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Old 04-27-2018, 08:43 PM
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I shop occasionally at Aldi's for certain items that we like. I have bought the produce, and I find that it lasts as long Publix's, and probably longer than WD. Good chocolate candies from Germany and Austria, and really good yogurts. Now that they will be closer to us, I will shop there more often, but not exclusively. As far as being one with Trader Joe's, they were once owned by the Albrecht brothers, but they had a dispute, and split many years ago.

Theo Albrecht - Wikipedia
Thanks for the additional info about the brothers and the division. Some interesting details about their lives in the wikipedia reference.