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Thread Number: 74392
/ Tag: Recipes, Cooking Accessories
Is ALDI phasing out house brands? |
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Post# 981950 2/8/2018 at 18:18 (2,258 days old) by joeekaitis  (Rialto, California, USA) |
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When Lidl opened its first stores in the USA, your humble Eater of Food and Observer of the Discount Grocery Landscape noticed immediately that most Lidl everyday groceries are "house unbrands" (Photo 1). Both Lidl and ALDI have premium house brands but ALDI has a house brand for everything in the store . . . until now (Photo 2).
Note the old Parkview® Italian Mild Sausage and the new Italian Hot Sausage. The rest of the wording is the same. Not a ® or ™ in sight. Never mind the difference between hot and mild. Both flavors share the same unbranded packaging. And you know it's ALDI packaging from the lack of numbers on the barcode.
A few weeks ago came the news that ALDI is testing fresh baked bread back east, which Lidl always offered in the USA.
Looks like the Germans are at war (well, having a food fight) on American soil! | ||
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Post# 981954 , Reply# 1 2/8/2018 at 18:41 (2,258 days old) by RP2813 (Sannazay) |
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Post# 981962 , Reply# 2 2/8/2018 at 20:26 (2,258 days old) by jamiel (Detroit, Michigan and Palm Springs, CA) |
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I'm more intrigued with the idea of Aldi having two (or more) levels of house brand--around here they've got a lower-end product "Daily Choice (I think)" and the "normal" brand (Savoritz/Burman/...). I think I've seen it in things like saltine crackers and catsup. Then, they have the higher-end stuff (the organic line or the interesting import line) as well--this stuff is pretty good. I like Aldi a lot--it's very interesting how commonly they operate here in the US and in Europe. Just tried an interesting product which they sourced from Poland (!)..a curry simmer sauce with a small clamshell of curry powder on top. Yummy!
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Post# 981985 , Reply# 3 2/9/2018 at 02:03 (2,258 days old) by robbinsandmyers (Conn) |
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Post# 981991 , Reply# 4 2/9/2018 at 05:26 (2,258 days old) by joeekaitis (Rialto, California, USA) |
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"For now my staple is Price-Rite. "
Which is run by Wakefern Food Corporation, the same company that runs Shop Rite full service supermarkets. Seems they're covering all the bases. I wouldn't be surprised if a delegation from Stater Bros., the Inland Empire's home-grown supermarket chain, were to make a fact-finding pilgrimage to Wakefern Country and pick up a few pointers on how to compete with ALDI now and possibly Lidl later here in Sunny SoCal. | ||
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Post# 981995 , Reply# 6 2/9/2018 at 07:13 (2,258 days old) by Jmm63 (Denville, NJ) |
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I just went to Aldi last night....the one near me was closed for a while for a
"remodel" and I thought I would give it a try again. I didn't see any difference. The place is still dirty and messy. The produce was gross, and I'm not a big fan of buying store brands even if they are cheaper. I find I don't like them and just a waste of money. There was just one cashier open and I guess she had to go to the restroom and just left. 5 minutes later she returns. You can keep the place, not for me. | ||
| Post# 981999 , Reply# 7 2/9/2018 at 08:02 (2,258 days old) by vacerator (Macomb, Michigan) | ||
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I used to go for the Bavarian imported spaetzel, sour kraut, and little bags of cookies, but they never seem to have them at the same time anymore. | ||
| Post# 982342 , Reply# 9 2/11/2018 at 16:18 (2,256 days old) by Rolls_rapide (.) | ||
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30?! Good Heavens! Which town(s) are you in or near? | ||
| Post# 982352 , Reply# 11 2/11/2018 at 17:23 (2,256 days old) by Rolls_rapide (.) | ||
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Four Aldi stores in a 17 mile radius for me (I live in the sticks). Once upon a time, the Co-op was king. But they've done a vanishing act in Scotland, getting rid of decent sized stores in favour of smaller local shops in other towns. Strange behaviour indeed. | ||
| Post# 982354 , Reply# 12 2/11/2018 at 17:38 (2,255 days old) by liamy1 (-) | ||
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Tis Strange what they decide to do and where to be. The part of Scotland my family are in (Dumfriesshire) say that Tesco is now the stronghold there, and I believe Inverness is totally held by them, it’s them or nothing up there. | ||
| Post# 982371 , Reply# 14 2/11/2018 at 19:01 (2,255 days old) by liamy1 (-) | ||
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Oops Bit unfair that as will impact a customer going off reviews to choose. Just goes to show, manufacturers just don’t care what you know, as long as it is their product you hand your money over for. | ||
| Post# 982376 , Reply# 15 2/11/2018 at 19:10 (2,255 days old) by Rolls_rapide (.) | ||
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Indeed so. I was reading reviews of Persil Powergems. Folk who gave them 1 star, said the gems never dissolved properly, and they ended up stuck in the door seal. Maybe that's the reason for Tesco's 'get rid of quick' tactics. | ||
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Post# 982443 , Reply# 20 2/12/2018 at 05:59 (2,255 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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| Post# 982446 , Reply# 21 2/12/2018 at 07:17 (2,255 days old) by Rolls_rapide (.) | ||
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Interesting indeed. Thanks. I knew Aldi was split into North and South variants, but I had no idea that in America, Trader Joe's was Aldi in disguise. You learn something new every day. | ||
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Post# 982449 , Reply# 22 2/12/2018 at 08:24 (2,255 days old) by joeekaitis (Rialto, California, USA) |
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Let's straighten this out . . .
. . . once and for all.
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| Post# 982456 , Reply# 23 2/12/2018 at 10:15 (2,255 days old) by PassatDoc (Orange County, California) | ||
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Trader Joe's has existed in California since the mid-1960s. It was acquired by Aldi (either by Nord or by the pre-split combined Aldi) in I believe the 1980s. | ||
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Post# 982457 , Reply# 24 2/12/2018 at 10:21 (2,255 days old) by DaveAMKrayoGuy (Oak Park, MI) |
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 I've gone to Dollar Stores, thinking I could buy some "generic Cola" for my roast & sure enough: No More "Cola"--or any other flavors of pop that is either generic or the retailer's own brand--it's Towne Club & Faygo (& perhaps whatever regional brands exist)...
So, it'll have to be BIG K for me--left out, but at least still fizzes!
-- Dave
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| Post# 982499 , Reply# 25 2/12/2018 at 16:12 (2,255 days old) by iej (.... ) | ||
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Is there much difference between ALDI Sud and Aldi Nord ? Seems we've Aldi Sud here in Ireland. | ||
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Post# 982506 , Reply# 26 2/12/2018 at 17:16 (2,255 days old) by jamiel (Detroit, Michigan and Palm Springs, CA) |
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Post# 982580 , Reply# 27 2/13/2018 at 03:29 (2,254 days old) by mrboilwash (Munich,Germany) |
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James, I haven`t been in an Aldi Nord for a while but I think there isn`t much difference between them.
The majority of their products seems to be identical from the same suppliers even if the "brand name" and design of packaging is different. In the past years Aldi Süd stores had a nicer interior concept and carried more upscale products but that could be just my personal perception. Right now it looks like stores on both sides of the Aldi equator in Germany are undergoing a large make over. | ||
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