What you have in France is Aldi Nord which owns Trader Joe’s hence the products being available in your store. The Aldi we have in the US is Aldi Sud. You can tell by the different logos each company uses. Great video. I enjoy seeing supermarkets in different countries. It tells you a lot about day to day living in a country.
Rick Steves has always talked about shopping at markets and drug stores in places you are visiting. I like sometimes not being in tourist areas and not doing tourist things and feeling what normal life is like, using their public transit etc. Most tourists probably go from high end hotel to museums and other sites and back to the hotel.
@@anthonydowling3356 It was supposedly a disagreement about whether to sell cigarettes. (One brother thought that selling them would encourage shoplifting, and the other didn't.)
@@VersedNJ I'd rather go to Trader Joe's than Whole Paycheck. The only reason I will go to Whole Foods is if I'm having something delivered to the Amazon locker there.
US and UK Aldi is Aldi Sud (which operates in south germany hence the name) and Aldi nord is in France (and north germany, again the name). Aldi nord is the one that owns trader joes (which I’ve never been to because in the UK we don’t have trader joes or Aldi nord)
@@OuiInFrance Walkabout in your town! All I'm really familiar with is Paris from 50 years ago and I always have difficulty imagining a place where there would be houses and room for an Aldi's!
@@nancylindsay4255 Check out my recent video that's a walk at Christmastime and then some live streams I've done including Angers which is a bigger town near where I live!
We do not have an Aldi close to us here. I have shopped with my mom in her store in Florida. She loves these frozen breaded green beans and gets them every time she see them! Your store looked lovely and clean and bright.
I really like that you always show the signage inside and outside of the stores, because I usually pause it and see if I can actually understand the French.😅 Thanks!
If we ever get creme brulee in my Aldi, I will faint. I like Aldi's a lot but there is no bakery goods such as the ones that you showed. The candy/cookie section looks comparable. Your pizza looks more interesting. The flowers look so pretty!
In Scotland we have a similar layout. The fruit, veg, dairy and salmon are local where possible. We have different desserts. A cut flower section and the pot plants vary throughout the year.
My husband does weekly shopping there and did not see anything familiar. It is where we buy croissants however, and placing on top of toaster for a few minutes really gives the 'fresh baked' feel before eating. Enjoy your videos. Merci. From suburbs of Chicago, llinois
Hello, Peggy. I read your comment and smiled. I have started putting my tortillas on top of the toaster, and it works so well. I will try with croissants too. Thanks!
This reminds me more of a Lidl's in the USA. I lived for 5 years in NC and the Lidl chain is making inroads in the Carolinas. Western NY only has Aldi's. Depending on the state in which you live, depends if you can find beer or wine in the selection. Being originally from WI, you can get beer and wine in the stores there and I even saw a bakery just like what you showed here in the renovated Aldi's there. Lidl has such a bakery in all their stores and the prices are also very attractive. Keep the interesting videos coming. Really enjoy watching them. Was for 2 weeks in Nantes and Noirmoutier back in the early 80's. It's an area of France that doesn't get a lot of press, but loved the place nevertheless.
Yes, very true about the liquor laws. I know it always surprised me when visiting family in PA that you could buy alcohol in the supermarket, whereas in NJ where I lived you could not. Also, agreed that Nantes is great but I've yet to visit Noirmoutier.
Bonjour!! Our Aldi here in Fort Worth has very similar products but they are definately packaged for the American eye. We shopped at "Aldi type" markets back in the 90's while stationed in Germany, so I love it. Probably why I can't get enough of the European grocery stores on RUclips and while traveling abroad. Have a great day!!
I live in central Illinois in America. Our Aldi's has been remodel and it looks very modern, bright and looks like yours the aisle are wide and stocked very much like yours except for your floral yours is nicer. Your Aldi's looks quite larger than ours. It has 4 large aisles that are separated in two. I love their non food merchandise like home goods, personalized products for self, for pets and seasonal products but they are limited they fly off the shelves; I find them to be excellent quality. We have a coin deposit for carts here, I noticed weren't. At the beginning of Covid they were extremely cautiously which I appreciated and they have seniors days and hours for safe shopping .
As others have pointed out, there are two different companies named Aldi. (It was one company decades ago, but was split into two back in the 1960s when the two brothers who owned it had a fight about whether or not to sell cigarettes in their stores. So they split Germany in half, with one brother taking the northern half and the other taking the southern half.) The Aldi stores in France are owned by Aldi Nord, which owns Trader Joe's in the US. But all of the Aldi stores in the US are owned by the other company, Aldi Süd.
Thanks for the video. Never been to an Aldi before even in the US. Enjoyed the tour. I shop at TJ all the time, didn't know that Aldi and TJ have the same parent company. Neat! BTW, I already gave this suggestion before.... in this video, I noticed, if you pause for 5 seconds at the merch, it's less dizzy and gives me a chance to read the label. That's helpful. Happy new year!
They have completely remodeled the Aldi near me, it looks very similar. and is always busy. I love the quality of the EU products as their food safety standards a lack of additives make them taste amazing. Love the videos.
Diane, I love these videos of everyday France. The music was awesome today and I just subscribed to your newsletter. I've been to Aldi a few times but it was years ago. From what I remember, it was a lot smaller than this one. The items in your store looked higher end compared to that one too.
That was so interesting. I was at Aldi today in the USA. The one I was at didn’t sell alcohol . Love your channel , especially when you film at different locations
I haven’t been to an Aldi in the states, but they have lots of them here in Germany. Two brothers started them so we have Aldi Nord ( North) and Aldi Süd (South). I will have to look for Trader Joes items here as well. I’ve never been to Trader Joe’s in the states. Interesting vlog, thanks!
I've shopped in our local Aldi's a few times but I wasn't particularly impressed. The prices were good but the store itself was cramped & didn't seem well organized. It's interesting to see what grocery stores look like in other countries though. Thanks for sharing these!
That doesn't look like a discount store at all. It's great. I had heard that TJ and Aldi were owned by the same people but wasn't sure if it was true. Our Aldi's aren't that modern. We have a new one going up right by me that should be open in a month. I am sure it will have more of a modern feel. I can't wait to check it out.
@@berndkielmann7790 Aldi Nord and Aldi Süd still are separate companies. There's been rumors that the 2 Aldi's would merge. If it happened, then Trader Joe's would be to be sold, because of overlap in many Eastern US markets.
I shop at Aldi in the Mid-Atlantic for my large family (it’s the Aldi with the orange/yellow and blue logo). It is clean and spacious, but the food does not even compare to what you just showed us. It is basic fruits and vegetables, with some fun cheeses. No bakery here either. Lots of German chocolates and soups though, especially around Christmas. I was able to purchase a beautiful red poinsettia. Thanks for sharing!
The Aldis in France just went through a renovation process in the last 3 years. The video shows the new arrangement and also the new products. Before that, it was really a tick below. The new Aldis now almost feel posh. I suppose they were losing too much market share to Lidl which had an aggressive strategy of pushing a "Deluxe discounter" image. You can see the influence now in this video as there are really a lot of branded (snickers etc) items. Aldi, at the beginning never, ever sold brand items.
You seem to have Aldi Nord in France here in Austria we have Aldi Süd and as far as I remember in the states tooo because in Florida I usually go to an Aldi with the blue and orange logo that belongs to Aldi Süd.... There were two brothers and way back in time they divided Germany to Aldi Nord and Aldi Süd it is interesting and funny there are som videos on youtube about this check them out
That's true, the two brothers divided the German and European market. Aldi Nord : North Germany, north-central Europe (not britannic islands), and west europe (France, iberic peninsula). Aldi South : South germany, south - central Europ (Italy, Austria, etc..), and British Islands
It's a new and modern Aldi. 1 km from my home in the Netherlands there is a new Aldi like this one too. We visited the Aldi in Marseillan too in 2019, at that time it was new too, like the one at your place. The Aldi in Tournus was older and smaller, but that was a few years ago. Last september we visited the Aldi in Goch in Germany and that was a new and large Aldi too. A lot of items they have the same, but some items are especially for the country you are in. I prefer the Lidl supermarkts, but when not available then Aldi is a good alternative. In the Netherlands for supermarkets it's not allowed to sell liquer in the same store and that I loved in France and Germany. In France I love to buy the French carribian rhum and in Germany I love to buy the "Pflaumenbrand" or plum alcohol :-). Some supermarkets in the Netherlands have separate section of the supermarket with a separate (outside) entrance for the liquer department. Thanks for the pleasure and "bonne journée"
Oooh the plum alcohol sounds good. I'd love to check out some stores in the Netherlands. I've never been there! One day... maybe when COVID is over. Thank you for watching!
Thank you. This was an enjoyable video. I visited a US Aldi a few years ago and really liked it. My small rural town in the US was scheduled to get one, then it was delayed or changed. We just got a Trader Joe's a couple of years ago. I think the proposed Adli was going to be built on the other side of town. Don't know if Trader Joe's affected the plans for an Aldi. Bonne weekend!
In the US, Aldi USA is owned by Aldi Süd, and doesn't own Trader Joe’s. Trader Joe’s is owned by Aldi Nord. So whatever happened to Aldi opening in your area, had nothing to do with Trader Joe’s. There's a building in Chicago where Aldi and Trader Joe's are next door to each other.
Your video made me hungry! I've only been to Aldi once or twice when visiting my mom in the US. It looked completely different than the one you showed, but it has been a few years.
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I’ve shopped in Florida, NY, PA, and AZ Aldi .... looks similar you have a huge selection of baked goods.... ours pre packaged. Can’t wait to come to Europe ... hopefully this summer.
As an american who spent some time in france and belgium just before the covid virus hit us all, my wife and I used to enjoy coffee with a croissant each morning and in our trips to our local supermarket (in Ghent Belgium where we rented a house), croissants were less than one euro each. Now I am back in Redmond (Washington state), my local supermarket charges over $2.50 for a croissant. How does france/europe do it? Also wines in your stores are a third of the price here. I think we are being somewhat overcharged here, dont you think?
Yes, me too, I wonder why food is so expensive in USA. I stayed in the downtown of Seattle, during 10 days, four years ago during summer. I was astounded when I do shopping in supermarket and Pike Market. A simple white wine out of price !
Yes, here in Australia we pay twice the price for the same wine from our cheapest discount store (not Aldi) and flowers at Aldi here are 3 times the price of those in the video.
Looks very similar to Aldi stores here in the UK obviously geared to the French market but many products were identical. No freshly baked products here though.
The petit deserts in the Aldi you show look great, just wish my local Aldi in London did them. I'm spoilt as there are Aldi & Lidl locally and I shop in both stores. Love them both for different things.
I have an Aldi near me in CT. This one is so much better! We don't have any TJ's products in mine. Also, all produce is in units (bags, boxes) because there's no scale at the register. And we definitely don't have fresh baked goods! I wish there were an Aldi near me in Lille; I would totally go check it out.
How are the Aldi wines in France? We have 3 in my hometown. It's where I buy my staples. I will say comparing from Nebraska to Florida (where I've shopped Aldi in 2 different cities) they look the same. The only big difference I see is yours has signs identifying departments. Ours doesn't. I love Aldi for all the different interesting products I can find there.
They aren't exactly "bad" per say, but compared to what you can find anywhere else, it's "meh". There's a couple staples that aren't rare on any table, but you can pretty much go anywhere and find those. French wine sections are supposed to be big because they have a "terroir" associated with each region that will complement meals in specific ways. Aldi doesn't offer enough variety to be a good adress of choice variety for the population. It's changing tho. A topic that wasn't adressed in the video (because she isn't native so she wouldn't know. Most young people don't either) is that ALDI and Lidl used to be the "poor people supermarket". Soon to expire products bought by the company dirt cheap and sold dirt cheap, no coherence of availlable products, sketchy labels... installed in a cold warehouse with no shelving, evrything being thrown on wooden pallets. People used to cover their faces to not be seen going into one because of shame. They upped their game with their own internal brands and became more mainsream a decade or two ago.
Yes, no dept or row signs in US Aldis. You have to learn the layout over time. The local one remodeled and it took months for the new plan to sink in with no topics on a sign at the end of the aisle like every other supermarket.
Wow! Aldi in France is way more better than the in the UK! Or the one just near my place in Glasgow!!! I saw many many more products, varieties in your video! Wish it was the same here too!
I live in Darwin and we don't have Aldi , people from Aldi came here looking for a local to build, then the whole thing was cancelled , that was in 2016 .
I visited my local Aldi recently (London, UK) and I found it terrible (small and really untidy as felt like everything was on top of each other ). I adore my local Lidl though as it's really clean, airy and so welcoming.
I think they've open more high street shops in inner London. So smaller stores in preexisting building. The only large one I've been to is on the Old Kent Road.
Glad you enjoy them? Have you watched the other 4 or 5 already? I even did a live stream from Intermarche if you scroll back through my older videos. ;-)
That is the most inviting ALDI I have ever seen! I would love to shop there! Ours here in the south eastern part of France is rather sad looking! Noticed the Trader Joe's brand and wondered about that! Have yet to visit an ALDI in the States.
@@OuiInFrance you forgot to mention that Aldi is 2 separate companies. The Aldi in France is owned by Aldi Nord, and in the US, owns Trader Joe’s. Aldi USA is owned by Aldi Süd, and has a different logo and products. I'm fro. The Midwest in the US, and live on one of their oldest markets. Aldi USA is based in Batavia Illinois, and opened in Iowa in 1976, and Chicago a year later (despite being based in Illinois, they bought Bremer Tea, based in Iowa, and went against American grocery store standards to open in the US). I'm in Gary Indiana, and opened in Merrillville Indiana in 1979. Aldi was that basic back then, and until around 2008, was primarily a Midwest grocery store. Aldi struggled for a few years, until most of the copy cats closed. I have not seen many videos of Aldi Nord, and it's nice to see what is carried in their stores. As for all these products made out of Cauliflower in the US, has to do with the wheat and other grains in our products. Most US bread products are genetically modified, and due to that, people who used to not be allergic to gluten and other parts of wheat, are now allergic to it, if genetically modified. So that's why Cauliflower bread products, as well as mashed and rice Cauliflower are available here. You won't find this stuff in Germany either. I've seen plenty of videos of German grocery stores by various American expats in Germany. For Aldi in Germany, I mostly saw videos for Aldi Süd.
Here in Southern New Jersey we have both ALDI and Lidl but I shop most frequently at ALDI. I love that they sell Trader Joe items, just under a different name. Our ALDI does not have an in-store bakery but does have a bigger produce section. I always get my charcuterie items there as the selection is ide, varied and prices are very good. TFS ALDI France!!
No Aldi in my city yet but I've been to it in NY. The prices were great but it was rather scruffy. I'm a fan of trader joes so I am eager to try again if ever they come to Tucson, Az. I love seeing the differences. Thank you for taking the time to share your adventures.
I have shopped in an Aldi in South Carolina and loved it. My only complaint is that they tend to open their stores in small towns. I live in California and the closest Aldi is over 2 hours away. I assume they want them far away from Trader Joe's.
@@hervedupont6955 quel rapport avec le sujet de la vidéo ? Les gens qui regardent une vidéo en anglais ont bien le droit de commenter dans la même langue.
I've shopped Aldi in Illinois and Florida and the store has much improved their appearance over the years but I have never gotten a bad item from them and in fact many of their items I prefer over higher-priced stores. With COVID their home delivery service has been my favorite! I've done home delivery from Amazon Prime Pantry and Walmart which have been great but not as interactive with the customer as the Aldi service is.
That's a very nice Aldi. Where I live in the US we don't have Aldi, just Trader Joe's. I lived in Southern France for a year and a half from 1998-2000 and Aldi was one of my favorite grocery stores but the ones I remember going to weren't as nice as this one.
In 1998-2000 that Aldi shown in the video would have been exactly like the one you visited then. Aldi renovated all its stores in the last 3 years and they are now much nicer than before. The product selection also is now a bit more posh than before.
The Aldi in Brick and Neptune New Jersey are too old and too small..It's very hard keeping 6 feet away from other shoppers....The French store is beautiful and clean...I really enjoy your videos...Thank you..
I shop quite often in Aldi stores here in Virginia. Many have been remodeled or newly built. Generally bigger and brighter. There are quite a few. I also shop for special items at Trader Joe's. I knew about the relationship. There are several around here, but not as convenient as Aldi. A new German chain, Lidl, is showing up around here. A direct competitor often built close to Aldi stores. Have they appeared in France? It is similar to Aldi in size and products. Much like your store, they have in store bakeries. You have quite a few things we don't see here that I wish we did. Doesn't surprise me. Stock changes to accommodate the community - mixed, Hispanic, African-American.
of course LIDL is very well known here and for a long time. To me, it was even a long time before Aldi. There are now the 2 biggest "low6cost" supermarkets chains in France. I guess even LIdl is leader by far... In cities (like in PAris wherez I live, the stores are pretty small) but they may have very big ones in others cities ;). And the products are good for the reasonable price !
Awesome! Thank you! Merci! We love Aldi - Trader Joes is excellent, but not for day-to-day... Aldi IS. And their cheese selection (they've started carrying Fondues!). One thing - at the Aldi in France... if you switch the wine prices with the fruit prices it would be more like the US LOL
I found some amazing potato chips in London at Aldi and was so bummed that that aren’t carried here! Have you seen their “Duck confit and boozy berry” potato chips? If so try them, they are awesome!
All UK supermarkets have all kinds of potato chips (well, "crisps" since chips = French fries) like lamb and mint, or shrimp and something, not seen in the US.
We don't have any Aldi's here in Pacific NW. And, curiously, the Trader Joe's products you showed there aren't one I see in our Trader Joe's stores. I feel so cheated. 😀 in other Aldi's videos from Englandand USA, I have seen aisles of random home items ranging all the way from garden arbors to blankets. I didn't notice that in your store?
Looks very much like French Lidl ( heard Aldi and Lidl was started by two brothers) we don’t have Aldi in Sweden; just Lidl and that’s my choice for shopping;)
An American visiting a German based supermarket in France - c'est drôle As a German - i'm impressed with the variety of products; i would like to see some of them here at my local Aldi in Germany...
The Aldi in southern California has more packaged meat and fish produce. A lot more processed can goods than fresh. It is cheap in a sense, you are getting what you pay for. The majority of the products in the store are still in the box it is shipped in, so nothing nicely displayed but exposed and open up for grabs. Some stores have a limited amount of kitchen gadgets and home goods, they usually advertise they have more than they really have. I can not say that they are not organized, some things can be out of place or find a few open products here and there that people rudely think that its okay to sample and not pay for it. *Note that this is what I've experienced limited to where I am at; I am sure everyone has different experiences from their stores.
The non-food items in the promotional row at Aldi were probably all there like in the flyer, but they only get one shipment and things sell out and disappear.
Thank for this and all your videos! The bakery and supermarket ones are my favourite! I’ve heard you say that the “baguette under the arm” isn’t just a stereotype, it’s actually something you see all the time. I’ve wondered how do the French eat their daily baguette? Is it simple sliced and served with a meal?
Yes, you really do see people walking home from the bakery with a baguette under their arm or in a basket or bag. Generally, a baguette is served alongside the meal and used to sop up sauce or eaten at the end with cheese. Some families cut it in slices and put it in a bread basket and others might just pull off pieces.
@@denisearonow4921 I shopped at the original TJ's in Pasadena before there were more. The original concept continued with the chain, and under new ownership. They understood what they had bought, unlike many new owners.
Even the rather newly constructed Aldi closest to me isn't as nice but it's still a good experience. I was taken aback by the Pringles and Lays, otherwise your store is pretty similar to mine. I too have a Trader Joe's however it is much too far to walk to it. Neat little store the couple times I was able to shop there.
I have been to an Aldi in Florida a year back and you have to differ between Aldi Süd and Aldi Nord. I guess the reason why it still looks a little different is because the Aldi in Florida is Aldi Süd and from the french sign I can tell that it is Aldi Nord :)
* Aloha Diane! Your Aldi is nicer than the one I've been to. Interesting they carry TJ products, but not the "Everything but the Bagel" seasoning. Oh well, it's easy enough to make at home, right? Stay healthy and sane!
Similar but different to my local Aldi. Ours has just been done up, but, doesnt look much like that one, same idea though. They tend to lean towards local producers as much as possible, that is why every country carries different things. No Trader Joes in my local one, Im in Scotland. I recommend the Mozzarella and basil sourdough frozen pizza and the chicken and mango flatbread one, if they stock them. Im not a big pizza fan, but, the mozzarella one was recommended by a Frenchman lol. Both are delicious. Oddly, I just finished dinner, only item not from Aldi was the veg lol. Their whole chickens are delicious!
@TheRenaissanceman65 I knew there had been a split, but ,I didn't realise that France and UK had the different halves. It does explain the difference though,thanks.
Aldi operates as two seperate chains, Aldi Nord and Aldi Sud. They split years ago due to a difference between the brothers who started the chain over whether or not to sell cigarettes. Aldi in France is the Aldi Nord chain which is also the the parent company of Trader Joe's. Aldi stores in the US are run by Aldi Sud. Aldi Sud also has started moving into Italy and recently opened up a store here in Turin.
About two years ago (if I remember correctly), there were suddenly Italians in my Aldi (which is named Hofer here in Austria) in Vienna. They were temporary trainees getting trained for the Aldi stores to be opened in Italy.
@@parpar3 That was about the time the first stores were opening here in Italy. Prior 2017ish, you did not see Aldi here. I guess that they saw the success that Lidl and the local Italian discounters (In's Mercato, Eurospin, etc) were having in Italy and decided they wanted a piece of the pie. I am not complaining as it helps me stretch my hard earned euros further.
We have a lot of Aldi stores (and some Trader Joe's) in my city of Chicago. While they have some good products, it doesn't come close to what you have in France! I miss the wide variety of flavors and selection of different products, especially yogurt/custard, cheeses and breads!
I shop at ALDI on a regular basis... and while the set up is similar... It stops there. The products here are mostly private labeled for Aldi. Once in a while you'll see a name brand, but not on a regular basis, and there are no fresh baked good on site. I wish there was. I live in Massachusetts... so I don't know if the stores look exactly the same throughout the US. They do have some really good buys. Thanks for the video!!!
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What you have in France is Aldi Nord which owns Trader Joe’s hence the products being available in your store. The Aldi we have in the US is Aldi Sud. You can tell by the different logos each company uses. Great video. I enjoy seeing supermarkets in different countries. It tells you a lot about day to day living in a country.
What are u saying? Aldi Sud does not own Trader Joe’s?
Only Aldi Nord owns Trader Joe’s. R there 2 different owners to Aldis?
@@LGAussie Yes two different owners from the same family.Two brothers i believe who split up the business after a disagreement .
Rick Steves has always talked about shopping at markets and drug stores in places you are visiting. I like sometimes not being in tourist areas and not doing tourist things and feeling what normal life is like, using their public transit etc. Most tourists probably go from high end hotel to museums and other sites and back to the hotel.
@@anthonydowling3356 yes
@@anthonydowling3356 It was supposedly a disagreement about whether to sell cigarettes. (One brother thought that selling them would encourage shoplifting, and the other didn't.)
Aldi in the USA is NOTHING like that !!!! Your location looks amazing. I'm a Trader Joes fanatic.
Some of the newer Aldi stores look like that. They replaced the one by me with a newer one that looks somewhat similar.
@@mdf3530 Yes the new store not far from me looks similar. And I agree on Trader Joe's.
@@VersedNJ I'd rather go to Trader Joe's than Whole Paycheck. The only reason I will go to Whole Foods is if I'm having something delivered to the Amazon locker there.
US and UK Aldi is Aldi Sud (which operates in south germany hence the name) and Aldi nord is in France (and north germany, again the name). Aldi nord is the one that owns trader joes (which I’ve never been to because in the UK we don’t have trader joes or Aldi nord)
Right? This one looks bombbbbbb
you have no idea how much i love these kinds of videos
Glad you like them! Totally open to suggestions so tell me what else you'd like to see!
@@OuiInFrance Walkabout in your town! All I'm really familiar with is Paris from 50 years ago and I always have difficulty imagining a place where there would be houses and room for an Aldi's!
@@nancylindsay4255 Check out my recent video that's a walk at Christmastime and then some live streams I've done including Angers which is a bigger town near where I live!
@@OuiInFrance ...in Slovenia & Austria Aldi is calling "Hofer"....
Same
The Aldi stores I've visited in the US don't have a beautiful bakery like this one!
@TheRenaissanceman65 plus the Aldi in France is owned by Aldi Nord, while Aldi in the US is owned by Aldi Süd.
We do not have an Aldi close to us here. I have shopped with my mom in her store in Florida. She loves these frozen breaded green beans and gets them every time she see them! Your store looked lovely and clean and bright.
I really like that you always show the signage inside and outside of the stores, because I usually pause it and see if I can actually understand the French.😅 Thanks!
If we ever get creme brulee in my Aldi, I will faint. I like Aldi's a lot but there is no bakery goods such as the ones that you showed. The candy/cookie section looks comparable. Your pizza looks more interesting. The flowers look so pretty!
In Scotland we have a similar layout. The fruit, veg, dairy and salmon are local where possible. We have different desserts. A cut flower section and the pot plants vary throughout the year.
My husband does weekly shopping there and did not see anything familiar. It is where we buy croissants however, and placing on top of toaster for a few minutes really gives the 'fresh baked' feel before eating. Enjoy your videos. Merci. From suburbs of Chicago, llinois
Hello, Peggy. I read your comment and smiled. I have started putting my tortillas on top of the toaster, and it works so well. I will try with croissants too. Thanks!
This reminds me more of a Lidl's in the USA. I lived for 5 years in NC and the Lidl chain is making inroads in the Carolinas. Western NY only has Aldi's. Depending on the state in which you live, depends if you can find beer or wine in the selection. Being originally from WI, you can get beer and wine in the stores there and I even saw a bakery just like what you showed here in the renovated Aldi's there. Lidl has such a bakery in all their stores and the prices are also very attractive. Keep the interesting videos coming. Really enjoy watching them. Was for 2 weeks in Nantes and Noirmoutier back in the early 80's. It's an area of France that doesn't get a lot of press, but loved the place nevertheless.
Yes, very true about the liquor laws. I know it always surprised me when visiting family in PA that you could buy alcohol in the supermarket, whereas in NJ where I lived you could not.
Also, agreed that Nantes is great but I've yet to visit Noirmoutier.
Bonjour!! Our Aldi here in Fort Worth has very similar products but they are definately packaged for the American eye. We shopped at "Aldi type" markets back in the 90's while stationed in Germany, so I love it. Probably why I can't get enough of the European grocery stores on RUclips and while traveling abroad. Have a great day!!
I live in central Illinois in America. Our Aldi's has been remodel and it looks very modern, bright and looks like yours the aisle are wide and stocked very much like yours except for your floral yours is nicer. Your Aldi's looks quite larger than ours. It has 4 large aisles that are separated in two. I love their non food merchandise like home goods, personalized products for self, for pets and seasonal products but they are limited they fly off the shelves; I find them to be excellent quality. We have a coin deposit for carts here, I noticed weren't. At the beginning of Covid they were extremely cautiously which I appreciated and they have seniors days and hours for safe shopping .
As others have pointed out, there are two different companies named Aldi. (It was one company decades ago, but was split into two back in the 1960s when the two brothers who owned it had a fight about whether or not to sell cigarettes in their stores. So they split Germany in half, with one brother taking the northern half and the other taking the southern half.) The Aldi stores in France are owned by Aldi Nord, which owns Trader Joe's in the US. But all of the Aldi stores in the US are owned by the other company, Aldi Süd.
Thanks for the video. Never been to an Aldi before even in the US. Enjoyed the tour. I shop at TJ all the time, didn't know that Aldi and TJ have the same parent company. Neat! BTW, I already gave this suggestion before.... in this video, I noticed, if you pause for 5 seconds at the merch, it's less dizzy and gives me a chance to read the label. That's helpful. Happy new year!
They have completely remodeled the Aldi near me, it looks very similar. and is always busy. I love the quality of the EU products as their food safety standards a lack of additives make them taste amazing. Love the videos.
I love these kind of videos, much appreciated.
Diane, I love these videos of everyday France. The music was awesome today and I just subscribed to your newsletter. I've been to Aldi a few times but it was years ago. From what I remember, it was a lot smaller than this one. The items in your store looked higher end compared to that one too.
Awesome! Thank you!
That was fun! I shop Aldi weekly in small town in northeast Missouri, it's a favorite.
Great video. Looks very similar to Aldi here in NY . I’m very excited, a Lidl is opening up very close to my house... I can’t wait !
Lovely video,We have Aldi here in the Uk, Love it !
I want that shirt! It is on my wish list! And the petite choux you passed up for 2 bucks! 😉
Maybe I got them.... ;-)
Your Aldi is more organized and neater than any I've been in here in Western PA!
Really interesting, and interesting to read people's comments too. Your Aldi is much nicer than my local shop, which is just tired. I prefer Lidl.
That was so interesting. I was at Aldi today in the USA. The one I was at didn’t sell alcohol . Love your channel , especially when you film at different locations
Oooo, looked it up and there is an Aldi about 7 miles away, I'll have to check it out. Thanks Diane. Cheers!
I haven’t been to an Aldi in the states, but they have lots of them here in Germany. Two brothers started them so we have Aldi Nord ( North) and Aldi Süd (South). I will have to look for Trader Joes items here as well. I’ve never been to Trader Joe’s in the states. Interesting vlog, thanks!
So fun! Thanks for showing us!!!
I've shopped in our local Aldi's a few times but I wasn't particularly impressed. The prices were good but the store itself was cramped & didn't seem well organized. It's interesting to see what grocery stores look like in other countries though. Thanks for sharing these!
That’s sad. It seems the new Aldi stores are well laid out as this
Aldi in France.
I find this type of video to be so fascinating! Thanks for sharing
That doesn't look like a discount store at all. It's great. I had heard that TJ and Aldi were owned by the same people but wasn't sure if it was true. Our Aldi's aren't that modern. We have a new one going up right by me that should be open in a month. I am sure it will have more of a modern feel. I can't wait to check it out.
@TheRenaissanceman65 now they are working together again.
@@berndkielmann7790 Aldi Nord and Aldi Süd still are separate companies. There's been rumors that the 2 Aldi's would merge. If it happened, then Trader Joe's would be to be sold, because of overlap in many Eastern US markets.
I shop at Aldi in the Mid-Atlantic for my large family (it’s the Aldi with the orange/yellow and blue logo). It is clean and spacious, but the food does not even compare to what you just showed us. It is basic fruits and vegetables, with some fun cheeses. No bakery here either. Lots of German chocolates and soups though, especially around Christmas. I was able to purchase a beautiful red poinsettia.
Thanks for sharing!
That's the best looking Aldis I've seen. The ones I've been in are crowded and kind of dirty.
Brooklyn Aldi: disaster area. Hadley MA Aldi: super neat, clean, and spacious.
The Aldis in France just went through a renovation process in the last 3 years. The video shows the new arrangement and also the new products. Before that, it was really a tick below. The new Aldis now almost feel posh. I suppose they were losing too much market share to Lidl which had an aggressive strategy of pushing a "Deluxe discounter" image.
You can see the influence now in this video as there are really a lot of branded (snickers etc) items. Aldi, at the beginning never, ever sold brand items.
J'aime bien vos videos. I wonder if you would show videos about travel, like how to get a taxi, how to order in a restaurant, etc.
I get giddy watching store tours. That aldi looks way better than here, and mine is in a pleasant area. Thanks for feeding my obsession
New to your channel, love ❤️ it. I especially enjoy shopping and price comparison videos.😁
Welcome!! Thanks for subbing!
You seem to have Aldi Nord in France here in Austria we have Aldi Süd and as far as I remember in the states tooo because in Florida I usually go to an Aldi with the blue and orange logo that belongs to Aldi Süd.... There were two brothers and way back in time they divided Germany to Aldi Nord and Aldi Süd it is interesting and funny there are som videos on youtube about this check them out
Wow! That's fascinating! That would explain the differences.
That's true, the two brothers divided the German and European market. Aldi Nord : North Germany, north-central Europe (not britannic islands), and west europe (France, iberic peninsula). Aldi South : South germany, south - central Europ (Italy, Austria, etc..), and British Islands
It's a new and modern Aldi. 1 km from my home in the Netherlands there is a new Aldi like this one too. We visited the Aldi in Marseillan too in 2019, at that time it was new too, like the one at your place. The Aldi in Tournus was older and smaller, but that was a few years ago. Last september we visited the Aldi in Goch in Germany and that was a new and large Aldi too. A lot of items they have the same, but some items are especially for the country you are in. I prefer the Lidl supermarkts, but when not available then Aldi is a good alternative.
In the Netherlands for supermarkets it's not allowed to sell liquer in the same store and that I loved in France and Germany. In France I love to buy the French carribian rhum and in Germany I love to buy the "Pflaumenbrand" or plum alcohol :-). Some supermarkets in the Netherlands have separate section of the supermarket with a separate (outside) entrance for the liquer department.
Thanks for the pleasure and "bonne journée"
Oooh the plum alcohol sounds good. I'd love to check out some stores in the Netherlands. I've never been there! One day... maybe when COVID is over.
Thank you for watching!
Thank you so much for putting this up! I really loved it. We shop at Trader Joes too and love it! Thanks again !
Happy day - I was hoping you would do this video!
Thank you for sharing, it’s nice and clean
Thank you. This was an enjoyable video. I visited a US Aldi a few years ago and really liked it. My small rural town in the US was scheduled to get one, then it was delayed or changed. We just got a Trader Joe's a couple of years ago. I think the proposed Adli was going to be built on the other side of town. Don't know if Trader Joe's affected the plans for an Aldi. Bonne weekend!
In the US, Aldi USA is owned by Aldi Süd, and doesn't own Trader Joe’s. Trader Joe’s is owned by Aldi Nord. So whatever happened to Aldi opening in your area, had nothing to do with Trader Joe’s. There's a building in Chicago where Aldi and Trader Joe's are next door to each other.
That’s a much nicer Aldi than the one we have in Birmingham Alabama! We don’t have a bakery section.
Great video, thank you. 🐟
Your video made me hungry! I've only been to Aldi once or twice when visiting my mom in the US. It looked completely different than the one you showed, but it has been a few years.
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Making your own “everything but the bagel seasoning “is so easy if you can get the following ingredients
Buy packets of these items in bulk or in the spice aisles of your supermarket
100 grams of sesame seed
100 grams of poppy seeds
70 grams of minced dried garlic ( not powder )
70 grams of dried onion flakes ( not the powder )
2 tsp of kosher salt ( not regular iodized salt).
Must say kosher salt on the package ) I suppose sea salt would work as well.
Mix all the ingredients in a big bowl and transfer to your spice bottles. These make great gifts to give out.
It’s delicious in any kind of baked bread or buns or make. And also very yummy on fish, chicken and even dishes like quiches or savoury tarts.
Cheers from Canada 🇨🇦 🍁
I’ve shopped in Florida, NY, PA, and AZ Aldi .... looks similar you have a huge selection of baked goods.... ours pre packaged. Can’t wait to come to Europe ... hopefully this summer.
As an american who spent some time in france and belgium just before the covid virus hit us all, my wife and I used to enjoy coffee with a croissant each morning and in our trips to our local supermarket (in Ghent Belgium where we rented a house), croissants were less than one euro each. Now I am back in Redmond (Washington state), my local supermarket charges over $2.50 for a croissant. How does france/europe do it? Also wines in your stores are a third of the price here. I think we are being somewhat overcharged here, dont you think?
Yes, me too, I wonder why food is so expensive in USA. I stayed in the downtown of Seattle, during 10 days, four years ago during summer. I was astounded when I do shopping in supermarket and Pike Market. A simple white wine out of price !
My local bakery charges 3.50 for a ham and cheese croissant Highway robbery
Yes, here in Australia we pay twice the price for the same wine from our cheapest discount store (not Aldi) and flowers at Aldi here are 3 times the price of those in the video.
In France, a butter croissant is around 1.5€
I just want to know if you had to put a quarter in the shopping cart 😂😂
That was a surprise the first time in an Aldi store!
I think it's a Euro coin there.
@@emjayay 50 cents, 1 euro or 2 euro coins or any piece of plastic barely in the size of one of these coins.
In France you have to put a coin in the shopping cart in pretty much every store, not just Aldi
Looks very similar to Aldi stores here in the UK obviously geared to the French market but many products were identical. No freshly baked products here though.
Same as US Aldi stores, and I've been in CA, MA, and NY.
The petit deserts in the Aldi you show look great, just wish my local Aldi in London did them. I'm spoilt as there are Aldi & Lidl locally and I shop in both stores. Love them both for different things.
It is not the same in Wichita Falls, Texas. I love ours. Yours looks beautiful and delicious.
I have an Aldi near me in CT. This one is so much better! We don't have any TJ's products in mine. Also, all produce is in units (bags, boxes) because there's no scale at the register. And we definitely don't have fresh baked goods! I wish there were an Aldi near me in Lille; I would totally go check it out.
So much better than our Aldi in Georgia USA so clean!
How are the Aldi wines in France? We have 3 in my hometown. It's where I buy my staples. I will say comparing from Nebraska to Florida (where I've shopped Aldi in 2 different cities) they look the same. The only big difference I see is yours has signs identifying departments. Ours doesn't. I love Aldi for all the different interesting products I can find there.
They aren't exactly "bad" per say, but compared to what you can find anywhere else, it's "meh". There's a couple staples that aren't rare on any table, but you can pretty much go anywhere and find those. French wine sections are supposed to be big because they have a "terroir" associated with each region that will complement meals in specific ways. Aldi doesn't offer enough variety to be a good adress of choice variety for the population. It's changing tho. A topic that wasn't adressed in the video (because she isn't native so she wouldn't know. Most young people don't either) is that ALDI and Lidl used to be the "poor people supermarket". Soon to expire products bought by the company dirt cheap and sold dirt cheap, no coherence of availlable products, sketchy labels... installed in a cold warehouse with no shelving, evrything being thrown on wooden pallets. People used to cover their faces to not be seen going into one because of shame. They upped their game with their own internal brands and became more mainsream a decade or two ago.
@@k.v.7681 Aldi here a couple of decades ago used to be for the down & out. But now the hipsters shop there! It was 100% the same here.
Yes, no dept or row signs in US Aldis. You have to learn the layout over time. The local one remodeled and it took months for the new plan to sink in with no topics on a sign at the end of the aisle like every other supermarket.
Looks very similar to Lidl I always get the two confused. Nice video 👍
Thanks for watching! I love Lidl too.
I am drinking my morning coffee with your Francophile scene coffee mug. I'm going to sign up for the newsletter also. Thanks.
Wow! Aldi in France is way more better than the in the UK! Or the one just near my place in Glasgow!!! I saw many many more products, varieties in your video! Wish it was the same here too!
Looks very much like our local Aldi here in the UK , always good value and sometimes the occasional what is that ? line of produce !
Yes, great value and I remember them looking similar in the UK. Thanks for confirming! Do you have self-checkout? This French store does not.
@@OuiInFrance No self checkout at our local shop , but the check outs are usually pretty quick
wow wish they were like this in uk... look a lot more space and love the bakery
We have Aldi in Australia 🇦🇺 ours is nothing compared to Aldi in France! It would be amazing if they did!!
I live in Darwin and we don't have Aldi , people from Aldi came here looking for a local to build, then the whole thing was cancelled , that was in 2016 .
I visited my local Aldi recently (London, UK) and I found it terrible (small and really untidy as felt like everything was on top of each other ). I adore my local Lidl though as it's really clean, airy and so welcoming.
I think they've open more high street shops in inner London. So smaller stores in preexisting building. The only large one I've been to is on the Old Kent Road.
More supermarkets videos. Thank you
Glad you enjoy them? Have you watched the other 4 or 5 already? I even did a live stream from Intermarche if you scroll back through my older videos. ;-)
Aldi in Houston depends on cheap eggs and milk. Nothing worth bragging about it. Now Traders Joe has real nice stuff.
Good evening Diane!😀
Hello!!
That is the most inviting ALDI I have ever seen! I would love to shop there! Ours here in the south eastern part of France is rather sad looking! Noticed the Trader Joe's brand and wondered about that! Have yet to visit an ALDI in the States.
Yup, I mentioned in the video that I've been to one where my parents live in FL! ;-) Thx for watching!
@@OuiInFrance you forgot to mention that Aldi is 2 separate companies. The Aldi in France is owned by Aldi Nord, and in the US, owns Trader Joe’s. Aldi USA is owned by Aldi Süd, and has a different logo and products. I'm fro. The Midwest in the US, and live on one of their oldest markets. Aldi USA is based in Batavia Illinois, and opened in Iowa in 1976, and Chicago a year later (despite being based in Illinois, they bought Bremer Tea, based in Iowa, and went against American grocery store standards to open in the US). I'm in Gary Indiana, and opened in Merrillville Indiana in 1979. Aldi was that basic back then, and until around 2008, was primarily a Midwest grocery store. Aldi struggled for a few years, until most of the copy cats closed. I have not seen many videos of Aldi Nord, and it's nice to see what is carried in their stores. As for all these products made out of Cauliflower in the US, has to do with the wheat and other grains in our products. Most US bread products are genetically modified, and due to that, people who used to not be allergic to gluten and other parts of wheat, are now allergic to it, if genetically modified. So that's why Cauliflower bread products, as well as mashed and rice Cauliflower are available here. You won't find this stuff in Germany either. I've seen plenty of videos of German grocery stores by various American expats in Germany. For Aldi in Germany, I mostly saw videos for Aldi Süd.
Here in Southern New Jersey we have both ALDI and Lidl but I shop most frequently at ALDI. I love that they sell Trader Joe items, just under a different name. Our ALDI does not have an in-store bakery but does have a bigger produce section. I always get my charcuterie items there as the selection is ide, varied and prices are very good. TFS ALDI France!!
Have you ever tried the US Aldi brand of the TJ seasoning I showed? I hear it's good. Wish I could get it here.
No Aldi in my city yet but I've been to it in NY. The prices were great but it was rather scruffy. I'm a fan of trader joes so I am eager to try again if ever they come to Tucson, Az. I love seeing the differences. Thank you for taking the time to share your adventures.
I just searched, and there is a Trader Joe’s just north of Tucson at 7912 N Oracle Rd, Oro Valley, in Plaza Escondido!
Paprika Pringles are amazing. I sure wish we could get them in the USA!
My husband just discovered tzatziki ones and is in love
I have shopped in an Aldi in South Carolina and loved it. My only complaint is that they tend to open their stores in small towns. I live in California and the closest Aldi is over 2 hours away. I assume they want them far away from Trader Joe's.
Très bien maintenant le même commentaire en français. merci d'avance
@@hervedupont6955 quel rapport avec le sujet de la vidéo ? Les gens qui regardent une vidéo en anglais ont bien le droit de commenter dans la même langue.
@@thaleis 🤔🤔🤔🤔
I've shopped Aldi in Illinois and Florida and the store has much improved their appearance over the years but I have never gotten a bad item from them and in fact many of their items I prefer over higher-priced stores. With COVID their home delivery service has been my favorite! I've done home delivery from Amazon Prime Pantry and Walmart which have been great but not as interactive with the customer as the Aldi service is.
There isn't any sushi to be had at Aldi, or Trader Joe's products here in Pa
That's a very nice Aldi. Where I live in the US we don't have Aldi, just Trader Joe's. I lived in Southern France for a year and a half from 1998-2000 and Aldi was one of my favorite grocery stores but the ones I remember going to weren't as nice as this one.
In 1998-2000 that Aldi shown in the video would have been exactly like the one you visited then. Aldi renovated all its stores in the last 3 years and they are now much nicer than before. The product selection also is now a bit more posh than before.
The Aldi in Brick and Neptune New Jersey are too old and too small..It's very hard keeping 6 feet away from other shoppers....The French store is beautiful and clean...I really enjoy your videos...Thank you..
I shop quite often in Aldi stores here in Virginia. Many have been remodeled or newly built. Generally bigger and brighter. There are quite a few. I also shop for special items at Trader Joe's. I knew about the relationship. There are several around here, but not as convenient as Aldi. A new German chain, Lidl, is showing up around here. A direct competitor often built close to Aldi stores. Have they appeared in France? It is similar to Aldi in size and products. Much like your store, they have in store bakeries. You have quite a few things we don't see here that I wish we did. Doesn't surprise me. Stock changes to accommodate the community - mixed, Hispanic, African-American.
of course LIDL is very well known here and for a long time. To me, it was even a long time before Aldi. There are now the 2 biggest "low6cost" supermarkets chains in France. I guess even LIdl is leader by far... In cities (like in PAris wherez I live, the stores are pretty small) but they may have very big ones in others cities ;). And the products are good for the reasonable price !
Did you have to use a coin to get a cart ? I have to insert a quarter into the cart handle to get a cart in the US.
i live in scotland and aldi is my favourite store
No fresh baked goods here in Atlanta, GA. Also you have more desserts, cheese and chocolate!
Awesome! Thank you! Merci! We love Aldi - Trader Joes is excellent, but not for day-to-day... Aldi IS. And their cheese selection (they've started carrying Fondues!). One thing - at the Aldi in France... if you switch the wine prices with the fruit prices it would be more like the US LOL
A perfect lift while I recover from covid. A week already.
Oh wow! Did you have a bad case? Get well!
@@christinelachance8012 thank you. Im hospitalized. Very dangerous illness.
I found some amazing potato chips in London at Aldi and was so bummed that that aren’t carried here! Have you seen their “Duck confit and boozy berry” potato chips? If so try them, they are awesome!
No!! Never seen them but will keep an eye out. They sound like an interesting combo!
All UK supermarkets have all kinds of potato chips (well, "crisps" since chips = French fries) like lamb and mint, or shrimp and something, not seen in the US.
What time of day were you there? It seems so empty compared to your other grocery store videos.
Did you try any of the 2.99 wines ? Can they really be good ?
In most French supermarkets the 2.99 wines are excellent. Wine at 1.99 is ok too but I tend to avoid the really cheap wines.
@@MrBraindead101 I’m always curious because I’m allergic to alcohol so in my mind I can’t imagine 2.99 wine tasting good.
This made me so hungry.
We don't have any Aldi's here in Pacific NW. And, curiously, the Trader Joe's products you showed there aren't one I see in our Trader Joe's stores. I feel so cheated. 😀 in other Aldi's videos from Englandand USA, I have seen aisles of random home items ranging all the way from garden arbors to blankets. I didn't notice that in your store?
Looks very much like French Lidl ( heard Aldi and Lidl was started by two brothers) we don’t have Aldi in Sweden; just Lidl and that’s my choice for shopping;)
We can't get name brand potato ships at my Aldi in the US; likewise the baked goods in the US are all prepackaged.
An American visiting a German based supermarket in France - c'est drôle
As a German - i'm impressed with the variety of products; i would like to see some of them here at my local Aldi in Germany...
The Aldi in southern California has more packaged meat and fish produce. A lot more processed can goods than fresh. It is cheap in a sense, you are getting what you pay for. The majority of the products in the store are still in the box it is shipped in, so nothing nicely displayed but exposed and open up for grabs. Some stores have a limited amount of kitchen gadgets and home goods, they usually advertise they have more than they really have. I can not say that they are not organized, some things can be out of place or find a few open products here and there that people rudely think that its okay to sample and not pay for it. *Note that this is what I've experienced limited to where I am at; I am sure everyone has different experiences from their stores.
The non-food items in the promotional row at Aldi were probably all there like in the flyer, but they only get one shipment and things sell out and disappear.
Thank for this and all your videos! The bakery and supermarket ones are my favourite!
I’ve heard you say that the “baguette under the arm” isn’t just a stereotype, it’s actually something you see all the time.
I’ve wondered how do the French eat their daily baguette? Is it simple sliced and served with a meal?
Yes, you really do see people walking home from the bakery with a baguette under their arm or in a basket or bag. Generally, a baguette is served alongside the meal and used to sop up sauce or eaten at the end with cheese. Some families cut it in slices and put it in a bread basket and others might just pull off pieces.
Ok good, then I’m not doing it wrong!😁
Learned something new, I didn't TJ's and Aldi were owned by the same company.
Yep. TJ's was started and previously owned by Joe Coulombe, (started here in Pasadena, California) but sold to the German company some years ago.
Old news
@@denisearonow4921 I shopped at the original TJ's in Pasadena before there were more. The original concept continued with the chain, and under new ownership. They understood what they had bought, unlike many new owners.
Even the rather newly constructed Aldi closest to me isn't as nice but it's still a good experience. I was taken aback by the Pringles and Lays, otherwise your store is pretty similar to mine. I too have a Trader Joe's however it is much too far to walk to it. Neat little store the couple times I was able to shop there.
our Aldi is fancy like this, but too small for the bakery. I live in a suburb of Chicago.
I have been to an Aldi in Florida a year back and you have to differ between Aldi Süd and Aldi Nord. I guess the reason why it still looks a little different is because the Aldi in Florida is Aldi Süd and from the french sign I can tell that it is Aldi Nord :)
Hi! Will it be open on Christmas Day?
I love their chicken gyozas, 20 frozen gyozas for less than 3€! They have them once in a while but they are delicious
* Aloha Diane! Your Aldi is nicer than the one I've been to. Interesting they carry TJ products, but not the "Everything but the Bagel" seasoning. Oh well, it's easy enough to make at home, right? Stay healthy and sane!
In Brooklyn I get "everything" bagels at the shop a block away that was voted #1!
Similar but different to my local Aldi. Ours has just been done up, but, doesnt look much like that one, same idea though. They tend to lean towards local producers as much as possible, that is why every country carries different things. No Trader Joes in my local one, Im in Scotland. I recommend the Mozzarella and basil sourdough frozen pizza and the chicken and mango flatbread one, if they stock them. Im not a big pizza fan, but, the mozzarella one was recommended by a Frenchman lol. Both are delicious. Oddly, I just finished dinner, only item not from Aldi was the veg lol. Their whole chickens are delicious!
@TheRenaissanceman65 I knew there had been a split, but ,I didn't realise that France and UK had the different halves. It does explain the difference though,thanks.
@TheRenaissanceman65 I did notice that. I thought it was just different branding for a different country.
Aldi operates as two seperate chains, Aldi Nord and Aldi Sud. They split years ago due to a difference between the brothers who started the chain over whether or not to sell cigarettes. Aldi in France is the Aldi Nord chain which is also the the parent company of Trader Joe's. Aldi stores in the US are run by Aldi Sud. Aldi Sud also has started moving into Italy and recently opened up a store here in Turin.
About two years ago (if I remember correctly), there were suddenly Italians in my Aldi (which is named Hofer here in Austria) in Vienna. They were temporary trainees getting trained for the Aldi stores to be opened in Italy.
@@parpar3 That was about the time the first stores were opening here in Italy. Prior 2017ish, you did not see Aldi here. I guess that they saw the success that Lidl and the local Italian discounters (In's Mercato, Eurospin, etc) were having in Italy and decided they wanted a piece of the pie. I am not complaining as it helps me stretch my hard earned euros further.
We have a lot of Aldi stores (and some Trader Joe's) in my city of Chicago. While they have some good products, it doesn't come close to what you have in France! I miss the wide variety of flavors and selection of different products, especially yogurt/custard, cheeses and breads!
I shop at ALDI on a regular basis... and while the set up is similar... It stops there. The products here are mostly private labeled for Aldi. Once in a while you'll see a name brand, but not on a regular basis, and there are no fresh baked good on site. I wish there was. I live in Massachusetts... so I don't know if the stores look exactly the same throughout the US. They do have some really good buys. Thanks for the video!!!