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Aldi slashes food waste by almost 60% and sets new 2030 target

• Aldi announces a 57% reduction in food waste since 2017 in its inaugural sustainability report in Great Britain
• UK’s fourth largest supermarket has donated 40 million meals to good causes since 2019
• Initiatives like its eco concept store have also been designed to significantly reduce carbon consumption and make it easier for shoppers to reduce waste

Aldi has announced a 57% reduction in its food waste*, meaning it has hit its 2030 target eight years early.

ALDI PLEDGES TO LOWER PRICES EVEN FURTHER AS IT REPORTS RECORD CHRISTMAS TRADING FIGURES

• Aldi recorded its best ever Christmas with sales topping £1.5 billion for the first time in the four weeks to Christmas Eve
• More households than ever before shopped with Aldi in the run up to Christmas due to its unbeatable value
• With many still feeling the squeeze due to the rising cost of living, Aldi has committed to cut more prices during 2024 as it maintains its place as the UK’s lowest-priced supermarket

Aldi reported sales of more than £1.5 billion for the first time in the run up to Christmas as it helped millions of customers to celebrate the festive season with the lowest grocery prices in Britain.

ALDI MAKES CHANGES TO ITS TOO GOOD TO GO FOOD BAG SERVICE

Aldi has extended its collection window to reserve surplus food bags via Too Good To Go. 

ALDI ANNOUNCES EVEN MORE PRICE CUTS

Aldi has revealed yet more price cuts as it gears up for its biggest Christmas yet.

SANTA’S PARKING SPACE SPOTTED AT ALDI

• Giant sleigh parking space for Santa and his reindeers appears on top of an Aldi store

Christmas shoppers in Manchester were given a surprise this morning as they spotted a giant sleigh parking space installed on top of a local Aldi store.

ALDI CREATES NEW NATIONAL REAL ESTATE TEAM AS IT TARGETS 500 NEW STORES

Aldi has created a new National Real Estate Team as it looks to deliver its plan to open 500 new UK stores.

ALDI DONATES £2,000 OF SPECIALBUYS AS FOOD BANK HERO UNWRAPS PRESENT BANK FOR CHRISTMAS

12-year old Isaac from Redditch, Worcestershire, who set up food banks to help his local community during the pandemic, is launching a fifth site thanks to the help of Aldi. The location will open as a ‘Present Bank’, offering gifts to those families that may otherwise go without this Christmas.

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