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Not just that. Lots of their stuff is the same as national brands. All of the Trader Joe's hard ciders are made by the people who make Woodchuck. I think their

by cwyers 11y ago

Not just that. Lots of their stuff is the same as national brands. All of the Trader Joe's hard ciders are made by the people who make Woodchuck. I think their Joe's Os and mac and cheese are made by Annie's. So, you're right, but at the same time, I think your typical Trader Joe's shopper would rather have what TJ repackages than what most other stores do. (Also, Aldis and Trader Joes also have the same corporate parent, sort of, so it makes sense that they share suppliers for stuff.)

germanier 11y ago
Actually they don't share the same parent company, they just both happen[1] to have the exact same name "Aldi Einkauf GmbH & Compagnie, oHG". To differentiate they are usually called Aldi Nord (owner of Trader Joe's) and Aldi Süd (owner of US Aldi). Although they cooperate closely (and therefore seen as one entity by the antitrust authorities) they are legally, financially, and organizationally completely seperate. [1]: They split up in 1960 for unknown reasons (it's speculated that it was a dispute about selling cigarettes). They only have stores in the north and south of Germany respectively, hence the geographic names. They also divided the rest of the world between them with the US being the only other country in which both operate.
- cwyers 11y ago
  I did say sort of for that reason. What I was told, and I have no idea if this is true, is that Aldi split in half so each of the owner's sons could have a company -- Theo Albrecht does run Aldi Nord and Trader Joe's and his brother Karl owns Aldi Sud and the US Aldi's chain.
  - germanier 11y ago
    They took over the company from their mother n 1945 and split it in 1961, a year after their parents gave them the remaining shares. The exact reason for the split is unknown and there has been much speculation about that. Both brothers died a few years ago but the companies are still run by their families.

by cwyers 11y ago

germanier 11y ago

Actually they don't share the same parent company, they just both happen[1] to have the exact same name "Aldi Einkauf GmbH & Compagnie, oHG". To differentiate they are usually called Aldi Nord (owner of Trader Joe's) and Aldi Süd (owner of US Aldi). Although they cooperate closely (and therefore seen as one entity by the antitrust authorities) they are legally, financially, and organizationally completely seperate. [1]: They split up in 1960 for unknown reasons (it's speculated that it was a dispute about selling cigarettes). They only have stores in the north and south of Germany respectively, hence the geographic names. They also divided the rest of the world between them with the US being the only other country in which both operate.

cwyers 11y ago
I did say sort of for that reason. What I was told, and I have no idea if this is true, is that Aldi split in half so each of the owner's sons could have a company -- Theo Albrecht does run Aldi Nord and Trader Joe's and his brother Karl owns Aldi Sud and the US Aldi's chain.
- germanier 11y ago
  They took over the company from their mother n 1945 and split it in 1961, a year after their parents gave them the remaining shares. The exact reason for the split is unknown and there has been much speculation about that. Both brothers died a few years ago but the companies are still run by their families.