While most see Trader Joe's an upstart grocery chain, it is important to note they are owned by the founder[s] of Aldi a huge grocery store chain. They were two

While most see Trader Joe's an upstart grocery chain, it is important to note they are owned by the founder[s] of Aldi a huge grocery store chain. They were two brothers (one died recently) who had a very clear world domination plan with their grocery stores. Essentially they split the globe among them and each controlled the stores in their territory. Here is the Wiki stating it better than I could here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldi http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldi