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ALDI DONATES MORE THAN 650,000 MEALS TO CHARITIES ACROSS THE UK OVER CHRISTMAS

Aldi has supported charities throughout the UK by donating a record 665,000 meals to people in need this Christmas.

ALDI REPORTS RECORD CHRISTMAS SALES

A spike in demand for premium products helped drive Aldi’s best ever Christmas sales, the supermarket has revealed.

ALDI TO SPEND AN ADDITIONAL £3.5BN A YEAR WITH BRITISH SUPPLIERS BY 2025

Aldi has announced plans to increase the amount of food and drink it buys from British suppliers by £3.5bn a year within the next five years as it continues its rapid expansion across the UK.

AN UPDATE FROM OUR CEO GILES HURLEY

With less than a week to go until Christmas Day, Aldi CEO Giles Hurley has written to customers today.

The full letter is below:

ALDI TRIALS PLASTIC-FREE MULTIPACKS ON BAKED BEANS

Aldi is to trial removing plastic-shrink wrap from multipacks of baked beans in a bid to further reduce plastic waste.

ALDI TO EXTEND FESTIVE FOOD DONATIONS PROGRAMME TO HELP THOSE IN NEED

Aldi is building on its successful festive food donations programme by donating to those in need on New Year’s Eve as well.

ALDI CONFIRMED AS UK’S CHEAPEST SUPERMARKET IN TWO INDEPENDENT PRICE POLLS

• Aldi named cheapest supermarket according to The Grocer
• The latest Grocer 33 also shows that Aldi is 14.2% cheaper than its closest rival, Asda, while Tesco is 24.1% more expensive than Aldi
• An average basket of 33 essential items at The Big Four is 21.1% more expensive than at Aldi
• Aldi also maintains position as Cheapest Supermarket in the UK according to Which? for November – the fifth month in a row

ALDI TO REPAY BUSINESS RATES RELIEF

Aldi, the UK’s fifth-largest supermarket, will return the full value of the business rates relief it has received during the pandemic. Over £100m will be paid back to the UK Government and the Devolved Administrations.

ALDI HIRING MORE THAN 1,000 TEMPORARY STORE COLLEAGUES FOR CHRISTMAS PERIOD

Aldi is hiring more than 1,000 people to work in its UK stores on a temporary basis over the Christmas period as part of its biggest-ever festive recruitment drive.