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How is Aldi owned by a different Aldi? To me that would only make sense if the comment in the thread above had specified which Aldi they were referring to.
Aldi in North America is owned by a different parent company than Trader Joes. Both parent companies are named Aldi. The context of the original question was essentially asking "Aren't Aldi (US) and Trader Joes owned by the same company?" to which Mr Worldly Wiseman responded with a correct no. No further specification needed because you can simply look to the broader context the question was asked in.
The broader context was worldwide as far as I can tell though.
Trader Joes is only located in the lower 48 states.
Ah the stores specifically, products with that branding are also available in Aldi Nord stores.
Ah, okay. That makes sense.
Oh, TIL. I'll have to check that out next time I'm in Germany.
Aldi US stores are owned by Aldi Süd, which is different from the Aldi Nord that owns trader Joe's. You can see it in the logo that Aldi US stores use.
When was the US specified? Did I miss something or is this just us defaultism?
The commenter above was comparing working environments in Trader Joe's (a US only store), Costco (majority US), and "Aldi". The logical assumption is that this comparison is with Aldi US.
It would be strange if the commenter was comparing working environments in specific store franchises across countries with completely different labor markets. Furthermore, why would they specifically compare Trader Joe's to German Aldi in North Germany?
I am certain that the above commenter was comparing Trader Joe's to Aldi Süd and specifically their US subsidiary. These two brands are not the same company, despite Aldi's naming quirk.