Who Owns Aldi?

Both ALDI SÜD and ALDI NORD publish sustainability reports. ALDI SÜD's published targets include reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 26% by 2025 compared to a 2019 baseline, reducing food waste by 50% by 2030, and making 100% of ALDI-exclusive packaging reusable, recyclable, or compostable by 2025.

ALDI SÜD sources a portion of its seafood with Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification. It sources some coffee and cocoa through Rainforest Alliance or Fairtrade certified supply chains. These certifications apply to specific product lines and are verified through the certifying organizations' public databases, not claimed for the full product range.

Neither ALDI SÜD nor ALDI NORD holds B Corp certification.

Aldi's private label products have won Product of the Year awards in the United States based on consumer panel voting run by the Product of the Year organization, including multiple categories in recent years. These awards are determined by consumer survey responses rather than independent judging panels.

In the United Kingdom, Aldi has placed in the top tier of the Which? Supermarket Survey for customer satisfaction in multiple years. Aldi UK was named Grocer of the Year by The Grocer trade publication in 2024.

Kantar and NielsenIQ data confirm Aldi's market share gains in the United Kingdom, Germany, and Australia over the 2018 to 2025 period, reflecting growth in its customer base across multiple income demographics.

2013 horsemeat scandal: In February 2013, Aldi confirmed that frozen beef products sold in Germany, France, and the United Kingdom contained undeclared horse meat. The contamination traced to a supplier, Comigel, via a Romanian subcontractor. Aldi withdrew the products and severed supplier relationships. The incident affected multiple European retailers; it was not specific to Aldi but demonstrated supply chain complexity in the European processed food industry.

Australian wage recovery (2023): The Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association reached a settlement with Aldi Australia requiring the company to pay approximately AUD $2 million to approximately 2,000 workers for underpaid overtime and break entitlements. Aldi acknowledged the underpayments and made restitution through the settlement process.

Australian supplier price-fixing proceedings (2025): The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission initiated civil proceedings against four fresh produce suppliers that had supplied Aldi Australia. The suppliers were alleged to have colluded on vegetable prices over a six-year period. Aldi was not named as a defendant in the proceedings. The case remained open as of May 2025.

UK GSCOP settlement: Aldi settled a case brought by former brassica and sprout suppliers John Clappison and Matthew Rawson under the Groceries Code Adjudicator framework. The settlement terms were confidential. The Groceries Code Adjudicator has noted the settlement as an example of retailer-supplier dispute resolution under the GSCOP regime.

Seafood supply chain labor concerns: Media investigations, including reporting by The Guardian and the Associated Press, have identified human rights concerns at fish processing facilities in Southeast Asia that supply retailers including Aldi. Aldi has published supplier code of conduct requirements and has stated it conducts supplier audits. Independent verification of compliance across the full supply chain has not been publicly documented.