GB AND PARALYMPICSGB  

• 41% of Brits say their local sports clubs desperately need funding, research from official Team GB and ParalympicsGB sponsor, Aldi reports
• In a bid to help rekindle the UK’s passion for playing sports, the supermarket is launching a sports bursary initiative – offering coaching sessions with Team GB and ParalympicsGB athletes, a desirable cash prize, and Aldi vouchers to ten winners
• Community sports teams, schools and clubs across the nation have until 27^th July to apply

ALDI INTRODUCES CROWNLESS PINEAPPLES TO CUT FOOD WASTE

Aldi is trialling the sale of crownless pineapples in its latest move to reduce food waste.

With the crown of the pineapple often being thrown away by shoppers, the UK’s fourth largest supermarket will be removing the green leaves from its pineapples during the production process for recycling instead.

The removed crowns will either be used to cultivate next year’s crop or converted into animal feed, reducing food waste by an estimated 1,400 tonnes annually if the change is rolled out across stores.