Aldi has announced plans to spend another £3.5 billion on food produced in the UK each year within the next five years.
Deciding on discount supermarkets is a positive step for over 1,000 small businesses. The group has already shared plans to create more jobs for 4,000 people in the UK.
Aldi has over 900 stores and 36,000 employees.
Giles Hurley, CEO of Giles Hurley, said: “We expect significant sales growth in 2021 as we open new stores and bring Aldi to more locations across the UK. The majority of our grocery products are now coming from UK suppliers. As such, our growth will lead to additional employment and investment in the UK supply chain.”
The supermarket already sources everything from British suppliers: fresh meat, eggs, milk, butter and cream.
One of the small businesses Aldi has partnered with is Manchester Drinks Company.
“We’re looking forward to seeing you in the world,” said Richard Benjamin, co-owner of Manchester Drinks Company. . ”
Earlier this year, Aldi introduced clicks and collection services.
“Business performance has been very solid, but we also recognize that our clients’ habits are changing, and we need to evolve our business to meet new demands, and we are actively doing that.” Harley said.
“We have a unique set of efficiency principles that are unique in the market, and my firm belief is that we can apply those principles to picking and packaging in a very efficient way for our customers. There’s a model… I’m very excited about it, he added.
