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ALDI INTRODUCES CARDBOARD PORRIDGE POTS IN SUPERMARKET FIRST
13 October, 2022Aldi is moving to cardboard packaging for its own-brand porridge pots in a bid to further reduce plastic waste.
The move will see the supermarket introduce fully recyclable, card-based porridge pots, saving an estimated 175 tonnes of plastic going onto the market each year.
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WHO’S GOING TO BE ALDI’S NEXT BIG THING? NEW CHANNEL 4 SHOW SEES SMALL BRITISH PRODUCERS GET BIG OPPORTUNITY
6 October, 2022- Thirty-six small-scale suppliers compete for space on Aldi’s shelves
- Julie Ashfield, Managing Director of Buying at Aldi UK decides which products will be launched as Specialbuys in stores
- Anita Rani and Chris Bavin host six-part Channel 4 series launching 20th October
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ALDI ANNOUNCES MAJOR JOBS PUSH AHEAD OF FESTIVE SEASON
6 October, 2022Aldi is set to create around 3,000 new jobs ahead of the festive period as it gears up for its biggest-ever Christmas.
The supermarket is looking to fill over 2,000 temporary and permanent store positions to help replenish stock and provide additional assistance to customers visiting Aldi’s stores during this busy period.
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ALDI TO OPEN NEW ECO CONCEPT STORE
29 September, 2022Aldi will open a new eco concept store in Royal Leamington Spa on 29th September.
The Leamington Spa store has been designed to significantly reduce carbon consumption, with sustainable building materials and design changes estimated to reduce life-cycle carbon emissions by up to two-thirds.
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ALDI DOUBLES DOWN ON PRICE PROMISE TO CUSTOMERS AS HOUSEHOLDS FACE RISING COSTS
26 September, 2022- Aldi pledges lowest prices as cost-of-living crisis worsens for millions of households
- Customer numbers and market share surge as cost-conscious shoppers switch from traditional, full price supermarkets
- 16 new stores to open over next 12 weeks as part of ongoing £1.3bn expansion plan
- Over 25m meals donated to 1,300 local charities through Neighbourly partnership to help most vulnerable
- Profits fall in 2021 due to investment in prices, people and pandemic-related expenses
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ALDI ROLLS OUT SOFT PLASTIC COLLECTION POINTS TO ALL STORES
23 September, 2022Aldi is rolling out recycling bins for soft plastics across almost all its UK stores, with a view to helping customers recycle tonnes of problem materials a year.
Following the success of the trial last year, the move now means that customers can return all types of clean, soft plastic packaging – including crisp packets, salad bags, bread bags and carrier bags – regardless of where the items were bought.