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ALDI FIRST SUPERMARKET TO STOP SELLING DISPOSABLE BARBECUES IN ALL UK STORES

Aldi has become the first UK supermarket to ban the sale of disposable barbecues nationwide, in a bid to protect the nation’s forests and wildlife.

The ban across all its stores will also lead to the removal of approximately 35 tonnes of single-use waste packaging.

ALDI SPONSORS PARALYMPICSGB

The UK’s fifth-largest supermarket Aldi is the new official partner of ParalympicsGB, as the team competes at the Winter Paralympic Games in Beijing.

The sponsorship, agreed with governing body the British Paralympic Association (BPA), will run through to the next Paralympic Summer Games and means that Aldi is now the sponsor for both Great Britain’s Olympic and Paralympic teams up to Paris 2024.

ALDI COMMITS TO ONLY SELLING PLASTIC-FREE WIPES

Aldi will remove single-use plastic from all its own-brand wipes by the summer, in a bid to further reduce plastic waste.

The UK’s fifth-largest supermarket will switch all the wipes across its Mamia baby, Lacura beauty and household ranges to 100% plant-based fibres, making them all biodegradable.

ALDI DITCHES PLASTIC FROM OWN-LABEL EASTER EGGS

Aldi is scrapping plastic from its entire range of own-label Easter eggs.

The supermarket has redesigned the packaging of its own-label eggs to eliminate the need for them to be supported with inner plastic packaging.

TEAM GB NUTRITIONIST TEAMS UP WITH ALDI TO CREATE FIVE RECIPES TO HELP MIND AND BODY

Aldi has teamed up with Team GB nutritionist Nigel Mitchell to champion the importance of your diet on your mood and everyday life – creating bespoke low-cost recipes to suit all the family.

From breakfast and mid-day snack options to veggie dinners and desserts, the recipes aim to offer affordable and nutritional recipe inspiration.

STARS IN THEIR AISLES ALDI ANNOUNCES SEARCH TO FIND BRITAIN’S TOP UNDISCOVERED BRITISH SUPPLIERS

• ‘Grow With Aldi’ will see UK’s makers and growers compete for space on supermarket’s shelves
• Launch follows the success of 2021 ‘Grow With Aldi’ spirits competition, which saw gin distillery Penrhos Gin have its product stocked in 950 Aldi stores
• Expert panel of judges including Aldi’s buying team will decide on winning businesses, whose products will be launched as Specialbuys in stores

ALDI TO CREATE 200 APPRENTICESHIP ROLES

Aldi is looking to recruit 200 new apprentices across the UK in 2022.

Applications are now open for the UK’s fifth-largest supermarket’s apprenticeship scheme, with opportunities across store, logistics and HGV driver roles.

ALDI’S CHECKOUT-FREE CONCEPT STORE OPENS FOR PUBLIC TESTING

Aldi, the UK’s fifth largest supermarket, has opened its first checkout-free store in London.

ALDI’S BILLION-POUND BOOST FOR BRITISH BUSINESSES

Aldi has invested an extra £1.6 billion with British suppliers since the start of the Coronavirus pandemic as it continues to grow across the UK.