11-12-2012, 03:29 PM
No formal connection between Aldi USA and Trader Joe's.
Trader Joe's is owned, since 1979, by a family trust set up by the late German businessman Theo Albrecht, one of the two brothers behind the German discount supermarket chain Aldi Nord. USA Aldi is a division of Aldi Sud, originally owned by his brother Karl Albrecht. The two chains originally were a single family enterprise until a friendly division of assets in 1960.
Trader Joe's is owned, since 1979, by a family trust set up by the late German businessman Theo Albrecht, one of the two brothers behind the German discount supermarket chain Aldi Nord. USA Aldi is a division of Aldi Sud, originally owned by his brother Karl Albrecht. The two chains originally were a single family enterprise until a friendly division of assets in 1960.