Originally Posted by scho63 (Post 13592618)

ALDI has really made a big push in the US in the last 7-8 years and it appears to be paying off for them.

Originally Posted by Lzen (Post 13592461)

We love Aldi. Their prices are mostly better than anywhere else around here and their food is mostly good. We do the bulk of our grocery shopping there. We still do go to Dillons and Walmart for a few other items. Not sure why someone had issues with the milk. We never have issues with their milk. The produce is okay for the most part but it can be hit and miss. They always seem to be out of bananas or they're green. You can find some good apples but occasionally they are bland. Same with oranges. Peaches have always been awful, hard and not very sweet. Still, many other fresh fruits and veggies have been great. We have 2 stores here and we use them both. They recently remodeled the one out by Wannamaker. It is nice, more open and modern looking. But I think they had to cut out some items to do this. I have even recently started drinking their coffee (grounds in a bag) and their cappuccino K-cups. I would highly recommend them if you're on a budget and still want quality.

Originally Posted by BryanBusby (Post 13592752)

They've set up a pretty decent distribution network and everything.

I'd probably shop there if it weren't a 30 mile round trip.

Originally Posted by Dunit35 (Post 13592230)

My wife is obsessed with Aldi. We don’t buy our meat from there. Everything else tastes fine though.

They are in the middle of remodeling ours. It’s supposed to close for five weeks. My wife is super pissed about it.

Originally Posted by JD10367 (Post 13592260)

IIRC Trader Joe’s and U.S. Aldi are owned by the two quarreling sons of the European Aldi company.

Originally Posted by Baby Lee (Post 13592775)

Wow, just the opposite. Nearby Aldis in all 4 directions. Closest less than 2 miles away, none more than 4 1/2 miles away.

Originally Posted by Stewie (Post 13593096)

I've always had excellent dairy products from Aldi. There's a dairy code on all milk sold in the US. It's a code like xx-xxx (29-162 is Roberts/Hiland in KC) that's printed on the container. These codes are also on butter, cottage cheese and other fresh dairy products.

In the KC area Walmart's Great Value and Target's Market Pantry (both private label) come from the Hiland dairy in KC. Aldi milk in the KC area comes from Dean's Foods dairy. They highlight "Dairy Pure" products. No antibiotics, no rSBT. I think Hiland does the same thing without the catchy marketing slogan.

Here's the website to put in the code from your dairy containers:

http://whereismymilkfrom.com/

Originally Posted by RunKC (Post 13593101)

I used this both times (each at a different location) when my milk was bad despite having 10 days left until expiration.
I’m wondering if Aldi’s milk sits longer than Walmart, HyVee etc and that’s why it it’s hot or miss.

I’m not shitting on them bc I’ve gotten some great canned goods and packaged stuff, but I have had a bad experience with the essentials like meat, milk and produce.