An Aldi grocery store in Pennsylvania. (Photo: Aldi)
About Aldi
| U.S. Headquarters | Batavia, Illinois |
| 2021 global net revenue | $134 billion |
| Shipper of Choice history | First appearance |
Why Aldi made the cut
As one of the nation’s fastest-growing grocery retailers, Aldi is known for its budget-friendly private-label products. Its U.S. operations are headquartered in Batavia, Illinois. The company has opened more than 2,100 stores in 38 states since opening its first store in the U.S. in 1976. The company serves more than 40 million customers every month, according to Aldi’s website.
In February, Aldi announced plans to expand its presence on the Gulf Coast by adding 150 new stores. The retailer is opening a 564,000-square-foot regional distribution center in Loxley, Alabama, later this year.
Aldi, a privately held company, was founded by brothers Karl and Theo Albrecht in 1946 in Essen, Germany. The global retailer operates more than 12,400 stores in 20 countries.
The person who nominated Aldi for the Shipper of Choice award said the grocery chain “has been at the forefront of using EDI [electronic data interchange] to tender freight and, of course, receive information from carriers.”
About Shipper of Choice Partner TriumphPay
TriumphPay is a division of TBK Bank, SSB, Member FDIC, and a member of the Triumph Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ: TBK) group.
